A four hour mini bus ride brought us from Maputo in Mozambique to Swaziland. After some confusion with the accommodation we had arranged and subsequent 7km walk, we arrived at Mlilwane Game Reserve. The scenary in contrast to Mozambique is green and lush. The locals are neither of the above, though to be fair, are particularly friendly. We saw Hippo, Zebra, Ostreich and other game. Most of which were on the evening menu. Our final long winded bus jou...

After our naughty night in Sun City, we made tracks for Mozambique. On the face of it, the capital Maputo, is an ugly looking mother. That said, it feels quite safe. Well at least compared to South Africa, which, frankly, is going to hell in a bucket. Sue had tummy troubles for a week. Regular episodes of bowel movements. You can imagine. A trip to the clinic to get checked out late on Saturday night a week ago bore no fruit. Fruit being an abstract term for s...

Oppulance. There, we said it. And we ain't ashamed to say it either!Staring at poor people was becoming a bit of a drag. So we made a bee line for Sun City.We were advised that a room at The Palace would set us back a cool 360 pounds. Phill mumbled something along the lines of 'an ambassador for the travel industry' and produced a dog eared business card as proof and we were in... for 74 quid. HAPPY DAYS we hear you exclaim!This possibly is the best hotel either ...

Six relaxation days here in South Africa's capital city, Pretoria. After even a short time in Malawi, we were ready for an infrastructure fix. Street lights, robots (a great coloquial name for traffic lights), and shopping malls. We even spotted one or two tyres with tread. Sue has been a bit poorly. Irritable bowels. Phill has been on the pharmacy run and now all is well again after 3 days. We say well. We assume we are. Whilst in Malawi, we were informed of ...

Our quick fire tour of Namibia came to an end and we left behind the dry desert air. So dry infact, your bogies turned to biltong.With an overnight in Jo'burg, we secured passage to Lilongwe, Malawi.We walked to the central bus station and flea market in an attempt to both pass the afternoon away and try to figure out our transport options to the north.As we drew closer, the roads narrowed, crowds grew denser and acrid exhaust fumes hung heavy in the mid afternoo...