
Photos of Angola – Iona and Namibe
I’m jumping ahead to Angola. Yes, we got our visas. Yes, we got into the country. And now, two weeks after crossing the border, we’re in Luanda. And Yes, it’s…
I’m jumping ahead to Angola. Yes, we got our visas. Yes, we got into the country. And now, two weeks after crossing the border, we’re in Luanda. And Yes, it’s…
A Quick Dash and Lazy Days Next destination: Swaziland. First, one last night in South Africa before the border. We noted a campsite near where we expected to finish riding…
Having ridden down the Sani Pass, we headed to Khotso Farm backpackers – owned by Steve Black. You may not have heard of him, but he’s one seriously crazy tough-ass…
Right across, Lesotho – and indeed this entire region from Swaziland through to Namibia – had been suffering from a prolonged drought. Farmers had been trucking in feed to keep…
Well, it seems that this journey is progressing faster than I can write about it. I had hoped to blog as I had on my first cycle ride through Africa.…
The Cederberg Wilderness Area had been on my radar ever since I cycled to Cape Town five years ago. I missed out on it that time, in favour of taking…
It’s just over two weeks since we arrived in Cape Town, ready to begin our long ride home. We’ve covered some 1,400 kilometres and are now further away than when…
That’s right – I’m going back. Returning to the place I left almost five years ago. Five years? Yep, that’s right; almost five years have passed since I arrived in…
Home. After a mad dash across Italy and France, I can finally stop and draw breath. The problem was that, as ever, there was not enough time. There never is.…
We are now in Sarajevo. That means we are not still in Motocamp in a little village called Idilevo in Bulgaria. And that means we fixed my bike. Well, mostly.…
The Good To be honest, Bulgaria had a lot to live up to, having spent a fantastic three weeks in Romania. We had no idea what to expect when we…
And now for Part Two of the ride through Europe… Picking up where I left off the last blog post, we made a short ride through Hungary – from Budapest…
Now, I know I said in my last blog post that I have found my voice again. The trouble is finding the time for that voice to speak. I just…