Welcome to Macclesfields Finest, this is the story of two likely lads who attempted to drive from Macclesfield to South Africa with the help of their trusty Landrover ‘camilla’. Needless to say we didn’t make it, but we had some great adventures along the way.
There were breakdowns, parties, near deaths, deaths, thefts, injuries and more breakdowns…
The map bar on the right hand side plots our meandering journey. click on a flag to view the country and the posts from that country. Alternatively zoom in closer and see where we posted entries, click on the marker points to read that entry.
If you want to read the whole thing, then here is a good place to start….
Otherwise you may be interested in the more exciting stuff!
Nigeria (Lagos)
Congo (Brazzaville)
DRC (Kinshasa)
On our return we had a little bit of coverage from the guardian, and closer to home before we left the glorious Macclesfield Express printed an article on us.
Planning a trip yourself? If so feel free to leave me a question and i’ll see if I can help. Here are some useful links for advice and people offering their own tailor made trips.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Thanks to the overland network for linking to me!
September 12th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
What an excellent update on what was originally a very good website!
December 14th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Hello,
I’m just about to leave the UK for an African overland trip similar to yours and found your site really interesting. We’ve added a link to your site from ours - see http://www.mindtheelephant.com Hope you don’t mind!
December 14th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Hey hannah, thanks for the link, I just took a look your description was very true. All the best with you trip!
March 29th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Your blog is so informative
April 11th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Hi
im planning a trip from the uk to south africa .do you know anyone that does trips like this that i can join..
April 12th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Hi Paul, there are quite a few overland tour companies that do trips, people like Dragoman etc. If you are looking to join a tour they are probably a good bet. I personally would try and find a travel companion or two and do it yourself, its a bit more rewarding and you have all the freedom in the world!