Great Zimbabwe
From Bulawayo we went just down the road. A world heritage site, Matopos National Park features fascinating formations of balancing...
Bye bye Botswana
Not yet ready to concede defeat, we'd heard of a place where it might be possible to capture the so-far-elusive meerkats up close and on...
The Kalahari
'The Old Bridge' backpackers at Maun was a top spot to use as a base. Popular as a stopover for many overland adventurers, we had the...
Birthdays & boats in Botswana
Entering Botswana was a laid back affair. Officials were super jovial, super helpful and super efficient, meaning we were across the...
The Caprivi Strip
With time dwindling on our visas, we had to hit the tar and make some ground. We'd decided to spend our last Namibian days in one of the...
Wide expanses
The fog lifted as we continued along the Skeleton Coast. The salt paved road sees few tourists and even less rain. It was like cruising...
Lonely nights and seal bites
Soussevlei is Namibia's number one attraction. Beige shifted to orange and the acacia trees of 'Africa' started to appear. Buses lined...
Canyons, craters and 50 shades of beige
After such a brilliant start, Namibia seemed as though it might be hard to beat. Day one had left us in awe of humanity and day two's...
Go. Come back. Stay.
We had to draw a line and venture out of South Africa at some point, despite there being many things unseen and recommendations...
Last South African Daze
After a soggy Easter at the abandoned waterfront, the sun came out in force as we headed north west through hot and dusty specs on the...
