Monthly Archives: June 2014

CROSS THE EQUATOR AND CANCEL YOUR PLANS

  HELLO + WELCOME as we attempt to drive from Sydney to London through Africa. Here’s how we went a week or so ago in Uganda. It’s Kirsty here today.     After fourteen months on the road we drove into the Northern Hemisphere. Stoked as can be we celebrated with a freshly cooked chipati! […]

PATCHWORK HILLS + A TRACK TO REMEMBER

  HELLO + WELCOME as we drive across three continents. It’s Kirsty here today, let’s go.     Before we managed to reach Uganda we spent a self-imposed ‘weekend’ doing some housekeeping. We pulled out the fridge and gave it a good clean and tightened up the bolts. Washed our curtains. Dusted everything. Backed-up everything. […]

GORILLAS IN RWANDA

  HELLO + WELCOME as we make our way from Sydney to London, via Africa. This would have to be one of the most enjoyable posts I have written so far. I’m excited to share our experience of tracking gorillas in Rwanda. It’s Gareth here today.       We rocked up to the Rwandan […]

SUFFERED ENOUGH, SAYS RWANDA

  HELLO + WELCOME as we drive from Sydney to London, via Africa. It’s Kirsty typing today.     When chatting with a Rwandan we were told “You must feel safe in Rwanda. Leave your car anywhere and it will be left alone”. “Why is it so safe here in Kigali? I asked, intrigued. “Because we […]

WE ARE HONOURED

  HELLO + WELCOME as we drive through East Africa on our journey from Australia to Europe. It’s Kirsty here today writing about our first days in Rwanda; the tenth country of the trip.     After the Serengeti things looked went this: A packed ferry. A carpark camp. A bustling mining town. Spotting a rapper […]

WE MADE IT TO THE SERENGETI

  HELLO + WELCOME. It is, as always a great pleasure to have you here. It’s Gareth tapping away at the keyboard today and this post is of our time spent in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.     We made our way north in preparation for our time in the Serengeti and headed straight to […]

BAILED UP IN RUAHA

    HELLO + WELCOME as we drive from Sydney to London through Africa. It’s Kirsty behind the keyboard today.     When we first began planning our trip we made a Gotta-Go-There List. Ruaha National Park in Tanzania was on that list, so when we started driving in the direction of the park we […]