Canoeing along the Gariep River in South Africa was a lot of fun!! After the Fish River canyon we were back on the long dirt roads headed to the border crossing. We just crossed the border from Namibia back into South Africa. Interesting fact – The Gariep or Orange River that will be canoeing on […]
The Atlantis in Dubai is an iconic resort hotel that sits at the top of the Palm Jumeriah. Despite the legend it’s been hiding here in plain sight since September 2008! What legend do you speak of? The legend of Atlantis has been around for thousands of centuries. With people searching for it for just
Namibia in Africa is home to the second largest canyon in the world! The Fish River Canyon. Fish River Canyon is located in the South of Namibia, just north of the border of South Africa. The length of the canyon is around 160 km long, 27 km wide and up to 550 m deep. It
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So after the Dead Valley we were back on the road heading to Fish Canyon. And to our next camp site at Canon Roadhouse in Namibia. Now the Canon Roadhouse was a sight for sore eyes. Ice cold beer, old school American cars, swimming pool and Oryx free ranging through out the camp site. I
Admirals Arch on Kangaroo Island has a lovely board walk down to the arch. It is a must see attraction when visiting the island. Getting there Kangaroo Island is a very large island! To get to the entrance of the Flinders Chase National Park from our hotel in Penneshaw was a 150km drive. So we
I would like to share with you some photos and a story of our time in Dead Vlei aka Dead Valley in Sossusvlei Namibia. So a bumpy 4×4 drive through the sand we made our way to Dead Valley. Along the way we saw some Oryx, chilling in the scrub. We parked our 4×4 and
What is there to see and do on a day trip to Alexandria the port city of Egypt? Well as the city lies on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, you should def check out the coastline. Aside from seeing hundreds of boats moored by the coast it is also home to Cleopatra’s final resting
Gather round my friends as I tell you a tale about Dune 45, the largest sand dune formation in the world, located in Sossusvlei in Namibia. This was hands down the hottest temperature I have ever experienced. It would have easily been 49 degrees and the wind was like a hair dryer. None the less
Let me tell you a tale about our escape from a Crusaders castle in Jordan. It all started when Renee and I spent a week adventuring through Jordan. We spent two days exploring the city of Petra. Then we were lucky enough to stop at the Crusaders Castle of Shobak, on our way to Wadi
Solitaire in Namibia is a very unique gas station stop. It’s full of old American cars and the perfect spot for some lunch. We were back on the road from Swakopmund to Sossusvlei, and this was one of the stops on our way through the desert. Our first stop was moon landscape. This place is
