We arrived at the Mali border to be told we would have to pay CFA18, 000 penalty each for not having a visa. We knew that we could purchase a temporary visa at the border so politely refused to pay the penalty and with no further fuss we were issued our visas. They also wanted […]
We had been warned not to underestimate Angola. We crossed into Angola at Ruacana and within 200meters of the border we had done 3 u turns and were lost. There are no road signs. Finally we choose a track which seemed to be going north, the track disappeared, rocks appeared, then soft sand, then bush […]
