Munich to Cape Town
Having spent the night at the border we headed for St. Louis after breakfast. We had to leave behind our dutch friends who had to get their temporary import paper for their car, which could take quite a while. On the road we immediately noticed a big difference in vegetation compared to the much dryer … Continue reading Africa’s westernmost point
It was quite late when we arrived in Nouakchott that evening. The final stretch of roads leading into the city had been littered with potholes and since one of our main headlights doesn’t work well, working spotting them was difficult. Because of this we were super exhausted when we got to the campsite we would … Continue reading International travel companions
We arrived at the border in the afternoon after a nice drive on the well-built West Saharan roads. The border village of Guerguerat did not offer much, but it had a restaurant where we were treated to a chicken tajine and some tea by Mark and Dagmara (the backpackers). Afterward we went to fill up … Continue reading No man’s land
We left Geretsried for Barcelona saturday, eager to leave Germany after two weeks. We desided to take a small detour and not drive through Switzerland high toll charges. Instead we drove up to Stuttgart and from there down to France. The drive through France was not only agonizingly long, but also quit expensive since the … Continue reading Departure and the first night camping
We arrived in Germany on January 6th for the final preparations before the big journy. We hoped this would take no more than a week, but as we were about to learn; Germany is surprisingly bureaucratic and difficult, even compared to Norway. Right away we started buying and gathering supplies and tools we might need. … Continue reading Preparations and an introduction to German bureaucracy