A Media Expedition Through Africa
FacebookWe have completed the fourth stage of our journey North. So far we have driven some 7,200 miles on tar and dirt roads and are now very far from Cape Town, where we started our expedition. During this last stage of the trip we crossed the African continent from West to East, leaving the Atlantic [...]
We bid farewell to a very generous and fruitful Namibia through its eastern tip and enter into Zambia, the 6th country on our expedition. As we are crossing the border, we receive a much awaited text message from Gerhard Botha, “We have a lens, please confirm purchase of Nikkor 18-200mm lens.”
Haroldo had a minor mishap [...]
To arrive in the Caprivi Strip in northeastern Namibia we beat our record for longest drive in a day. In 8 hours we drove 443 miles, not bad from a 3-ton Land Rover that has a max cursing speed of 60 miles an hour. We took advantage of the nicely tarred (and extremely straight road) [...]
Driving down Serra da Leba takes time. Besides the extra caution, we take in with every turn the rapidly changing vegetation. About half way down we see the first baobabs, the majestic tress that appropriately represent the African continent.
The winding road hugs the vertical drops of the mountain face leaves us dazed with its [...]
Expecting to see clear signs of Angola’s 40-year civil war that ravished the region and the present day poverty that is part of the country’s reality, we were pleasantly surprised with Lubango. Now, after 8 years of peace, this southern hub shows clear signs that Angola is headed in a new direction.
In a drastic change [...]
We know now that this trip takes place in stages or legs. We hit the road, film, shoot, and fill up with gig and gig of digital imagery discovering some of this hidden marvels in Africa. But after a dozen or so days in the “bush”, we need to stop. Not to rest, but to [...]
Those willing to splurge on their Etosha National Park journey will find themselves in a NWR game-drive vehicle winding through the 28-mile private jungle driveway to Onkoshi Camp. The camp is NWR’s (Namibian Wildlife Resorts) most recent venture in Etosha, catering to high-end travelers seeking to have an exclusive experience in the country’s most frequented [...]
