Friends recommended reading the famous book by Lawrence Anthony, The Elephant Whisperer, as an African reading. Lawrence, a gifted animal rights activist, buying a…
Category: Continents
Via the “Black Forest Panoramic Road” to the Kruger N.P.
South Africa welcomes us with high wire fences (even the orchards are hermetically sealed, otherwise they steal ... not just the fruit, but all…
Mozambique – holidays on dream beaches and swimming with whale sharks
What a contrast: within two days we drive from the high-altitude Eastern Highlands in Zimbabwe to the tropical palm beaches of Mozambique! The border…
Summary: Mozambique
1,817 km in 13 days: Strict punishment of traffic offenses is what this country is famous for: Immediately after a kilometer in the country…
Summary: Zimbabwe
2,591 km in 14 days: The people of this country are incredibly open, friendly and reflect their hearts through their eyes. We were very…
On the way to Eastern-Zimbabwe: culture, arrest, great mountain scenery and friendly people
At the very last minute just prior a long weekend, Brendan from our workshop in Francistown, Botswana, manages to finally release our spare part…
Summary: Botswana
3,262 km in 29 days: In the tourist town of Kasane we went on a classic Chobe boat cruise and had to find out…
The West of Zimbabwe – Dollars or $-Bonds?!
What have we not all read or heard about Zimbabwe from other Overlanders: countless roadblocks with corrupt police officers who want to improve their…
East Botswana – encounters of a very special kind
After having diagnosed the problem of Shujoo in a competent workshop in Francistown - the second largest city of Botswana with 100,000 inhabitants -…