A good safari boot is the one thing that is a must when it comes to safari wear and bushwalks. Sure you can dress up in khaki, leather, leopard print, and dark green, but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter all that much about what you wear on safari if you don’t have the shoe. However, protecting your feet in the bush is important. If your safari has plans to do any bush walks in search of the “Big Five” picking up a good pair of boots before your trip is a necessity. A good pair of safari boots are … Read More
A Women’s Safari Clothing Checklist
Women’s safari clothing can be a mystery to any first timer in Africa. An African safari will can be one of the greatest highlights of your life. However, any great safari can be spoiled with the wrong clothes, so it’s important to come prepared for safari. Before I came to Africa I knew nothing about women’s safari clothing or what to pack. Countless safaris throughout Southern and Eastern Africa later and these are items I would make sure to bring on your first African safari. Choosing Women’s Safari Clothing I love greens, beige, and khaki just as much as the next wannabe Merryl Streep … Read More
Best Camera For Safari: What Camera Is Best For You?
What’s the best camera for safari? It’s likely one of the first questions every traveler coming to Africa asks after booking a safari. Having a decent camera for safari is on the top of our recommendation list. While it’s not a necessity and we’re big believers in making sure to put the camera down and actually save some photos in your memory there is thrill in grabbing that perfect safari photo. There are a number of aspects to consider when looking for the best safari camera possible. This post is not meant for professional photographers. If you’re likely at that level … Read More
Best Daypack For Travel Around The World
It’s become commonplace to travel with two bags. One is your main piece of luggage – a suitcase, duffel bag, or backpack. The other bag is your daypack or carry on bag. So, what’s the best daypack for travel? While we’ve already dived into the best carry on backpacks, those are more designed for people looking to pack it all in one bag. Even then you may need a daypack when hopping around cities, and an urban daypack is great for carrying a camera, laptop, map, headphones, or your favorite water bottle. It’s pretty easy to neglect the daypack, but … Read More
Best Travel Water Bottle To Carry On Your Next Trip
It should be no surprise that having the best travel water bottle is important to us. We have talked about how plastic is destroying our planet many times on our site, and take notice when hotels make a push to reduce plastic water bottles and opt for water filtration systems instead. However, we can not solely rely on businesses to make the shift to reducing plastic use, we as the consumer have to as well. That means carrying a great water bottle. Besides saving the environment from plastic waste, staying hydrated is essential when traveling. It’s easy to neglect your body … Read More
Best Packing Cubes For Long Term Travel
Living on the road means we pack and unpack our bags a lot, as in a couple times a week. Packing can be a total drag, but we both invested in some of the best packing cubes we could find and it saves us a lot of time. We were skeptical when we first bought something to organize our bags. However, we have to be honest, it’s two years later and we are going strong in the same packing cubes. After about a year of having a fantastic packing experience every other morning with my cubes, I had the genius idea … Read More
The Best Travel Pillows for Long Haul Flights: J Pillow, Cabeau Evolution Pillow, Trtl, and More
Looking for the best travel pillow for a long haul flight? We’ve reviewed the J Pillow, Skyrest Travel, Trtl Pillow, Therm-a-Rest, and Cabeau Evolution Pillow – all some of the best travel pillows on the market. What does a great travel pillow mean? No more leaning on nasty germ filled windows, no more stiff necks, and no more red eye flights filled with no sleep. It’s time to get a decent sleep on long distance flights. We always pack one in our carry on bags, and they make a world of difference on the body. First things first lets take … Read More
Africa Camping: The Basic Camping Checklist for Overlanders
Whether you’ve chosen to self-drive Africa or join in on an overland safari, chances are you will be camping in Africa at some point. Africa is not as developed as the rest of the world meaning hotels, guesthouses, and hostels are few and far between. We’ve had a lot of trial and error with basic camping and Africa, but here are our top recommendations to get you through Africa camping! The Africa Camping Basic Essentials A comfortable tent: We bought our tent at Cape Union Mart in Cape Town before we left. We opted for a 3 person even though there are … Read More
Overland Vehicle Equipment and Gear List for Traveling Africa
There is no perfect overland vehicle equipment or gear list when it comes to traveling Africa. What items works best in one overland truck may be worthless in another. However, there is no denying that what you pack in your overland vehicle is essential to the success of your trip. I spent a lot of time researching, shopping, and traveling to reach a gear list for an overland vehicle. This is the basics of what we’re currently carrying in our truck. We’re in the midst of an overland trip from Cape Town to Nairobi. We just set out on our greatest adventure … Read More
The Ultimate Girls Packing List for Africa
Are you wondering what to pack for Africa? Packing for Africa can be downright daunting, unless you have a handy Africa packing list. Whether you’re on an overland safari, on a mission trip, or just traveling around the massive continent making sure you’re well packed for Africa is essential. Once you get outside of South Africa and capital cities in Africa, it will be hard to replenish your wardrobe and even a little difficult to stock up on bare essentials. It’s true that Africa is a huge and vast continent and of course the climate varies from what time of … Read More