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Charley Boorman in Africa, day 14

7 September 2010

The trip was over, but I suspect for many the journey has just begun. Africa... read more

Charley Boorman in Africa, day 9

26 August 2010

Dusty long straight roads were the order of the day, broken only by small villages... read more

21 Years of Getaway travel writing

26 August 2010

Over the past few weeks I've been working on a book of the best of... read more

Charley Boorman in Africa, day 4

20 August 2010

Charley Boorman does a huge wheelie over the South Africa and Namibia border as the... read more

Charley Boorman in Africa, day 3

19 August 2010

A day of two halves - the team make their way from Clanwilliam to Springbok... read more

Training for celebrity off road adventure with Charley Boorman.

10 August 2010

Charley Boorman is travelling with a group of adventurous motorcyclists on a 5000 km off... read more

Orange River Rafting video

15 July 2010

Watch a video of fun in the sun on the water on an Orange River... read more

Kongola to Katima Mulilo – Circling the South Travel Blog

22 April 2010

After time spent in Kongola it was time to move on to Katima Mulilo, we... read more

Tsumeb towards Rundu and into the Caprivi – Circling the South blog

12 April 2010

We took the road from Tsumeb to Grootfontein on Saturday, about 60 km on. The... read more

Steinkopf to Vioolsdrif – Entering Namibia

19 March 2010

We had the most awesome day cycling from Steinkopf to Vioolsdrif, apart from the first... read more

Coast 2 Coast 4 CANSA one month away

17 March 2010

There is little over a month to go until the Coast 2 Coast 4 CANSA... read more

Springbok to Steinkopf – Desolation, despair and then a miracle

12 March 2010

After a long, hard and harsh road, the team get some unexpected and welcome relief.... read more

Leaving Cape Town

28 February 2010

A first day of cycling with heavy luggage and sweltering heat from Cape Town to... read more

Zimbabwe: Up river to Imbabala Zambezi Safari Lodge

23 February 2010

Imbabala was one of the first "photographic safari" lodges built on this part of the... read more

Ray Chaplin’s solo walk from Cape Town to Beit Bridge

13 January 2010

Departing Matjiesfontein was a little more difficult than anticipated, with several groups inviting me to... read more

Ray Chaplin solo walk from Cape Town to Beit Bridge

4 January 2010

Having been eaten alive last night by mosquitos and moving as quickly as possible to... read more

Desert dreaming in the Fish River Canyon

5 October 2009

Cameron Ewart-Smith is recommending to go hiking in the Fish River Canyon, one of the... read more

Sailing from Brazil to Trinidad & Tobago

6 June 2009

After our 3 day delay in port Natal/Brazil due to the late arrival of security... read more

First Sail leg from Cape Town to Walvis Bay/Namibia

23 April 2009

Ahoi everyone! We survived the first 5 days out on the Atlantic Ocean sailing from... read more

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