Namibia: Gocheganas Ioana, 30 October 202310 July 2025 Gocheganas was our first stop after leaving Windhoek. We started seeing wildlife pretty much as soon as we turned onto the gravel road: two meerkats that crossed the road, some baboons (which apparently can be quite aggressive), a kudu, some springboks and waterbucks. Gocheganas lodge is on top of a… Continue Reading
Perth to Lake Ballard and back Ioana, 26 October 202316 August 2024 Lake Ballard had been on our bucket list for a while, so we decided to use a few days off on either side of a weekend to go and see it. We followed the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme for most of the way – a huge engineering achievement that was… Continue Reading
Los Angeles Ioana, 17 October 202318 August 2025 Mission Inn looks different in daylight / morning sunlight (and not as good as at night). From Riverside we drove 76 miles to Santa Monica Pier, where the route finishes (or maybe doesn’t… there is some debate about that, with Mel’s diner claiming this end as well). The drive was… Continue Reading
Route 66: Las Vegas to LA Ioana, 16 October 202318 August 2025 We first stopped to get some fuel from a small place called Jean – where they had 96 bowsers and most of them were being used when we pulled in! We then drove about 30 miles to Goodsprings to have breakfast at the Pioneer Hotel – apparently the oldest tavern… Continue Reading
Las Vegas Ioana, 15 October 202318 August 2024 We spent a whole day in Vegas. We started with a very American (in size and taste) breakfast at Peppermill diner where we “admired” their red neon-lit gas-fire cocktail lounge. Next we went to Shelby’s where an old guide called Austin, a huge admirer of Shelby, showed us around their… Continue Reading