by Martin | Dec 28, 2015 | borders, Egypt, Information, Sudan
Sudan Wadi Halfa, Egypt Abu Simbel, Qustul Overland Border Crossing procedures (Note if you have recently crossed this border and have some additional information on the costs & process etc. please help us to keep this post up to date…
by Martin | Dec 24, 2015 | borders, Information, Sudan
Gonder to Metema road In December 2015, there has been frequent fighting between local tribes along the road, at times this has led to the road being closed in both directions for up to a week or more, or the…
by Martin | Dec 10, 2015 | Egypt, Ethiopia, Information, Kenya, Sudan, Visas
Visas in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for Sudan and Egypt whilst travelling overland, transit & tourist visa Egypt Visa Requirements for a 30-day tourist visa Cost 690 Birr Two Photos Application form Receipt for money – One per person 3 working…
by Martin | Dec 10, 2015 | Egypt, Ethiopia, Information, Kenya, Sudan, Visas
Information on visas in Nairobi, Kenya for Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt if travelling overland Ethiopia The Embassy stated that they will not issue the visas in Kenya and you have to get them from your home country (*note if going…
by Martin | Dec 6, 2015 | Blog, Ecuador
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by Martin | Dec 5, 2015 | Africa, Blog, Information, Kenya
Nairobi – Nanyuki – Marsabit – Moyale road – Kenya to Ethiopia The road from Marsabit to Moyale, Kenya to Ethiopia for some years had a reputation as one of the most notorious roads in Africa, known for highway robberies,…
by Martin | Nov 26, 2015 | Blog, Colombia
10th -11th January After saying goodbye to our friend and her family in Popayan, we head towards the city of Pasto, a long but amazingly scenic 245km five hour drive through impossibly green steep and jagged mountains with vertical drops…
by Martin | Nov 8, 2015 | About
It’s normal and reasonably assumed when you are contributing to a “community site” that the data submitted will not be used for commercial purposes, people will not be generating money from the data you supply, it will not be sold…
by Martin | Aug 2, 2015 | Blog, Colombia
We decide to drive a loop around San Austin following the back roads towards our first stop of La Chaquira, where we had read that there were fantastic statues carved into the rocks. On the way to the site, we…
by Martin | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, Colombia
5th January Feeling slightly under the weather, we have a day of rest and plan to visit the archaeological site in the morning. We head to town for a menu del dia of soup, meat, rice, beans, salad and a…
by Martin | Jul 25, 2015 | Blog, Colombia
3rd January We attempt to get to San Agustin today driving on one of the two main routes; we jump in the car, type in San Agustin and press go. The route looks about right and the distance is also…
by Martin | Jul 25, 2015 | Blog, Colombia
25th-28th December Cali Located at an altitude of 1000m Cali is the 3rd largest city in Colombia and also the capital of salsa; as we are walking around, we see one salsateca (salsa club) after the other lining a busy…
by Martin | Jul 24, 2015 | Blog, Colombia
24th December Colombia is working on shaking off its perceived image as a dangerous and risky place to visit; to attract more visitors to its shores, it has adopted a new slogan ‘The only risk is wanting to stay’. So…
by Martin | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog, Colombia
22nd December We decide to head west from Bogota to the Zona Cafetera (Coffee Zone) also known as the eje cafetero (coffee axis) which is a 283km drive away. Although it is a relatively short distance, it takes 7 and…
