Road tripping from Durban to Cape Town is a great way to experience South Africa and there is plenty to see along the way. KwaZulu-Natal holds a special place in my heart as this is where I grew up and it is a hugely underrated spot in South Africa to visit. Most people only visit…

Almost every trip to South Africa will start with Johannesburg, as it is the flight hub of the country. Johannesburg gets a bit of a bad rep, but don’t let that put you off, just remember to take care in this city, basically don’t drive at night is the best advice, and as long as…

That small dot in the middle of a map of South Africa is not a lake or a mistake, but a tiny country called Lesotho, and we decided to visit it. The drive from KwaZulu-Natal up into the Drakensburg Mountains is breath-taking and even more so when you drive up Sani Pass and cross the…

Ponta D’Ouro in Mozambique is incredibly accessible from South Africa being only a 20 minute drive over the Kosi Bay Border in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, but you truly feel like you are in a different country. I highly recommend you take a 4×4 vehicle as the roads are not really roads, but sand dunes, and it…

Swaziland is great way to break up the drive from Kruger National Park to KwaZulu-Natal.  This little Kingdom is easily driven through in a day, however, we stopped over for a night in order to spend a bit more time here.  The Oshoek Border Post was pretty straight forward, just make sure you have your…

Before heading to Yangon in Myanmar, I highly recommend that you book accommodation in advance. There is not enough accommodation available for the amount of people that are now starting to visit the city.  When I arrived I spent hours driving around in a taxi (very expensive!) and visiting around 10 different places before I…

Bagan is hands down one of the most spectacular places I have ever visited. Any trip to Myanmar HAS to include this place on your itinerary.  Bagan is an ancient city where over 10,000 Buddhist temples were built on the land, and thousands of these temples still survive.  Consequently, any high-ish spot gives you an…

An approximately 7 hour bus ride took me from Mandalay to Nyaungshwe near Inle Lake and then hopped in a taxi to travel the rest of the way to the lake. The constant traffic jams at the bus station made this trip way longer than it needed to be, but hey I got there in…

I must say that I wanted an adventure and I certainly got one. Travelling in Myanmar is so much different to anywhere I’ve been before. I flew into Yangon in the early evening and jumped in a taxi headed to the bus station. Wow, I thought the roads were bad in Thailand, well they are…

A five hour bus trip took us from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville on the Cambodian coastline.  There were some pretty nice views along the way of the Cambodian countryside. This is the place to party in Cambodia and a lot of foreigners flock here to drink and chill out.  Unfortunately this means that there is…