Of Thimba’s flatulence, the crisis and other relevant issues

O.k., since I coined this blog “Travels with Thimba”, it is more than appropriate that I should share some thoughts on what the road trip with my canine companion is like. So far. And having only crossed Europe to the south of Spain in a very relaxed sort of way, and on impeccably...
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the photographs

I have added a link to my photography site in the menu at the top of the page, and will be adding galleries to it with images from each country en route.  Until then it shows mainly pictures from recent travels to Morocco, Paris, Barbados (all in 2013), and Malaysia (2012). Below...
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Overlanding with a dog: Sudan-Egypt border

There’s one border that Thimba will have to tackle all on her own: the border between Sudan and Egypt. It can only be crossed with a passenger ferry on Lake Nasser. The cars are transported on a separate barge. Dogs are not allowed on the passenger ferry, so Thimba will be stuck on the...
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“The world is a book….

…and those who do not travel read only one page” (Saint Augustine). Non-exisiting hotels, a recommended restaurant with a cockroach infested kitchen, or an undiscovered and unspoilt paradise with busloads of noisy Chinese. Anyone who has ever used a guidebook will have had similar...
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