In Southern Africa, which includes Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa, game viewing is usually best in the dry-winter months between May and October, when egetation start withering and easily visible wildlife clusters around...
Improving Your Fuel Consumption
The chances are your 4wd won’t be winning any awards for fuel economy. It’s just the way it is. It takes a decent-sized engine with a bit of grunt to pull your vehicle through the rough bits, and that means fuel consumption is going to be higher than an everyday car....
Chicken Pad Thai
50ml tamarind water (mix 1tsp tamarind paste with 50ml water) 40ml fish sauce 30g palm sugar or 2 tbsp caster sugar 200g wide flat rice noodles Vegetable oil 8 chicken thighs sliced 4 spring onions, sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced 1 red chilli, deseeded, finely...
Water Crossings
The most fun thing you can do with your 4wd is a water crossing. It can also be the most challenging and expensive. Your 4wd is not an amphibious vehicle. Because they are not waterproof, the actual depth of water you can cross depends on the vehicle you are crossing...
Grilled Octopus
Ingredients 1 kg fresh octopus 2 tsp olive oil 2 garlic clovesroughly chopped Juice from 1 lemon Salt and pepper to taste 1/2tsp fresh coriander 2tspchopped fresh parsley 1 sprig spring onion Method 1. Place octopus in a pot and cover with enough water. Bring to a...
Driving On Corrogations
If you spend a lot of time exploring Afrika you're going to get familiar with unfinished road. A good 4wd vehicle will handle most of these easily, letting you get around no problems. A lot of that depends on the condition of the road though. Bad drainage and lots of...
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