We're enjoying our road trip on Marvin (the name of our truck) - 'Johnny Cash' had to go to the garage for a new dif... Travelling through Namibia has been fun. A lot of the roads are unmade so travel times are long and very dusty - It's a choice between fresh air with dust or stuffy truck but no dust - generally 5-9 hours a day, with comfort stops every 2-3 hours. Lunch is made on the truck- cheese, meat, bread & salad, and we eat at picnic spots. Accommodat...

We had deliberated over booking an overland camping trip - travelling through Africa on a truck, on dirt roads and sleeping on a mat in a tent for 42 days. We were pleased to find that there are similar 'accomodated' trips that include lodges, rather than you having to pitch your tent each night. The trucks & itinerary are the same, but the demographics of the group tend to be a bit older on the accommodated option (unsurprisingly) and we were pleasantly surp...