After a week in Cape Mclear, I was planning to take a shared taxi to Zomba, but was lucky enough to get a ride from someone heading that way from Monkey Bay anyway. It was about a 4 hour drive,…
Welcome to your own private island- Djembe Island and Cape Mclear
I had been recommended a hostel to camp in Cape Mclear, and I was not disappointed. I set up my tent right on the beach, beside Paul from Holland, who I would end up hanging out with for the next…
Khao Sok National Park: A Freshwater Thai Paradise
Visited by Jon and Marieke February 2019 When people think about Thailand usually islands and the ocean comes to mind. Few people think about lakes, but as it turns out, Cheow Lan Lake in southern Thailand’s Khao Sok National Park…
Teargassed in Malawi
Leaving South Luwanga, I arrived in the town of Chipata around 6:00am, about 20km from the border. Normally, this would be a pretty good time to get a shared taxi or bus to the border, but being in complete travel…
Ko Phayam: Discovering a Truly Chill Thai Island
Visited in February 2019 by Jon & Marieke If you tell anyone you are going to the island of Koh Phayam travellers and locals will likely respond by saying “ its pronounced Ko Phanang”. It’s not. Ko Phayam and Ko…
A week in Zambia
Following Victoria Falls and jumping off of the tour, I had originally planned to spend a couple of weeks in Zimbabwe, en route to Malawi. Unfortunately, the situation in Zimbabwe had deteriorated dramatically, with major food shortages, 19 hour rolling…
Falling down rapids in Vic Falls
After Chobe National Park in Botswana, we headed to the border to cross into Zimbabwe. Really early. Like 4:30am wake up call. We wanted to be the first ones at the border in order to lower the chance of having…
Bliss in Botswana
All photos in this post are from Dave who joined our tour in Windhoek- check out his work at @BRTNphotography on Instagram. Thanks Dave and fellow Canadians for the photos and supplies! From Windhoek and Namibia, we crossed another easy…
Desert Roads in Namibia
After kayaking down the Orange River which straddles South Africa and Namibia, my overland tour and I crossed over the river and the border, entering Namibia. The border crossing was easy, and most of us didn’t require visas, which is…
In which I join a group tour….West Coast of South Africa
In which I go against my travel nature and join a group tour for three weeks. In all of my years of travel, I have never done a group tour. I have done day tours, of course, and the odd…