Three mountain passes you have to drive
Want to stretch your 4×4’s legs and drive a spectacular road? Here are three gravel passes that every South African 4×4 enthusiast should tackle at least once…
Posted: 15 October 2013
Want to stretch your 4×4’s legs and drive a spectacular road? Here are three gravel passes that every South African 4×4 enthusiast should tackle at least once…
Posted: 15 October 2013
Vancouver may be the third Olympic city to see the launch of the BMW X5, but there are other reasons to introduce a vehicle with dynamic handling on the western tip of Canada.
Posted: 15 October 2013
We headed for the Mountain Kingdom in a Nissan Patrol, with high hopes of frolicking in the snow.
Posted: 15 October 2013
Jeremy Bergh and his team at Alu-Cab wanted to build the ultimate overlander. Did they succeed? Well, what they built is undoubtedly very impressive. Here is the Icarus Defender!
Posted: 15 October 2013
No one would say that the Ford Ranger is a small vehicle. As double cab bakkies go, it is a rather large one.
Posted: 17 September 2013
Bill Stephens and friends recently took a much-anticipated overland trip to Zimbabwe. With that country considered an overland “no go zone” for the last few years, they were a bit worried about wh... read more
Posted: 17 September 2013
Standing in the midst of a herd of about 200 elephants is a unique situation. This we discovered in two VW Amarok bakkies – a supposed softie and a more hard-core 4×4 with low range – in Bots... read more
Posted: 17 September 2013
Anzet du Plessis discovered in the Kia Sorento AWD, the Drakensberg is a destination that really lives up to the hype, and is worth every kilometre of the difficult trek.
Posted: 17 September 2013
Following on our African Ivory Route trip to the eastern section of Limpopo, published in the July issue, our team travelled to the western region around Blouberg and the Makgabeng area. Rich in histo... read more
Posted: 13 August 2013
Despite their dry and stark nature, Namibia’s southern desert regions and SA’s Richtersveld are home to a surprising number of beautiful flowers. Linda Harris recently decided to go in search of t... read more
Posted: 13 August 2013