Fuelled by delicious K2,000 ($0.70 CAD) espresso from a magical place called Wonderbake in downtown Livingstone (Zambia), I decided to pen a deeper contemplation on what we’ve been hauling around the world. I’m not going to run through the basics—Allison covered that at the start of our trip; I’m going to touch on our rarely …
Month: September 2008
Thoughts on South Africa
Though three weeks in South Africa was not enough time at all (take note anyone planning on visiting), it was enough to convince me that it is an amazing place. As any local or visitor to the region will say, there are some horrifying things here – notably the vast vast gap between rich and …
We may have been eaten by cheetahs
We’re off on our 20 day Cape Town to Victoria Falls! As our overland truck is sadly lacking satellite internet, we are going to be off-line for the next while. Don’t worry, we weren’t eaten by cheetahs. Well, maybe we will be / have been. If you don’t hear from us after a few months, …
Entering the UK as a World Explorer
I thought I would slide in a few final posts on Europe before Allison and I got too carried away with Africa and the inevitable Lion King references. Yes, these posts are a tad late, but let them serve as memories of the lazy days of a summer gone past. Our first stop in the …