Comments on: Countdown Update. Party Grows Larger. Kenya is Dangerous.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:07:38 +0000

@Ty

Thanks for the link – I had used it to discover the train from Lusaka(ish) to Dar es Salaam, which will save almost a thousand km of bus rides. Which my bum will be most thankful for :) Where there are trains, I will definitely be taking them, as having a bed during the journey and the comfort to settle with your own thoughts and watch the world go by is priceless. There will also be more than enough busing around later to make up for it!

@Alison
Thanks for the encouragement! I realised afterwards that I had my maths regarding fortnights wholly wrong (today marks 60 days to go), but the clock is still counting down way too fast!

By: Alison from Cape Town

Alison from Cape Town — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:54:20 +0000

Looking forward to following the blog when you get going. This is not the latest post, so I know it is less than 3 fortnights to departure :-) I will be waiting eagerly for updates, this will be a great journey to follow.

By: Ty

Ty — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:05:01 +0000

Thanx for your offer, I sure will need it while navigating through SA, dont hesitate to holla if you need any assistance while in east Africa.

My intinerary goes through Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia/Thailand, all by using boat/train/bus. I’m really looking forward to this trip and I’m sure it wont dissapoint.

I’m a big advocate of overland transportation by public means as it is the best way to closely interact with the culture and thus have a more fullfilling trip. I found a very helpful resource in planning train/bus trips, maybe you might find it useful:

http://seat61.com/

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:04:28 +0000

Hi Ty

Thanks very much for the information – it’s so much more useful to hear from people who know the place than digging through news reports on the internet.

Your own trip sounds absolutely amazing. Japan to Singapore will blow your mind! Are you going to be going through Vietnam/Cambodia/Thailand as well? If you have any questions about South Africa closer to your arrival here, please just yell – I would be delighted to answer any questions you have on my home ground :)

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:03:07 +0000

Woot woot!
I’m getting that butterfly stomach feeling… I likes it :)

By: Ty

Ty — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:22:29 +0000

I came across your website while researching my own Cape Town to Cairo trip coming up right after the World Cup in beautiful South Africa. This is part of a round-the-world safari and the first leg will take me through Japan to Singapore overland(and boat) before flying to Cape Town right on time for the World Cup semi finals.

I’ve read your blogs but never commented until you blogged about Kenya, which happens to be my country of origin(I’m now also an America citizen, easier to travel on a US passport). Well, here’s what I can tell you about your safety concerns on your way to Ethiopia via Moyale. Most of these clashes are inter-tribal and go back many years. Its mostly cattle rustling which is a culture on itself in that part of Kenya. Kenyans can show tremendous savagery but they have some sense to confine it to themselves. Even during the worst of our post-election violence in 2007/8, not a single tourist was hurt.

And that road from Nairobi to Moyale is well travelled. Back in the days there used to be a lot of banditry but with the police offering armed escorts, the bandits had to find another career.

I will be following your blog as it will give me a preview of what to expect when I take the same trip.

Safiri salama!