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We have dreamed of cycling through central and east Africa for a few years. Finally,... read more

An epic Namibian road trip

19 September 2011

4000 kms, no radio, 10 days. That's what I call an epic road trip to... read more

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A recent 10-day road trip to southern Namibia ended up being one of my best... read more

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We're just outside the Etosha National Park in Namibia and we're having a blast in... read more

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Day three of the Put Foot Rally and we're in Etosha National Park, Namibia. It's... read more

Put Foot Rally: making it to Rehoboth

25 June 2011

A party with the other Put Foot Rally teams ends off day two in Rehoboth,... read more

Day two of the Put Foot Rally: Fish River Canyon to Windhoek

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Put Foot Rally: Fish River Canyon

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It began with an idea: let's see how the elephants are doing in Southern Africa.... read more

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We encountered an array of interesting people on our travels through Namibia... read more

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Perched next to the gushing mouth of the Orange River is the small and oft-forgotten... read more

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