We both prefer to travel by road from one country to the next – overland travel, and very often by public transport. This love of overlanding has led to us spending an abnormal amount of time on buses, bush taxis, motorbikes, rickshaws, donkey carts, night trains, cargo ships…you name it. Some of our funniest, most interesting, most tiring (and also frustrating) travel-days we’re either on public transport or trying to find our next ride, and you can read all about it, here.
In case you’re curious about taking the cargo ferry across the Caspian Sea from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan – it takes a lot of patience and some vodka doesn’t hurt either.
Exploring ruins in Uzbekistan’s desert – from the fortresses of ancient Khorezm, to the modern-day ship graveyard at Moynaq, where the Aral Sea used to be.
Crossing the border from Benin to Burkina Faso. We’ve seen a lot of creative transport solutions but the mini-busses of Burkina Faso take the prize.
After some fabulous days in the Bijagos Archipelago and a private flight back to the mainland, we were ready to take on the overland journey into Guinea…or so we thought.
Ethiopia is a big country. The roads are bad; distances are long. It’s an understatement to say that public transport here is not for the faint of heart.
In case you’re curious about taking the cargo ferry across the Caspian Sea from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan – it takes a lot of patience and some vodka doesn’t hurt either.
Exploring ruins in Uzbekistan’s desert – from the fortresses of ancient Khorezm, to the modern-day ship graveyard at Moynaq, where the Aral Sea used to be.
Crossing the border from Benin to Burkina Faso. We’ve seen a lot of creative transport solutions but the mini-busses of Burkina Faso take the prize.
After some fabulous days in the Bijagos Archipelago and a private flight back to the mainland, we were ready to take on the overland journey into Guinea…or so we thought.
Ethiopia is a big country. The roads are bad; distances are long. It’s an understatement to say that public transport here is not for the faint of heart.