The journey from Karonga to Chitimba, a distance of approximately 91 km, took us about 5.5 hours, largely due to the road’s poor condition. Although the M1 is fully paved, several...
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.
After 20 years in the travel industry, looking after our customers, we finally decided to travel and explore the world in a different way, to enjoy and ‘Live the Life’.
We were preparing this project for more than two years, and at the beginning we had no idea how to build the truck or how difficult and complicated it would be. We were learning it all by doing it - the best way we could. It seemed impossible until it was done. It also wasn't easy to swap a professional career with working holidays to be able to make this project come true.
But as time flies and we are not getting any younger, we loaded the truck with all the necessary stuff, hit the road and started our amazing journey on July 6, 2018.
Our Truck
The journey from Karonga to Chitimba, a distance of approximately 91 km, took us about 5.5 hours, largely due to the road’s poor condition. Although the M1 is fully paved, several...
Karonga is one of Malawi’s northernmost and most culturally significant towns, situated on the western shores of Lake Malawi, approximately 48 km from the Tanzanian border. Today, it is a lively...
On the way to the border, we filled our fuel tanks and carried an extra 100 litres of diesel in canisters, as fuel supplies in Malawi can be unpredictable. When we arrived, we discovered that the...