Trip: Southern Africa
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SOUTH AFRICA | Saturday, 22 Jul 2023 | Photo Gallery
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SOUTH AFRICA | Saturday, 22 Jul 2023 | Views [194]
Two months of gallavanting Southern Africa has come down to the final two days. Unfortunately I had only about five days in Botswana because I spent a lot more time than I originally planned in Angola. At the border yesterday I stuck my thumb out, and ... Read more >
BOTSWANA | Thursday, 20 Jul 2023 | Views [299]
Botswana beckoned, and in Botswana I am. A colourful country this is. Since I spent so much time in Angola and Namibia, my time in Botswana is limited to only a few days. People go to France to go to Paris or to Italy to go to Rome but nobody goes to ... Read more >
BOTSWANA | Monday, 17 Jul 2023 | Photo Gallery
Botswana's capital
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NAMIBIA | Saturday, 15 Jul 2023 | Views [157]
Sadly, we're not talking about extraterrestrials here, although I surely hope they discover extraterrestrial life during my lifetime. After all, it would be hard to believe that we're alone in this vast universe. The world's largest discovered piece ... Read more >
NAMIBIA | Thursday, 13 Jul 2023 | Views [215]
The Africa of my childhood imagination came to be today. With a private driver I was off into Etosha National Park, which is a land of thousands of animals that are symbolic of Africa. Shortly after entering through the Namutoni Gate, the first animal ... Read more >
NAMIBIA | Thursday, 13 Jul 2023 | Photo Gallery
Wildlife Galore!
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NAMIBIA | Wednesday, 12 Jul 2023 | Photo Gallery
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ANGOLA | Saturday, 8 Jul 2023 | Photo Gallery
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ANGOLA | Saturday, 8 Jul 2023 | Views [115]
...And everything else spectacular you can find in this most spectacular country. On a video call with my mother the other day whilst stopping over in Huambo on my way from Camacupa, I showed her the colourful attire of vendors selling fruit, drinks, ... Read more >
ANGOLA | Friday, 7 Jul 2023 | Photo Gallery
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ANGOLA | Friday, 7 Jul 2023 | Photo Gallery
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ANGOLA | Tuesday, 4 Jul 2023 | Views [253]
Leaving Huambo behind, I wanted to take a trip to the geographical centre of Angola. A minibus would get me to Kuito which, from what I saw from the bus window, looks like an attractive town. Getting to Camacupa (sometimes spelled "Kamacupa") involved ... Read more >
ANGOLA | Tuesday, 4 Jul 2023 | Photo Gallery
The centre of Angola
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ANGOLA | Sunday, 2 Jul 2023 | Views [92]
Taking on Angola continues, as I'm far from done with this fascinating country. After saying thank you to Camil for hosting me and getting a bifana for breakfast, I ordered a lift via Heetch: Angola's answer to Uber and Lyft, to the outskirts of Lobito.... Read more >
ANGOLA | Saturday, 1 Jul 2023 | Photo Gallery
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ANGOLA | Thursday, 29 Jun 2023 | Views [250]
After a night in Luanda to rest up I made my way south again. First I stopped briefly at Miraduoro da Lua and then at a police checkpoint I was picked up by a banker named Gonzalo. He would shout me a sandwich, a couple of beers, and a litre of wine.... Read more >
ANGOLA | Tuesday, 27 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
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ANGOLA | Saturday, 24 Jun 2023 | Views [292]
I’m still wondering…how the hell was I the only foreign visitor at Kalandula Falls? If it were Victoria Falls I’d be jockeying for space with many other visitors and I likely couldn’t fly Juliett (my drone). Yesterday I ended ... Read more >
ANGOLA | Friday, 23 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
A spectacular series of rocks with practically no visitors
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ANGOLA | Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
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ANGOLA | Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 | Views [348]
Luanda isn't as bad or as expensive as some people make it out to be, and I certainly felt safer walking round Luanda than round Cape Town or even Windhoek. However, I didn't come to Angola to spend all of my time in Luanda. After quickly arranging ... Read more >
ANGOLA | Monday, 19 Jun 2023 | Views [370]
Luanda gets an unfairly bad rep, and most people who criticise Angola's capital have never been here. Cranes and skyscrapers dominate the skyline but there are more highlights and standout sights than in many other capital cities. The other day after ... Read more >
ANGOLA | Sunday, 18 Jun 2023 | Views [230]
Angola doesn't get many visitors. Most foreigners who are here are working, not taking pictures. Police, soldiers, and the average local wonder why someone would travel from all the way around the world to take a photo of a building. Today ... Read more >
ANGOLA | Friday, 16 Jun 2023 | Views [352]
It looks like a creature struggling to be accepted but reaching out and asking for a hug or a handshake; that's what Angola is shaped like. It is one of my favourite country shapes. "Why would you want to go to Angola?" one may wonder. Firstly, it's ... Read more >
ANGOLA | Friday, 16 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
Angola's capital and largest city
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ANGOLA | Thursday, 15 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
Where I entered Angola. Also includes photos from the bus journey to Luanda
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NAMIBIA | Monday, 12 Jun 2023 | Views [356] | Comments [1]
Via CouchSurfing I've stayed almost everywhere in just about every type of accommodation imaginable. From the projects of Upper Manhattan to a mansion used as an embassy in Qatar, I've stayed with all types of people in so many different places. I've ... Read more >
NAMIBIA | Monday, 12 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
Namibia's capital
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NAMIBIA | Saturday, 10 Jun 2023 | Views [176]
At 55 million years, the Namib Desert is the world's oldest desert as well as being how Namibia derives its name. Synonymous with sand dunes and sun, Sossusvlei is where I'd explore today. I had difficulty sleeping last night but I was up early with ... Read more >
NAMIBIA | Saturday, 10 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
Sand dunes and rich colour
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NAMIBIA | Thursday, 8 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
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NAMIBIA | Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023 | Views [80]
All good things must come to an end, and that was true again today as I had to say goodbye to Valereis today. She is on her way to Greece for a few days. After a couple of days at her farm, she invited me to her home in Swakopmund and it was a whole ... Read more >
NAMIBIA | Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
sand dunes galore
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NAMIBIA | Monday, 5 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
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NAMIBIA | Saturday, 3 Jun 2023 | Views [164]
Fish River Canyon is postponed for now. The 5-day hike I booked more than a year ago is off the table for the time being, not due to COVID-19 issues or visa-related issues, but due to badly straining my hip last week. For the past several days I was ... Read more >
NAMIBIA | Saturday, 3 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
Thanks to Valereis, a most spectacular area I stayed at deep in the heart of Namibia
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NAMIBIA | Friday, 2 Jun 2023 | Photo Gallery
Southernmost region of Nambia
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SOUTH AFRICA | Sunday, 28 May 2023 | Views [317]
Lion's Head I walked up yesterday, so today I wanted to conquer Table Mountain. Whilst it looks like a giant table from a distance it's anything but flat. Despite Christo's home being in Brackenfell, more than 20 kilometres away, it's possible to see ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Saturday, 27 May 2023 | Views [481]
An absolutely gorgeous day it was today. Cape Town is up there with a place like Washington, D.C.; I can spend a few weeks here and still not be bored. There are many great hikes in the area. The two countries I've prepared for most in terms of safety ... Read more >
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