South Africa is one of the only places in the world where there is an abundance of Great White sharks. South Africa also happens to be one of the only places where they offer commercial cage diving so you can see these amazing creatures up close in their natural environment …
Category Archives: Africa
New Photos – Winelands
September 14, 2008 – 10:38 am
South Africa has some of the best wine in the world. To go along with that wine, the wine growing regions in South Africa are simply amazing in terms of their beauty …
New Photos – Garden Route
September 13, 2008 – 10:17 am
The Garden Route is essentially the stretch of coastline in South Africa from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town and is argueably one of the most spectacular drives in the world… up there with the Pacific Coast Highway in California, USA and the Great Ocean Road in Australia …
New Photos – Cape Town
September 12, 2008 – 9:44 am
Cape Town, South Africa is a great city. It is a very international and cosmopolitan city with shades of Sydney and San Francisco, but it has a culture that is definitely unique …
It Never Gets Any Easier
August 3, 2008 – 2:52 pm
When it comes to shipping our trucks overseas, it definitely ranks high among the least desirable activities associated with our expedition. I would even go as far as to say that it is the worst part of driving around the world. You would think that after doing it three times on three different continents, the […]
Is South Africa Safe?
July 20, 2008 – 4:13 am
This is probably a question that a lot of foreigners ask themselves when they think about traveling to South Africa. There is no shortage of media covering the recent xenophobia attacks, the high murder rates and the countless muggings that take places across South Africa every day. But is this any different that any other […]
Anyone Can Do This
July 17, 2008 – 11:08 am
One of the main messages I think that we want to convey during and after the course of this expedition is that anyone can do what we are doing. Sure, we are all exceptionally intelligent, sociable and good looking here at TWBR, but honestly, all it takes is an idea or a dream and the […]
Is This Really Africa?
July 16, 2008 – 10:12 am
South Africa is a large and diverse country, but here in the Western Cape Provence, I can not help but feel like I am somewhere else. I do not know exactly where it feels like I am… maybe Australia, maybe Central Coast California, but it definitely does not feel like Africa. I guess that it […]
One of the Strangest Campsites in the World
July 15, 2008 – 10:10 am
If you ever find yourself in southern Namibia, you must stop by the Quivertree Park just north of the South African border and outside of Keetmanshoop. Some friends of ours in Windhoek had recommended the Park for an overnight stay on our way south and it actually makes the pages of Rough Guides and some […]
