And so another adventure begins to get 2025 off to a good start. This one I will have to blame on my dear friend, Jane, who is my traveling inspiration and who always raves about this Tour Group. Also on the fact that Simon and I always wanted to travel to India - although truth be told, he would probably have wanted to cycle or 4X4 to get there. I will do it the much easier route but I am horribly excited about it anyway! Today I get to experience Ethiopian Ai...

ADDENDUM TO DODDLE IN ANGOLA We have taken a few days to digest everything we saw and did in Angola and want to add the following. Thanks to our fellow-travellers who were easy-going and co-operative and adapted when things didn't go as planned. You added to the adventure and were easy to travel with. We have travelled with Antoinette and Willem and with Jan and Juanette before, but the others are now new friends. Thanks also to our guide, Danie (aka Jakk...

Day 5: Ruacana to Bush Camp 1 We go off to the Ruacana Falls on the way to the border post and are fortunate to see them in flood. The dam is overflowing and the falls are in full spate but it is the end of their rain season so that's to be expected. We lose our guide - or actually he loses us, before we even get going! The border crossing on the Namibian side is pretty simple. We are all well prepared and have the necessary documents so the formalities are com...

Day 1: Cape Town to Noordoewer Had a relatively uneventful trip to Namibia. The road has vastly improved so we made good time. You know you're back in the Northern Cape when you see road signs like - "Knersvlakte Spens" [teeth-gritting plains pantry] and "Moedverloor" [courage lost]! The border crossing into Namibia was a mere formality and we checked into our Bed & Breakfast at Noordoewer by 15h00. Noordoewer Guesthouse is to be recommended. New and clean ...

We are having a busy Easter Weekend as we complete our final preparations for a trip through Namibia and then into Angola on 2nd April 2016 with a tour group from Live the Journey. We are spending a couple of nights at lodges in Namibia so looking forward to some holiday time on the way up. Reckon we'll do enough camping in Angola ;-) We meet the rest of the group in Ruacana (Namibia) on 1 April 2016 and then cross into Angola the next day. Our itinerary is as ...