3 days to go! Nerves, excitement and looking forward…
With only 3 days to go before departure I am sitting and waiting for the time to pass. Its a funny feeling leaving your loved ones and friends behind. Everybody […]
Category Archives: Pre Trip Planning
Visas’s…Day 43 – Good service and a clean bill of health.
Its getting real poeple. With 16 days to go before departure I am staring to plan my journey mentally, not so much physically as I am having a beer at […]
Where to put all the stuff?
I have been going through all my equipment/luggage/spares today. I made an inventory and started seeing where everything would go. There is only 3 panniers and a tank bag and I must have […]
Visa’s… Day 29 – Papers, Tips and Bon Voyage
So the Afcon has been in full swing during the past few weeks in SA. I have been following the game with quite some interrest. I am not what you […]
Visas…Day 19 – Mali and stories from the to do list.
Yesterday was a productive day. I picked up my Ghanaian visa after it was declined. It was declined apparently due to my bad hand writing. In my last post you […]
Visas’s…Day 14 – 37 days to departure.
I have realised its hard work to try and get your work done or try not getting fired and rush around all day trying to get all the visa applications […]
Visa’s…Day 8 -Halfway up Africa, Cameroon Via Congo
Halfway up Africa! The last week has been hectic. I am still waiting for my Angolan visa, i tried to phone and see if it might be ready a tad […]
Visa’s…Day 6 – One Congo to the next.
I got up this morning very nervous and full of doubt over various elements of the trip. It differs from day to day, most days i am convident and eager […]
Visa’s…Day 5. S’il vous plait arreter de pousser, tout le monde aura une chance.
The long journeys to Pretoria has started. My first visit to the DRC embassy went without a complication. After a quick discussion with a friendly and well spoken embassy staff […]
Visas’s… Day 2- Hurry up and wait
“Hello Sir! Please take a number” “Thank you” Hours pass… “Sorry what numbers are you calling?” “We are calling number 17” “Oh did you forget to call 13?” “No sir […]
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