Category: Angola

We had been in Luanda for nine days. Visiting this city had been an exciting and uplifting experience with the chaos of its roads and the energy-sapping humidity matched only by the friendliness and generosity of its people. Strangely, one evening just before we left the city, we were sitting by the quayside when I…

After visiting the lovely Binga Falls we headed further inland along gorgeous mountain roads through sub-tropical rainforests between the towns of Sumbe and Gabela. We were heading for a coffee plantation high in the mountains south of Gabela but expected it to take a couple of days to get there. Everyone we had spoken to…

After almost risking Henry in the hands of someone who turned out to be less than reliable, we decided to play things safe from now on and enjoy Angola on our own terms. We were heading out of the coastal town of Namibe into the Iona National Park – a remote and isolated place which…

Despite a rough landing in Angola, after just one night our apprehensions had disappeared and we had already fallen in love with this amazing country. The plan was to travel north hugging the coast to the capital, Luanda, then head back south further inland chasing waterfalls and mountains. In all we had 30 days on…

We left Windhoek with much excitement and more than a few nerves. After over a year in the easy and familiar countries of Southern Africa we were looking forward to a new challenge. We were also looking forward to doing something that didn´t include animal spotting! But how would we cope after so much time…