Category Archives: traffic
Okay so it took me a while to put this post together since it’s been hectic sorting out practical things after our return – and I didn’t have that many questions sent to me (what have you guys been up to, ehrrm!?). But I’ve got a few and have put them together with some other […]
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Posted in africa, camping, family, fishing, food, gear, health, landcruiser, overlanding, preparations, reflections, research, route, traffic, travelling, wildlife
The road between Moyale at the border and just south of Marsabit in northern Kenya is known as the worst road in Africa. It used to be both because of the conditions of the road and the fact that there were road bandits and attacks happening, but thesedays the security is much better and we […]
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Leaving Sudan and coming into Ethiopia was our first really easy border crossing. Although quite smooth and easy on the Sudanese side it just took much longer than it should – they guy we were gonna pay the border fees to hadn’t woken up yet… Once he had rubbed his eyes and given us the […]
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Posted in aid, camping, charity, development, ethiopia, health, landcruiser, overlanding, people, poverty, reflections, route, traffic, travelling
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
It’s Tuesday morning and the traffic is moving as usual around the Tahrir square. It’s almost hard to grasp that this is where it all started, what people here simply call The Revolution. A building that has been burnt is one of very few traces of what has taken place here. It’s a powerful feeling […]
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
The first few weeks of contacting potential sponsors have really made me realize how hard it is and how long it will take. I didn’t think it would be easy or over in a week, but I’m really starting to understand the immensity of it. To be honest, I had my moments in the beginning […]
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Posted in africa, family, inspiration, overlanding, preparations, reflections, research, route, sponsorship, Syria, traffic, travelling, Zimbabwe
Sunday, November 13, 2011
I borrowed this photo from Wikipedia (and cropped it) after a Google search on where in the world you drive on the right side of the road and where you drive on the wrong, sorry, I mean left, side of the road. This was quite interesting to see – I haven’t actually given it much […]
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