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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
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Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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1 year on the road - FAQS, hints & Tips

Hi Folks

We finished our 1 year road trip down West & central Africa and have posted an FAQ / hints and tips list covering a whole range of stuff from medical, security, borders, bribes, visas, photography etc..etc....Most of it is applicable to two or four wheel travel in most counties.

You can view it at our website: FAQs - Langebaan Sunset - Stonehenge UK to Cape Town SA - 2010/11

Hope it helps with your own trip planning

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Great stuff! Thanks!
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Some good reflections in amongst those tid-bits.

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Very nice study that you have done on safety things that should be kept in mind while traveling. Some really important tips that will help in my road trip next time.
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Great info and shared detail about routes and usefull local shop..., I will use some of them for my next trip in Africa
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Well done!
Very nice summary!!!!
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Its funny to see how different peoples needs are. Most of the things on your top 10 to take list i did not take while things wich were importend for me are missing
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Congrats!!! great stuff...
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Awesome info! thank you so much.

Will be studying this for a while
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