The Fish River Canyon
Revisiting some of southern Africa’s most remote wilderness areas was long overdue for Jürgen Höntsch, so he planned a solo journey to Namibia’s “Canyon Land”, via the Richtersveld �... read more
Posted: 3 March 2015
Revisiting some of southern Africa’s most remote wilderness areas was long overdue for Jürgen Höntsch, so he planned a solo journey to Namibia’s “Canyon Land”, via the Richtersveld �... read more
Posted: 3 March 2015
In 1997, Paul Sampson and John Hepburn met in the Birdsville pub. As it turned out, both had a love for the Australian outback, and now they make a trip every year in their Toyota Land Cruisers. Cedri... read more
Posted: 25 February 2015
Rainer Zietlow is a long distance racer, but his latest record attempt seemed slightly crazy. Could he and his team get from the northernmost point of Europe to the southern tip of Africa in less than... read more
Posted: 24 February 2015
What do you get when you mix six couples with six off-roaders and two countries? An epic adventure, that’s what! Text and photography: Sandra Roniger We were six couples with six vehicles and we... read more
Posted: 17 February 2015
It was that time of year again – the end of June and the beginning of the winter school holidays. It was also time for the Snyman and De Graaff brigade (a nine vehicle and 36 member group) to embark... read more
Posted: 30 January 2015
The annual Makgadikgadi Pans Mountain Bike Adventure in Botswana is a three-day 150km ride across the pans restricted to 30 riders. The reason for this small field is that the organisers want the ride... read more
Posted: 26 January 2015
The Peugeot 3008 doesn’t look like your average SUV or crossover, but that doesn’t mean it can’t handle a drive through one of the world’s largest asteroid craters.
Posted: 15 January 2015
It is easy to fall in love with Clarens. Most people want to pack up their city life and move here the minute they set foot on the pavements outside the perfect little workshops, restaurants, gallerie... read more
Posted: 14 January 2015
The black eagle lay motionless in the road ahead, yet it still radiated an aura of majesty. Nick Yell and his travelling partner, Raimund, felt obligated to move it out of the road, and laid it to res... read more
Posted: 11 December 2014
The Renault Duster is regarded as a soft-roader, which means it’s quite good in a shopping mall’s parking lot but not much use when the going gets tough. So what happens when you drive it thro... read more
Posted: 11 December 2014