Day 133…Aqaba- Getting to grips with the middle east!

Salaam, My route over the last few days. I stayed in a youth hostel in Jerusalem. It was a 2 man dormitory but by 11pm I was still the only […]

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Day 136…Cairo- Lives up to its reputation!

Salaam, My route over the last 3 days. Well well well! What a long couple of days. I left Aqaba to find the ferry to Egypt. I wanted to make […]

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Fishing..

Fishing in the Netherlands as a sport was (to me) sort of a nerdy, boring sport. You would see people (mostly older men?) sitting by a pond waiting for hours, staring at their rod. Once every few hours they would catch a miserable small fish, unhook it and throw it back. I never really...
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Finland

Finland July 2013 There are a few things to be said about the Finns: They speak and write a language which might as well be Ethiopian as far as we are concerned? (Fortunately the younger ones speak reasonable English in … Continue reading →

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Into Montana, Rodeos & BMW breakdown

We had a great time at the International Norton Rally, so much so whilst saying goodbye to Captain Allen & the crew we decided to head to Cody Wyoming with them for another night, it was roughly on our route anyway and John Martin said there was a …

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AFRIKA VOOR BEGINNERS

AFRIKA VOOR BEGINNERS
Zo wordt Malawi vaak omschreven; en dat klopt ook wel, zeker vergeleken met landen als Tanzania en Ethiopië. Niet te veel bedelende mensen en je kunt zonder problemen buiten lunchen. Mensen willen maar wat graag op de foto, …

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Monkeying around in Monkey Bay

On the Eastern side of the Lake Malawi National Park peninsular is Monkey Bay.  Our destination here was Sumbi Beach Project, and Grant, Abi and Tom. This is an impressive duo – Grant and Abi.  They are 20-something Brits who have set up an NGO in Malawi with numerous ideas for...
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