Tag: car

Drawing of a blue SadCars rental car in front of a glacier in Iceland

Renting a SADcar in Iceland – My Experience Driving A Second-Hand Car Around Route 1

January 13, 2021

Meet Sick Car, our transportation around Iceland. It was the nickname we gave to a little Toyota-that-could, which we rented from Icelandic car rental company SADcars. SADcars is a car rental company that rents fairly new, second hand cars at very low prices, perfect for budget visitors who can’t afford hundreds of Euros for a … More Renting a SADcar in Iceland – My Experience Driving A Second-Hand Car Around Route 1

Drawing of hippopotamus road sign in South africa

Road tripping in South Africa – Mozambique to Newcastle

December 15, 2016

Our final African border crossing was the Lebombo/Komatiepoort border from southern Mozambique into the northeast corner of South Africa.  Wessel was excited to put his feet on home soil. We all were; the trip so far had been weeks of relentless driving, from dawn to dusk some days. We wanted to put our feet up with a cold drink, do our washing, have a long shower, … More Road tripping in South Africa – Mozambique to Newcastle

Sketch of palm tree groves in Mozambique

Zalala Beach – the most disappointing beach in Mozambique?

December 13, 2016

I wore my sunglasses as I drove. Zalala Beach wasn’t far. The last light of the day was filtering through the coconut plantation in flickers of soft orange. With the sun setting, we were driving hard to find a place to sleep. The road through the palms was long, narrow, and straight as an arrow, … More Zalala Beach – the most disappointing beach in Mozambique?