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Photo by Alessio Corradini, on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, of two locals

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by Alessio Corradini,
on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia,
of two locals



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S & E Africa travel blog

Hello Hubb - the missus and I have been on the road for about four months. We have our own vehicle, bought in SA, and this time around we're driving from Southern Africa to East Africa and back. We're in Kenya now, so far so good!

We just got back from Turkana and will head to Uganda in the next few weeks. I have a blog, mostly for friends and family back home, but if anyone is particularly bored and wants to check it out, here it the most recent post: https://stuckinlowgear.com/exploring-lake-natron/

I'm running a few weeks behind on the blog, but so it goes.

Thanks to all the Hubb-ers and the fantastic information that is shared here, I really appreciate it.
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Thanks for the link - I appreciate how much work the blog is - keep it up please : )

Lots of good memories recalled.
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Thanks for the link - I appreciate how much work the blog is - keep it up please : )

Lots of good memories recalled.
I will do what I can!
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New blog post is up. Do people want me to post updates as they come, or are people subscribing to the blog?

https://stuckinlowgear.com/prehistor...national-park/
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Also when we readers do set a favorite, sometimes we will forget to reopen.

Guess we all would like to get updates noted here at hubb too!

Stunning pictures!

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New blog post is up. Do people want me to post updates as they come, or are people subscribing to the blog?

https://stuckinlowgear.com/prehistor...national-park/
I've subscribed.

Thanks
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Next post is up, to Aberdare NP, Kenya

https://stuckinlowgear.com/nairobi-n...national-park/

We are taking advantage of good wifi here and taking care of some business back home (taxes...). I'm just about ready to hit the road again!
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Next post is up...

https://stuckinlowgear.com/samburu-national-reserve/

Next..to Turkana. I no nothing of motorcycling, but I think this area would be great riding.
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Many thanks for the links,
It appears your living the dream,many of us can't...
Travel safe..
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Next..to Turkana. I no nothing of motorcycling, but I think this area would be great riding.
If you spend any time on the western shore then Eliye Springs is a great stop, and you can take a boat trip to Central Island National Park - probably the least visited NP in Kenya.
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Next post is up... Lake Turkana! https://stuckinlowgear.com/lake-turk...national-park/
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Thank you sir! We are doing our best
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We finished the Turkana leg of our trip, good stuff:

https://stuckinlowgear.com/chalbi-ka...s-and-shiftas/
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Great Report

A great report and we did nearly the same route on our route back to Spain and were by Lake Turkana August 2019 - one of the highlights travelling the East of Africa.
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After much delay, the next post is up:

https://stuckinlowgear.com/masai-mara-lake-baringo/
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