Exploring Togo, West Africa
For two weeks we lived with my cousin in Lome, Togo. Robin (my cousin) and her husband Phil are children’s missionaries with Assemblies of God (AG). When we were debating our next destination from Europe, we kept going back and forth… do we go East or South? Eventually Africa won the argument, mostly because I really wanted to go see Robin. For the last 10 years I have been trying to follow them to West Africa to see what...
I Bought a Machete so We Could Crack Open Coconuts
As a kid I always wanted a machete to attack the backyard stickerbushes, but the closest I ever got (as far as I can remember) was buying a chef’s knife at a garage sale. Well I bought one today. And our Togolese friend wouldn’t let me use it. We’re visiting Katy’s missionary cousins in Togo right now, and last Sunday Phil received a generous gift of coconuts from a local congregation. Today I acquired the...
The Great Southern Africa Road Trip
Our 42 day road trip started in Johannesburg and ended in Cape Town. In between we went through the Okavango Delta and Chobe Park in Botswana, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Kruger National Park, the Garden Route and most of the East coast of South Africa. We drove our rented Chevy Spark (which we named Timon) 4,821 miles (7,758 km), spent 12 nights in a tent, listened to the first four Harry Potter books on tape, and saw amazing things...
Essential Gear You Didn’t Know You Needed for Your RTW Trip
My current One Bag is the Tom Bihn Tri-Star, which is 33 liters. It’s small, so I can’t fit all the RTW gear I want, and I pack very carefully. Here are some of the things I’ve brought or acquired that I’ll never leave home without, ever again. Vapur Element Water Bottle (or Eclipse) I’ve never had a $10 travel item I liked more than this. For lightweight travel, this bottle is a massive improvement over...
Kayaking Norway’s Fjords on Your Own
In August 2015 we kayaked and free camped from Gudvangen to Flam through the Naeroyfjord and Aurlandsfjord in Norway. There are a few companies that will do a shorter version of this trip for more money, but you can easily do it on your own as long as you are familiar with a Kayak and know how to set up a tent. I was researching a guided tour, when I thought “Can I kayak the Naeroyfjord and Aurlandsfjord on my own?” and I...
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