Friend traveling to SA Botswana Namibia advice needed

Friend traveling to SA Botswana Namibia advice needed

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sussexjob

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2,057 posts

238 months

Thursday 28th July 2011
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I have friends (couple about 60yo) who are travelling out in September for 2 months in Motorhome and want advice contacts to meet, anyone in the above countries ?

Ash333

183 posts

171 months

Thursday 28th July 2011
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Take an assualt rifle

Pints

18,446 posts

201 months

Friday 29th July 2011
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In a motorhome! Seriously?

They'll need more than an assault rifle.

I quite seriously think this is a terrible idea. You might have been able to do this 20years ago but given the way things are in SA at the moment, they're asking for trouble.

lenandsons

1,317 posts

240 months

Friday 2nd September 2011
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Pints said:
In a motorhome! Seriously?

They'll need more than an assault rifle.

I quite seriously think this is a terrible idea. You might have been able to do this 20years ago but given the way things are in SA at the moment, they're asking for trouble.
Really pints give it a break for once man!!! To the OP drop me a PM

Pints

18,446 posts

201 months

Friday 2nd September 2011
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lenandsons said:
Really pints give it a break for once man!!! To the OP drop me a PM
You dragged this thread up to say that?

Do you live with your head in the sand?

lenandsons

1,317 posts

240 months

Friday 2nd September 2011
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Where I live now more like the snow. And no dragged it up to get the OP to PM me for some travel tips if still needed your post needed a reply

Zebrano

820 posts

222 months

Friday 2nd September 2011
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I did SA, Botswana and Namibia last year in a 4x4. We camped in tents over night and had great fun.

Only had 2 bits of trouble when we had a vehicle fire due to some wires rubbing and shorting out, took 2 days to get a auto electrician to come to us and rewire, and a large hole in a tire. As long as your safe and don't get put off by the crowd that surrounds you when you fill up at gas stations trying to sell you bags of "gems" and begging for cash and bottles of water then you'll be fine.


lenandsons

1,317 posts

240 months

Wednesday 7th September 2011
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Zebrano said:
I did SA, Botswana and Namibia last year in a 4x4. We camped in tents over night and had great fun.

Only had 2 bits of trouble when we had a vehicle fire due to some wires rubbing and shorting out, took 2 days to get a auto electrician to come to us and rewire, and a large hole in a tire. As long as your safe and don't get put off by the crowd that surrounds you when you fill up at gas stations trying to sell you bags of "gems" and begging for cash and bottles of water then you'll be fine.
Sounds like you had a blast. I am taking a bunch of friends from here around SA next year, we have hired 4x4's from Buffalo rentals, each truck comes with two, 2 man roof mounted tents so it promises to be a good giggle, we are doing SA, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia.