We took some pictures of the place we stayed at since it was dark on arrival and the place couldn’t be seen. It was in an amazing natural setting about 2 minutes out of town. Great comfort and cleanliness considering the price we paid. You felt like you were in the middle of nowhere on a Read more >
The fifth chapter of the ten part series Old Man River Project is now available for viewing and you’ll find the latest episode below. The series chronicles the adventures of the crew of a handmade York boat who spent 110 days navigating the length of the Mississippi River, covering more Read more >
Motorcycle Adventure Riders unite!!! (Or at least, “people who want to be Motorcycle Adventure Riders.”) Whether you’re already an active weekend warrior with your dual sport bike, or on the cusp of buying a bike and making your debut on the riding scene, a great new Read more >
We had made the 100km down the gravel road and now it was only about 45 km of tar to reach our destination for the day – Prince Albert. As you reach the end of the gravel there is a lovely Karoo farm stall in Klaarstroom that awaits you with coffee, drinks and all sorts of other goodies to Read more >
Charley Boorman is an obsessed travel adventurer who is known around the world for undertaking epic, continent-spanning journeys. With his friend, Ewan McGregor, he has travelled overland by motorbike from London to New York, via Europe and Asia for the award-winning series Long Way Round and Read more >
After we had eaten, we got ready to ride the 150km to Prince Albert the back way via Klaarwater on the gravel between the mountain ranges. This is one of my personal most beautiful rides, because the gravel road is easy and the views, fauna and flora are all spectacular. One only passes about Read more >
My bicycle adventure started wiuth Mavic X517 rims, too light to carry me and the luggage. It was a mistake of Koga Miyata at the time to get these light rims on my Worldtraveler. Those days are over. I have learned a lot. Once I started using Mavic D rims I knew these were the best to get. But I Read more >
As we got onto the tar road that runs the last few km into Steytlerville, we discovered a mini history lesson in flags of the country over time, painted onto the rock cliffs. The flag displays on the rocks started way back in time (as a good few 100 meters) and came forward over the years Read more >
We followed the road which in turn was following the river, and we came to a gorge, or “Kloof” as it’s known in these parts, where over time the stream had worn its way through the rock. There were some very interesting shapes in the rock where although now very much as hard as Read more >
On leaving the little village of Mount Stewart, we went down the gravel road and five minutes out of town found an interesting farm entrance. It was in the shape of an arch. made of stone. Very tall and thin, but very unique, we’d not seen any other farm entrance like this in the whole Read more >
