Florida welcomes us not only with summer-like temperatures, but also with a completely different architectural style: in St. Augustine, the oldest city in the…
Category: Animals
Over the “camel border” back to Kenya’s coast
For a few days the frustration sits pretty deep: the fact that we could not enter Ethiopia via the closed land border due to…
After a short beach vacation, up to the deserts of northern Kenya
After the dusty loneliness of the Rift Valley and the great national parks Amboseli and Tsavo, we need some rest: e.g. palm trees, turquoise…
Southern Kenya – lonely Rift Valley, Maasai country and great national parks
After we once again had a simple border crossing from Uganda to Kenya near Busia and head for a campground in the first larger…
Uganda – more than just gorillas
Without a doubt, our visit to the mountain gorillas (see link) was not only an absolute highlight in Uganda but also one of our…
In the footsteps of Dian Fossey: Our visit to the mountain gorillas
A long-desired dream comes true. Oliver received the Gorilla Tracking as a Christmas present the year before last. It was clear to both of…
Tanzanian highlights: Usambara Mountains, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti
Before we leave the humid coastal region, we make a detour to the port city of Tanga, not far from the Kenyan border. I…
Malawi “The warm heart of Africa”
This slogan fits this relatively small but densely populated country extremely well: just as many inhabitants as Zambia, but only 1/6 of the area.…
Northern Zambia: 100,000 km on our world trip and more great waterfalls and animal viewing
After we did some big shopping in the capital Lusaka and met various very nice overlanders, we headed for the lonely and infrastructurally poorly…