One of the highlights of a trip to Colombia is to visit the highlands of the Valle de Cocora. This is where the highest concentration of the Wax Palm can be found, which is Colombia’s national tree. The gateway to Cocora is a small colonial town called Salento. We visited Salento with the intention of [...]
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Ahoyhoy, I’m Dr Chris ‘Tigger’ Targett. Today I set off on my 5 month, 20,000 mile, solo and unsupported circumnavigation ...
Valle de Cocora
Housewarming!
Monday 14th of may 2012 was a special day for our Willem, he received his passport (carnet de passage) and can now safely escort us through Egypt. In addition, we styled him inside and our lovely curtains are up. Time for a party! At Kruger National park, about 25 elephants, 4 lions, a rhino, buffalo’s [...]
Mexico Campsites
Rooftop camping on top of a hostelWe have published a Google map showing all of our campsites to date. We will try to keep it updated as we continue. Please feel free to use the information, but don't forget to credit the source. Many of the…
Visiting the Zapatista Rebels and the Church at San Juan Chamula
The stranger side to Mexico. I have started writing about other areas in Mexico which I have visited that demonstrate it’s beauty and culture and of course the very friendly people. I have made many friends here. Mexico has surpassed my expectations on all levels, but unfortunately I haven’t got around to posting these updates … Continue reading »
Nacho’s Kitchen: A Battle of the Cakes
Every year, ritual goes, that for our birthday, the birthday boy or girl requests whatever cake their heart desires. The only requirement is that it must be made from scratch. No pre-mixes or jars of frosting are permitted. No problem. I love making Brad cakes. There are numerous reasons why, but who am I kidding, [...]
Weymouth Wave-Off
Following a perilous crossing of the English Channel for the first stage of our journey, we took shelter in the bay of Weym [...]
Mocuba – Mozambique
It’s official – Mozambicans just LOVE having their photo taken, as you can see from the colourful market scene above. In most countries to date I have tried to be discrete with the camera when taking photos of people, but there is absolutely no need…
USELESS INFORMATION AND IRREVERENT OBSERVATIONS AND OPINIONS
17/5/12 Having now travelled 14,000+ kilometres in 13 weeks through 6 countries of southern Africa, we thought we might dot point in no particular order a few titbits of information and general observations for other travellers to take/leave, disagree with … Continue reading →
How NOT to cross a border…
Perhaps we were getting too big for our britches, perhaps we had one too many drinks the night before, and perhaps we did not bother to sit down and seriously study the Honduran/Nicaraguan border crossing. But here is a lesson … Continue reading →
Sudan – Africa here we come!
The people here are indeed very warm and friendly, this is evident as you drive through the country. Not only do most of them all wave at you when you drive passed, but each car, bus or truck that you cross will hoot and flash their lights just to say …
Preparations in South Africa
We have been a bit slow on our updates lately, but no reason to be alarmed. South Africa is the best place to stock up on supplies and prepare for another 30-40 000 kilometers of driving. There wa a questions about preparations, so here is a short up…
Gelada Baboons
Gelada Baboons are only found in Ethiopia. The amazing thing is that you can go and sit amongst them as they foraging for food. Here are a few pics of the mail Geladas.
More News from the Road….
With a few days to kill on my hands, I have decided to keep you up to date with what is happening with a few of the guys I have ridden with, and through my website, you have come to know… Michel Jongens completed his ride around South America, en…
Downtime in Mexico…
In a few days time, the girl who started me on a “new dream”, will jet into Cancun to spend some time with me before the “Assault on Alaska” begins… Roberto and I have spent the last few days interviewing the local upholst…
Termales de Santa Rosa
The journey across from one side of the Andes to the other is only 300km or so but it takes the best part of two days of driving to cover this distance. You start at 2800m in Bogota and descend to just over 300m in Honda before climbing again to a maximum height of 3700m [...]
Bogota
We debated whether to visit Bogota or to skip it and in the end we were really glad that we bit the bullet and went for it. In Bogota, instead of building an underground mass transit system they have built a bus based system with fixed stations and dedicated roads. This is futuristically called the [...]
Zipaquira
Situated about 50km North of Bogota is Zipaquira, a town that is founded on salt mining. The surrounding area was once a massive inland sea which evaporated leaving a layer of salt. Through time and geologic folding this has created a big deposit of salt above the town. This has been mined since well before [...]
The Cordillera Blanca
Leaving the narrow Cañon del Pato and the jagged mouthed tunnels behind, we climbed up into a big wide open valley between the two cordilleras. Whereas the Cañon del Pato is dry with very little vegetation, this valley is covered in a palette of greens stretching up both sides to the mountains. A few minutes [...]
Iran
I should have known I was going to have my issues with Iran, when an officious member of the crew told me I had to put on my chador almost as soon as we had scrambled up into the seating deck on the ferry. I could feel the usually dormant feminist within me [...]
A Glutton For Adventure – Gallery Mag
Emma and I have a monthly double page spread in Gallery Magazine. Each month the magazine is set with a theme, this mon [...]
