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A significant part of the earth’s oxygen gets replenished from carbon dioxide in the rainforests along the equator. For every person on our planet there are currently more than 400 trees, but they are disappearing - part of the price paid for relentless economic development. As a result, carbon...

At 125 kkm, my Africa Twin has probably reached its economic half-life thirteen years after I bought it. It was one of the last XRV750Y models sold at a 12.5% discount when Honda decided to terminate one of its iconic models in deference to the GS onslaught. It's never let me down and has...

September. Spring. Speedweek. Since 2012 Speedweek has become an annual institution at the far-flung pan in the Kalahari desert of the Northern Cape province. Through good organising and the support of some key sponsors, as well as the Northern Cape government, Hakskeenpan has been put on the...

Madagascar is often called the world’s oldest island. At some 1600 km in length and nearly 600 km across it is also the 4th largest and it has a population of some 22 million souls. Of these, 70% live below the poverty line of one dollar per day. In December 2012 I rode to Ilha de Mocambique...

Mozambique Island lies 1500 km north of Maputu as the proverbial crow flies. The latter replaced it as Mozambique’s capital in 1898 when it simply became too small to house the burgeoning population. Today it is a World Heritage Site, but a shadow of its former glory. Time to take a look before...