My Africa trips

May 19 – 25: Durban, St Lucia, Swaziland, Kruger National Park & Panoramic Route

20-day Trip: Part 2 – Lesotho, uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park & Durban May 13 – 18

20-day Trip: Part 1 – Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Oudtshoorn, Garden Route – Addo Elephant National Park May 6 – 12  

Cape Town May 2- 5 Despite a tour to Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg in the late 1990s, I hardly know South Africa. Hence I decide to join a 20-day tour that would take me from Cape Town to Johannesburg through the famous Garden Route, many national parks, Lesotho and Swaziland. By sheer luck, I … Continue reading »

It’s been five months since the completion of my 72-day West Africa overland truck trip. It is time to reflect and sum up what I think about this epic journey.My experience and memories of West Africa have clearly been defined by the remarkable and beautiful people I have met.

  The annual Dakar Rally covering some 10,000km in around three weeks across the Sahara and West Africa ending in Dakar had first made me aware of Senegal. Our truck arrived in Dakar on March 12 ending our 8000km (estimate) overland journey through nine countries in West Africa in 68 days. I shall always remember … Continue reading »

The Gambia along the Gambia River is the smallest country on the continent with an area of 11,300 square kilometres and a population of 2 million. The entire country is almost entirely enclosed by Senegal. For bird-watchers, The Gambia is a veritable paradise. Most visitors go for the beaches and bars of the Atlantic coast. … Continue reading »

  The annual Dakar Rally covering some 10,000km in around three weeks across the Sahara and West Africa ending in Dakar had first made me aware of Senegal. Our truck arrived in Dakar on March 12 ending our 8000km (estimate) overland journey through nine countries in West Africa in 68 days. I shall always remember … Continue reading »