Day 1 – Oxted, UK to Eymet, France
1st October 2009 Miles traveled: 627 Today we mostly listened to: Audiobook, God is not Great Following a lovely evening …
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Diary entries from the road — UK, France, Italy, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
Day 6 – France
Location: Small Camp near Saint Tropez Today we mostly listened to: The Entrantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie Miles …
Read more →Day 7 – Italy
Location: Genoa, Italy (N44.24.597 E8.54.530) After going to bed at about 9.30 last night, due mostly to the lack of …
Read more →Day 8 – Ferry between Italy and Tunisia
Location: In the middle of the mediterranean sea (N38 32.093 E10 18.874) Today we mostly listened to: Chill out albums …
Read more →Day 9 – Tunisia
Location: Gammarth, near Tunis It took us about 2 hours to get through Tunisian customs on Thursday night. It then took …
Read more →Day 10 – Tunisia (Still!)
Location: Hammamet (N36.24236 E10.33664) Click to view Miles travelled: 96 miles Weather: 29ºC Sunny all day then …
Read more →Day 12 – Hammamet & Tunis (again!)
Location: Hammamet (N36.24236 E10.33664) and Tunis Miles travelled: 50 miles Weather: 26ºC – 30ºC – sunny with big storm …
Read more →Day-14 Tunisia
Location: Sfax Miles travelled: TBC Weather: 28ºC – Cloudy with sunny spells Today we mostly listened to: Paul Simon …
Read more →Day 15 – Tunisia to Libya
Location: Triploi (N32.54446 E13.16070) Miles travelled: 316 miles Weather: 30ºC – Hot sunny and dusty Today we mostly …
Read more →Day 17 – Libya
Location: Ajdabiya (N30 47.303 E20 13.717) Miles travelled: Day 16 = 240 / Day 17 = 310 Weather: 30ºC – Stormy and hot …
Read more →Tunisia Tips
For fellow overlanders using this blog for research here are some tips about Tunisia which you may find useful: If you …
Read more →Day 20 – Libya
Location: Marsa Matruh, Egypt (N31 21.563 E27 13.410) Miles travelled: 597 miles (over three days) Weather: 30ºC – Hot, …
Read more →Day 21, Egypt
Camping in the Salma Motel, Cairo, Egypt (N29 58.187 E31 10.535)
We left the Riveria Chalet this morning around 11am after catching up on some washing and filling up Monty from a jerry …
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Location: Ismalia House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt What can you say about Cairo – it’s loud, traffic is bad, people are in your …
Read more →Day 25 – Eqypt
Location: Ismalia House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt Miles travelled: 0 miles (still in Cairo) Weather: 30ºC – Hot, dusty and …
Read more →Libya – Tips
For fellow overlanders using this blog for research here are some tips about Libya which you may find useful: To travel …
Read more →Day 29 – Egypt
Location: Ismalia (on the Suez canal) N30.583171,E32.287905 We’re still waiting for Monty to be fixed, so in the …
Read more →Day 32 – Egypt
Location: Ismalia House Hotel (Cairo) Miles travelled: 0 miles Weather: 30ºC – Sunny with some puffy clouds Today we …
Read more →Day 35 – Egypt
Location: Middle of the White Desert So we finally got out of Cairo!!! We picked up Monty yesterday from the garage and …
Read more →Day 36 – Egypt
Location: Aqua Sun Hotel, Fahara, Middle of the White Desert So we awoke this morning at around 6 to the sound of …
Read more →Day 38 – Egypt
Location: Rezeiky Camp, Luxor Miles travelled: 170 miles yesterday and 350 miles today Weather: 34ºC – Scorcio Today we …
Read more →Day 41 – Egypt
Location: Rezeiky Camp, Luxor We’ve been in Luxor for three days now and so far had a fantastic time. The Rezeiky camp …
Read more →Day 42, Egypt
Location: Adam’s House, Aswan (N24 10.135 E32 51.971) We woke at the Rezeiky camp this morning and packed up the car …
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Hathor Hotel, Aswan
We awoke this morning at Adam's House campsite. We took the decision, along with Pim and Git, that the facilities at the …
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Hathor Hotel, Aswan
We had a 'free' day today as there isn't anything we can arrange for the ferry until Saturday morning. So after doing …
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Hathor Hotel, Aswan
The alarm went off early this morning and it was with some trepedation that we travelled back to the office of Mr Saleh …
Read more →Day 47 - Egypt
On a ship somewhere close to the Sudan border
Despite being told by Mr Saleh that we had to be there no later than 10am, we spent pretty much the whole day waiting …
Read more →Day 52 - Sudan
Blue Nile Sailing Club, Khartoum
Luckily we didn't have to wait alone as all the other overlanders were in the same boat. We've spent lots of time …
Read more →Egypt Tips – including Wadi Halfa Ferry
Some points about Egypt…. 1) Essam at Landrover in Cairo is the man to visit should you have any problems with your …
Read more →Day 59 - Ethiopia
Seven Olives Hotel, Lalibela
So after a somewhat nervous sleep amongst the wildlife noises at Kim and Tim's, we awoke to a gorgeous sunrise over the …
Read more →Day 70 - Kenya
Jungle Junction, Nairobi
We left Moyale bright and early at the crack of dawn to set off on what had been described to us as 'the worst road in …
Read more →Day 87 - Tanzania
Unguja Lodge, Kiminkaze Beach, Zanzibar
So the tropical paradise we've been in the last few days has felt completely non-christmas like - and absolute bliss! …
Read more →Day 91 - Tanzania
Marangu Hotel, Marangu
We headed back over from Zanzibar to Dar the day after Boxing Day. Just before leaving the lodge we discovered a …
Read more →Day 95 - Tanzania
Pimbi Campsite, The Serengeti
Yesterday we travelled from Moshi to the Ngorongoro Volcanic Crater to spend a couple of days in search of some big …
Read more →Day 96 - Tanzania
Mwanza, Lake Victoria
We didn't get much sleep last night on account of lying petrified in the tent as a hyenna prowled around Monty and …
Read more →Day 104 - Rwanda
Auberge Caverne, Kigali
Kigali is a nice city - which is pretty amazing when you think of the events that took place here just 15 years ago. It …
Read more →Day 107 - Rwanda / Uganda
Lake Bunoyni Overland Camp
The next morning we were up at 6am, ready to meet at the gorilla trekking headquarters at the unreasonable hour of 7am. …
Read more →Day 113 - Uganda
Nile River Explorers Camp, Jinga
We stayed just one night in Kampala at Red Chillis which gave us a chance to do some shopping, change some money and …
Read more →Day 129 - Malawi and Zambia
Mama Rula's, Chipata, Zambia
Git and I had a leisurely morning sunbathing whilst the boys played another nine holes - finishing around 100 over par I …
Read more →Day 130 - Zambia
Croc Valley Campsite, South Luwanga
We left Mitch in Chipata this morning and the four of us travelled in Monty North of Chipata to the edge of South …
Read more →Day 132 - Zambia
Eureka Camp, Lusaka
We were up early yesterday to go out on the morning game drive around the park. We had the same tracker again, which we …
Read more →Day 139 - Botswana
Thebe River Camp, Kasane, near Chobe National Park
The next morning we left Livingstone to head for the Botswana border - I can't believe we are already so far South, …
Read more →Day 143 - Namibia
Bush Baby Camp, Grootfontein
Having heard about a great camp close to the border we decided to stop driving around lunchtime. We made our way to …
Read more →Day 146 - Namibia
Opowo County Hotel
Our first day in the park was rather uneventful sadly - with the exception of getting very close to some giraffes and …
Read more →Tips for Malawi and Zambia
1) Petrol is expensive in Malawi and even more expensive in Zambia, so fill up in Tanzania or Botswana where it is …
Read more →Day 152 - Namibia
Tuesday, 02 March 2010 17:09 Date: 01/03/10 Location: Desert Sky Lodge, Swakopmund Miles travelled: 549 miles over three …
Read more →Day 148 - Namibia
Top of the Van Zyls Pass, Northern Namibia
Before leaving Opown we were forunate enough to meet a lovely chap named Chris Wildblood. He's a wildlife photographer …
Read more →Day 156 - Namibia
Sunday, 14 March 2010 11:25 Date: 05/03/10Location: Solitaire Camp, SolitaireMiles travelled: 156 miles Swakopmund to …
Read more →Day 159 - Namibia
Sunday, 14 March 2010 11:33 Date: 08/03/10Location: Lafenis Game Lodge, KeetmanshoopMiles travelled: 475 miles over …
Read more →Day 171 - South Africa
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 08:47 Date: 20/03/10Location: Big Blue Backpackers, Cape TownMiles travelled: 614 miles …
Read more →Day 173 - South Africa
Friday, 26 March 2010 09:03 Date: 22/03/10 Location: Cape L’Argulhus, Southern most tip of Africa Miles travelled: …
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