Comment: Alrighty. Just a message to express my jealously of your trip. Been checking out your website over the last 6 months wishing I was still in Africa, but its inspiring me to be taking a year or two out pretty soon! You'll have to make sure you make it to the best country in the world...Scotland.No point in going most of the way up the world to stop before reaching paradise!
Name: Martin
Email:
Welcome Page: http://www.africa-overland.net
Country: UK
IP Address: 82.3.219.203
Date: 30 Apr 2008 16:03:24 GMT
Comment: Fantastic trip... have a cold beer for us!
Comment: Hey Jacinda and Paul
So cool to follow your trip! I am inspired and hope one day to be able to do something similar! I am the dane you met on safari in TZ (Tia Maria) and hope one day to meet you guys again!
Have a great trip through fantastic Europe as well!
Hugs Tine Marie
Name: Tim & Sandra Roberts
Email: robsquad@iinet.net.au
Welcome Page:
Country: PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
IP Address: 203.59.141.207
Date: 2 May 2008 05:10:15 GMT
Comment: Hey Paul & Jacinda,
It has been so awesome following your trip through Africa. It has brought back loads of memories of our trip from Cape Town to Nairobi in 1999. You cannot experience, witness and live in Africa without being a slightly better person for it. So much more grateful and appreciative of what we have at home, yet in awe of a nature, that we will never know in Australia.
Keep safe and we look forward to catching up when you guys get home.
Love Tim, Sandra, Tayah & Griffin
Dear Paul and Jacinda,
It's fantastic to read of your wonderful journey
through Africa and the Middle East, as you head for my home city of London.
In 1973 my wife and I plus our two kids, then aged 6 and 3½, did something
similar, but in reverse through Africa i.e. we started in London and ended in
Capetown. We then shipped from Durban to Bombay to see India and Nepal,
before driving home overland via Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, etc.
Altogether we took just under a year (we didn't feel we could take the kids out
of school for longer); visited 26 countries; and covered well over 40,000 kms -
all by long wheelbase standard Land-Rover converted to sleep the 4 of us inside.
Wow, it was an incredible, unforgettable year, and I can imagine how much you
are enjoying your travels. I specially envy you taking the western route up
through Africa to Nairobi, and passing through Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and parts
of the Middle East, but I'm guessing that you in turn may envy our being able to
cross the Sahara via Algeria & Niger and also pass through (then) Zaire
& Rwanda to reach Nairobi, after which we only did the tarmac run down via
Tanzania, Zambia and (then) Rhodesia to Jo'burg and Capetown.
Your blog/site is well presented and
interesting, and I have been enjoyingd browsing through it. Lots of luck with
the rest of your travels, and have a great celebration in London!
:-)
With warm regards, and in
genuine admiration of what you are doing - Tim Wrey
(now living in the international township of Auroville in
India)
Name: Cliff Surtees
Email: cliff.surtees@gmail.com
Welcome Page: http://www.trinity-rocks.co.uk
Country: BULGARIA
IP Address: 83.228.39.65
Date: 20 May 2008 06:28:10 GMT
Comment: Hello Jacinda and Paul, Cliff here from Trinity Rocks Farm. It was so nice to meet you. I wish you a safe and happy journey. What an amazing adventure. I would like to ask what was the scariest place you visited.
Take care & God bless,
Cliff
CLIFF - SCARIEST PLACE, 3 HOURS IN WEST KENYA POST ELECTIONS
Name: alex miles
Email: grantalex@iinet.com.au
Welcome Page:
Country: AUSTRALIA
IP Address: 124.169.18.120
Date: 12 Jun 2008 08:00:59 GMT
Comment: Hi guys. I'm still so enjoying your website, it makes me want to jump on the next plane to capetown. Would love to take Ollie one day, best education I think! We miss you and can't wait to see you when you get home
Love Alex x
Name: patrick mitchell
Email: padda65@hotmail.com
Welcome Page:
Country: AUSTRALIA
IP Address: 122.99.86.72
Date: 13 Jul 2008 03:27:21 GMT
Comment: hi guys ive just checked up on your latest adventures. i met you both briefly in the restaurant in cairo at the pyramids waiting for the sound and light show. i remember youd been ripped off by the camel jockeys and managed to get a buy one get one free meal from the owner of the restaurant.very well done i thought.good to see youve continued to have an amazing adventure to tell your grandchildren about one day. cheers and all the best patrick mitchell geelong australia
Name: James Hunt
Email: jameshuntmanagement@hotmail.com
Welcome Page:
Country: IRELAND
IP Address: 78.152.248.174
Date: 16 Jul 2008 20:17:05 GMT
Comment: Read your story from cover to cover and what a story, as I am planning a trip like your one I was going to take a 110 defender but you have convinced me a Disco is better. I also plan to take my two kids with me boy is 15 girl is 12 what is your view on this? did you meet any overlanders with kids on your trip? once again thanks for a great story.
Hi James - We hope you have a great time. The kids should enjoy it. We have met several overlanders who have their children with them and even home school them along the way. As for the Disco, its not better just different. It is all about pros and cons. The defender actually has more room and can carry more weight which could be a big factor with the whole family to fit in. It is also more rugged, and might suit you a little better perhaps...Enjoy no matter what you end up with.
