Afghanistan
How to cross the Shir Khan border from Tajikistan to Afghanistan
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road from Tajikistan (Panji Poyon) to Afghanistan (Shir Khan Bandar).
March 28, 2025
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Afghanistan
How to cross the Torkham border from Afghanistan to Pakistan
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road from Afghanistan to Pakistan, across the Torkham border.
March 27, 2025
India
How to cross the Sonauli border between India and Nepal
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road between India and Nepal, across the Sonauli (Sunauli) border.
March 24, 2025
India
How to cross the Wagah Border between Pakistan and India
Here’s what you need to know to travel by land from Pakistan to India and vice versa.
March 23, 2025
Bangladesh
How to cross the Petrapole/Benapole border between India and Bangladesh
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road from India to Bangladesh and vice versa.
March 23, 2025
Cameroon
Crossing the border from Cameroon (Kye-Ossi) to Gabon (Bitam)
Here’s what you can expect when you travel by road – on public transport, no less – between Cameroon and Gabon. Hint: bring a LOT of passport copies, and watch out for the ‘Man with glasses’.
March 16, 2025
Botswana
Crossing the border from Botswana to Zambia
This post is a report about our experience crossing from Botswana to Zambia at the Kazungula border. The border crossing in question is very straightforward, so this is a quick rundown on how to get there and what to expect.
February 21, 2025
Angola
Crossing the border between Angola (Santa Clara) and Namibia (Oshikango)
Coming from Angola there are a few crossing points to Namibia. According to our friend Maputo you can cross wherever you’d like, but he’s about ten years old and honestly, he’s way more relaxed about that type of thing than we are. I’d stick to legitimate crossings.
February 9, 2025
Angola
Crossing the border between DR Congo (Lufu) and Angola (Luvo)
After being all but closed to outsiders for many years, and implementing a highly restrictive visa policy after that, Angola is now visa-free for many nationalities. Crossing the border from DRC is easy. Delightful, even, in comparison with the bus trip from Kinshasa to Matadi that we undertook first.
October 13, 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
Crossing the Congo river from Brazzaville to Kinshasa
The Congo river separates the two closest capital cities in the world: Brazzaville and Kinshasa. You can cross the river border in a ‘canot rapide’ – boats that make the trip from one city to the other in about fifteen minutes. Too easy? Don’t worry. There are plenty of obstacles in store, thanks to infamous levels of corruption. Still, crossing this mighty river from one Congo to the next has been pretty high on our ‘to do’ list for a while. And here’s how it went.
October 10, 2024
Afghanistan
How to cross the Shir Khan border from Tajikistan to Afghanistan
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road from Tajikistan (Panji Poyon) to Afghanistan (Shir Khan Bandar).
March 28, 2025
Afghanistan
How to cross the Torkham border from Afghanistan to Pakistan
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road from Afghanistan to Pakistan, across the Torkham border.
March 27, 2025
India
How to cross the Sonauli border between India and Nepal
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road between India and Nepal, across the Sonauli (Sunauli) border.
March 24, 2025
India
How to cross the Wagah Border between Pakistan and India
Here’s what you need to know to travel by land from Pakistan to India and vice versa.
March 23, 2025
Bangladesh
How to cross the Petrapole/Benapole border between India and Bangladesh
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road from India to Bangladesh and vice versa.
March 23, 2025
Cameroon
Crossing the border from Cameroon (Kye-Ossi) to Gabon (Bitam)
Here’s what you can expect when you travel by road – on public transport, no less – between Cameroon and Gabon. Hint: bring a LOT of passport copies, and watch out for the ‘Man with glasses’.
March 16, 2025
Botswana
Crossing the border from Botswana to Zambia
This post is a report about our experience crossing from Botswana to Zambia at the Kazungula border. The border crossing in question is very straightforward, so this is a quick rundown on how to get there and what to expect.
February 21, 2025
Angola
Crossing the border between Angola (Santa Clara) and Namibia (Oshikango)
Coming from Angola there are a few crossing points to Namibia. According to our friend Maputo you can cross wherever you’d like, but he’s about ten years old and honestly, he’s way more relaxed about that type of thing than we are. I’d stick to legitimate crossings.
February 9, 2025
Angola
Crossing the border between DR Congo (Lufu) and Angola (Luvo)
After being all but closed to outsiders for many years, and implementing a highly restrictive visa policy after that, Angola is now visa-free for many nationalities. Crossing the border from DRC is easy. Delightful, even, in comparison with the bus trip from Kinshasa to Matadi that we undertook first.
October 13, 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
Crossing the Congo river from Brazzaville to Kinshasa
The Congo river separates the two closest capital cities in the world: Brazzaville and Kinshasa. You can cross the river border in a ‘canot rapide’ – boats that make the trip from one city to the other in about fifteen minutes. Too easy? Don’t worry. There are plenty of obstacles in store, thanks to infamous levels of corruption. Still, crossing this mighty river from one Congo to the next has been pretty high on our ‘to do’ list for a while. And here’s how it went.
October 10, 2024