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The Peruvian capital, Lima is a heaving mass of buses, trucks, cars, people, beasts of burden drawing carts and confusing & very chaotic roads. We have driven through nearly every national capital on our way down through the Americas and every country believes their capital city has the worst traffic. Congratulations Lima, your traffic is as crazy-dangerous as it gets,…
Landscapes should not change as dramatically as they have from Macarã, our Ecuadorian border town crossing, to the Peruvian coastal town of Huanchaco. Perched in the lower southern highlands of Ecuador, Macarã is neck deep in lush native South American bush. Not long after the border into Peru the lush mountain ranges lose moisture and are replaced by gigantic sand…
On the eve of Good Friday we were very close to the Colombia/ Ecuador border and decided to push on and camp the night at a suggested hotel some 500m from the border. The sun had set and darkness quickly descended on us, driving after dark is something we do not like to do. The road twisted and turned high…
The first person to stop was a motorcycle Policiá, finally one when you need one. He parked on the verge opposite us and strode over with purpose. After the obligatory ‘do you speak English? No, do you speak Española’ conversation the Officer motioned for us to set our emergency triangles, and finally we could show a Policiá our brand new…
International airports can be an integral necessity when travelling from one country to the next, especially when large bodies of water or land separate you from your destination. Our need to use an international airport was a little different and involved a 100 km or so of rivers & jungle. The Pan American Highway ends in Panama and restarts 100…
It was day 210 when we crossed into Panama via the Caribbean coast and we could hardly believe that our tour through Central America was almost over. We never planned much in the way of adventures or sightseeing through this country, it was just the place we needed to get to for transporting Troy over to Colombia to start the…
Q: What do you call 4 kiwis crossing a Central American border in a Californian registered overlanding truck? A: Choice Bro! We were approaching our 13th country, Costa Rica, and made the usual preparations, Rola and Okki, our kiwi hitch hikers were curious and intrigued how we did our thing, having travelled on chicken buses since Mexico and had no…
We woke to a beautiful sunset over the rolling green hills after our first camping night in Nicaragua. Our friendly French neighbors which we had met at the border, also camped with us and we shared a morning chat about our plans whilst in the town of Estelí. A cigar tour and horse riding topped the list as well as…
An early start was in order on this particular day and an early start we got. Our resident rooster woke us at 0100 then again around 0300’ish and if we had had the energy rooster wasn’t going to make the 0430 call and re-awaken the neighbouring cock’s. We have previously spoken about our new car game – catapult the ants,…
After Mexico and Guatemala, arguably the most daunting of countries, were under our belts the way ahead felt like a breeze. We rolled out of Guatemala City and straight away took a wrong out of the gate, after 20 odd kilometres the superhighway became a small spaghetti junction at which point I re-interrogated the GPS… after a very quick look…
If foreign a destination is renowned for Civil war, Political unrest, corruption at all levels and tainted with violence and threats to safety, ostensibly western opinion will tend to be bias in the negative. One such nation is called Guatemala. Guatemalan history is one of great controversy. Mixed with the looming Mayan legacy, thriving culture, spectacular jungle scenery, technicolor fabrics,…
Baha seemed like an easy version of ‘going to Mexico’ with its RV culture and Americanised ways, it wasn’t until we were on the crossing to the mainland that we started thinking of all the warnings and negativity surrounding travelling in Mexico. Most family, friends and even strangers thought it was madness to be crossing this country, many even tried…
We are finally prepared (as prepared as we were ever going to be) to cross the border from the USA into Mexico and Tijuana is the border crossing of choice. Our days during the lead were long & stressful as we modified and fine-tuned Troy and the camper. We awoke on a Wednesday ready to drive and finally put the…
“How about we drive to from California to Argentina after Africa?” Anna asks casually over dinner to which Russ replies “Why not!” All those months ago this question seem ambitious yet so enticing. That one idea has led us to this point in space and time. We have holed up in San Diego in an RV park with a 4WD…
Kilometres Driven: 10,159 Countries Visited: Kenya, Tanzania & Malawi Days on the road: 75 Days Camping: 70 Days of Rain: 2 National Parks Visited: 10 Favourite National Parks: Lake Nakuru, Kenya and Ruaha National Park, Tanzania Favourite Animal: Anna – Giraffes Russ – Elephants Favourite Animal Experience: Elephants ripping trees outside our roof tent, leopard drinking out of our water…
With time and days passing us by so fast, we drive back in into Tanzania with our sights set on 3 National Parks which make up the last stops on the East African leg of Global Inc Safari. Park number one on the list is Ruaha NP in the south, the other 2 are in the North and help form…
Over the last 3 weeks we have been on Tanzania’s tourist trail, steering away from being off the beaten track and our carefree, random routes. This was more of a ‘have to see’ than a point to the map and ‘Lets go here’ decision. So far on the trip we have tried to be intrepid with our explorations, preferring more…
After our “Wild West” adventures and to many days off-road and full of dust, we Hi 5 the glorious feeling once we hit the tar and start rolling smoothly into Mbeya, the crossroad for southern Tanzania and the jump of point to the Malawi and Zambian borders. We are spoilt for choice here and find ourselves dining out for the…
West Kenya to West Tanzania Time had arrived for days off; it feels like the weekend! We stopped in Kericho Town, the agricultural hub of West Kenya’s local tea plantations. Anna is ready to stock up. The country side is absolutely lush, plantations line the hillsides, and these in turn are bound by highland bush. The township of Kericho itself…
After our draining experience of climbing Mt Kenya, it was time to get back into the game parks. So we headed straight to the top of the rift valley, Lake Nakuru NP. Back on our mission to search for Lions Our entry into the park gate lead us straight to our camp site for the night. After a quick recce…
Mount Kenya (NP) Lenana Peak – ASL 4985m (15000 ft) OK, we were sitting on this white sand, palm tree lined tropical beach watching an Indian Ocean swell thunder into the reef some hundred metres distant pondering our next move. After flitting around the idea of safari parks, lions and rhinos we settled on climbing a mountain, and not just…
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The last 2 days have been long, clocking up about 400kms/per day of driving and averaging about 50kms/hrs. After leaving the South Coast and our beach break, we are heading back up north, aiming for Mt Kenya, ready for the big climb! Travelling slower has been so much better. We see more, are inclined to stop more often and are…
As we near 30 days on the road, we decide to finish off the month with a hiatus from the road and dust, a week on the beach! We leave Southern Kenya with memories of our latest safari and bee-line for the coast, GPS pointing to Mombasa. The roads in Kenya can only be described as crap and the driving…
After our first bush bash in the Masai Mara, we are amped for the next safari so we look for the next Park on the list and start making plans. We head back to the big smoke – quite literally (A proposed Carbon tax in Australia? An expensive joke compared to the streets of Nairobi, visibility around 100m on some…
After our first week of trials and tribulations, we are feeling a bit flat, our packs are still MIA and Grover has been giving us grief and being without missing kit brings challenges in itself. But its time for the attractions that brought us to this continent in the first place, wildlife…and plenty of it! So after a character building …
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Week one in Africa has been, to be very polite, extremely challenging. A sunrise landing in Nairobi gave us the feeling we have been waiting for, welcome to Africa! However, the dark continent had other plans. After a very long and stressful 24 hour ‘fly by the seat of your pants’ journey we got to collect a whole 50% of…
The first 2 weeks of Global Inc Safari were amazing, thanks to our very special friends and family! Our tiki tour to Europe left us with everlasting memories and a strong feeling of wanting to return. We felt at home in Amsterdam, and had the best time exploring with locals as locals! Spain and Ibiza was something else, mainly a…
Habari, Hola, Hello! Welcome to Global Inc Safari - Scotchy & Bungles Global Overlanding Safari 5 Continents 30 Countries 47,500 Miles Flying 50,000 Kms Driving On July 31st, 2012 Russ & I leave to travel the globe for a year, this is our journey online! We would love you to follow us, see what we see & go where we…