von admin | Nov 15, 2010 | Afrika, Botswana, in English
The road sign says “Central Kalarahi 200 m”. The GPS says “Off road”. I engage the 4WD of my Bakkie, take a deep breath and turn left into the middle of nowhere. I passed the last patrol station 250 km ago and the next one is in Maun – 500 km ahead. It took me 6,5...
von admin | Okt 28, 2010 | Afrika, in English, Südafrika
Take a cheap flight to Johannesburg, buy a 4x4 and start driving up to Kenya – that was the plan. So I arrived in Jo’burg. Remember Marnus and Hon? The couple I met at one of the most beautiful beaches in the world – Ko Phi Phi (Island). They are living in Pretoria...
von admin | Okt 6, 2010 | Afrika, Ägypten, in English
During my flight research I found out that a lot of flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg have a stopover in Cairo, Egypt. One of them was landing in Cairo at 9 a.m. but leaving late at 10 p.m. First I had the idea about hopping out of the aircraft in the morning,...
von admin | Jul 1, 2010 | in English, Nordamerika, USA
It’s always easier to stay overnight offside the road in the van, if you are away from the big cities. You just drive to a rest area on the highway or to a national forest, park your van, climb in the back and just sleep. With my queen size mattress and a cozy blanket...
von admin | Jun 17, 2010 | in English, Kanada, Nordamerika
After I left Vancouver I did not really know which way I should drive. It was the 10th of June and I wanted to start all the way down to New York on the 24th of June, so I had only 14 days for little Canada. My original route from Vancouver via Anchorage to...
von admin | Jun 1, 2010 | in English, Nordamerika, USA
I spent only half a day in Zion and Bryce Canyon. There is much more to see and to hike but I, as per usual, had not enough time, although the weather was pretty nice. Via Salt Lake City I drove directly to Yellowstone national park. Yellowstone was one of the first...
