For us foodies, PLEASE show us the food (brekkie, lunch and, most importantly, dinner). That would make this whole adventure complete! Thanks. You guys are doing an awesome job...thank you for sharing all of this with us!!
There was a moment at 7:59 when you make the joke about Ben's man bun, and then the music starts up that made me smile, ear to ear. Such a love of life comes across it's overwhelming. Thanks. Please keep up the amazing work. I love it.
And the bucket list just gets longer!! That lodge looked out of this world!! Great job you two.....keep up the great vids, I am not in the slightest bit jealous....grrr!!!
South,east Africa has been added to my bucket list.and after driving on sand for most of the day the size of that bath tub had your juices flowing!!Com on!!
That's nice! A good amount of scenery/landscape/wildlife. Setting the scene, gives a sense of your environment on the beautiful continent. And love the baobab moments. Thanks for sharing the adventure!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 This was so Africa! You two are enjoying the greatest experiences. On my Africa trek, border crossings were always challenging. Some took many hours of negotiating. Some included inspections with automatic rifles in hand. Others were easy and uneventful. On included a marriage proposal to a nurse travel in our group. She treated a couple of ailing border guards. One was smitten by her. I'm loving every nanosecond of your vlogs. Thank you! ❤️👊👍😎
Nicole, really enjoying these videos of your trip. Ill be moving to SA - Cape Town at the end of August from the UK, so will be adding some of these locations to my must see places to visit list for sure. Look forward to watching the rest of the epic trip ahead... Great work on the vlog
Loving your vlogs and sharing your adventures. I am sitting at my desk, in my office, eating my lunch wishing I was travelling again. Your vids help pretend that I am!! :)
Thanks so much for posting links of the lodging. I was searching the map looking for these places. Im actually learning a lot of Africa geography from your and Ben's vlogs. Love it!
Nicole! Your catching some awesome footage, of your adventure around Africa! Just a Splendid trip it's been so far! PEACE LOVE & DREAM'S!🍁 💝🗺🌐📷🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✔👌🏞🏕⛺🌄🌌🕊💞💭❣🎬
Nicole please say thanks to Ben for picking up the trash that shows you care thank you for the videos I wish they could be longer I just love your adventure be safe Jo
I've been through Zim road blocks when the economy crashed in 2008-9. Buy a case of cooking oil and give a bottle of cooking oil to each roadblock guard. They let you right through.
Great video Nicole! I'm digging the chilled vibe. Would you consider listing your fave road trip music for African road trip safari? 1. Graceland, 2. Some awesome music i don't recognize, 3. ??
McNulty030 it completely depends on how much of each country you want to see, one can spend months getting from Cape Town to Kenya, or less than a week taking the main roads. Our trip has taken 3 months & we feel that we have missed so much still.
Hi Nicole, I am not sure if you guys talked about this (even though I'm watching every second of video you are posting), but could you tell us roughly what is your monthly budget for this trip? Accommodation, food, taxes for road or national parks?
Alina Ioana We haven't really budgeted when it's just been the both of us. We have been camping mostly which is cheapest & then have luckily been hosted at quite a few lodges along the way to break it up. Food is cheap once you're out of SA & Namibia, but park fees are probably the biggest factor to budget for. I'll cover this topic in a summary video at the end of the trip.
Chris Brooks It completely depends from country to country, budgeting for park fees is also a big factor as they get pricey as you head further up. The Serengeti's park fees are ludicrous, so much so that I would really battle to justify going back & paying that amount of money again. But camping is obviously the cheapest option. I have listed the places that we have stayed so you can check out their sites & fees.
Travel With Mansoureh Its dependent on which countries you go & how you approach your trip, route etc., but yes, for the most part, it's relatively safe. And yes, depending which nationality you are, you will need visas which cost $50 for 3 months.
Hi Nicole. Sorry to report that the author of the book that you are/were reading, Kuki Gullmann, got into some trouble with local herdsmen in Kenya a few months ago - link to report here www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/23/dreamed-africa-author-kuki-gallmann-shot-wounded-kenya-conservation/ - not sure what her current situation is, but sounded quite serious.
pictsandmartyrs Yes, I saw that. It was in the lead up to the elections which took place a couple of days ago. What a shame & hope that she is alright.
Nicole Eddy Having followed up the story it appears that she has recovered and is intending to stay at her home with a positive outlook for the future. One determined and impressive lady.
Nicole Eddy There are a lot of beautiful places to stay in France or Italy etc but the one you guys are in in that location! That really adds something to it you don't find here in Europe.
Travelvids For sure, but it's also real life on the road. We also wanted to show that not all officials, like the two that we encountered on this day, and during the rest of our trip actually, should be tarnished with the same brush & that we had a positive experience after being severely warned about bribery & corruption.
Just better to post when you have left Zim. with the political situation the official can be quick to throw you in jail. Just saying ;-) enjoy the road.
Travelvids: On what evidence are you basing your theory that they may be imprisoned in Zimbabwe if officials discover that they were secretly filmed? What law is there in that particular parliamentary democracy that punishes the secret filming of minor officials with arrest and imprisonment? Please elaborate.
Hey Martin, in Africa it's the law of lawlessness. It's not a theory, its just what happens sometimes... this might not have been a threatening situation, but certain countries in Africa are known to hold people for less... They don't need a valid or legal reason to lock you up for a bit... sometimes just to scare you, sometimes just because you pissed someone off. It happens. There is always an element of Wild West still... similar situation happened to us in Namibia a year ago... we were a group of tourists from all over Europe and because i was the driver on that day he assumed I needed a work permit as a guide. ( i was on holiday with friends) I was almost arrested just because he felt like he didnt want me, as a south african with a swiss passport, trying to defend myself. I was just stating i was on holiday but told to stop talking back. Before i knew it 3 military police with guns were getting everyone out car to check for contraband and wouldnt let me go until i had a lisence to be in the coutry and for the rented car.... in the end i realised they were looking for a bribe, but i was too scared to offer one cause then they had a real reason to arrest me... they gave up because i never gave in and let me go.... like i say Africa has a the law of lawlessness and we were just saying be careful...
Travelvids: So the 'Law of Lawlessness' which is somehow fundamental to Africa like the atom is the fundamental building block of all physical matter, is what would have got them arrested despite the friendly nature of their interaction with said friendly minor officials AKA Lawless Africans (and may still get them arrested should they return to Zimbabwe and a minor official, AKA Lawless African recognizes them from one of their RUclips videos) and your evidence for this is a bad experience you had in another of Africa's 54 completely separate countries whose main similarity to Zimbabwe is it also has a parliamentary democracy and a low crime rate. OK, thank you for the clarification.
Hey! I've never seen this asked - do you guys carry a gun or like a big machete with you at all? Or pepper spray or some line of defense? You always have these amazing trips but they are in African countries that can be known to be dangerous at times (not saying they are war zones but you always got to be careful out alone in the wilderness). Have there ever been dangerous-encounter-stories? Just curious!
the real G G yea I just meant in general, like they've shown traveling all across Africa on a map before so I was wondering whether or not they carry protection since it's just the two of them
Josh David They missed out all the really dodgy African countries. The route they took was the safest route you could take when over landing from South Africa. I know Ben has his army knife with him. I doubt they have a gun or a machete with them as crossing over borders would be difficult especially with all the poaching going on in Africa. They can always use Pumba as a weapon though 😂
Josh David No weapons on us, and most definitely not, or will never carry a gun! You'd be surprised how safe traveling through Southern and most of East Africa is, and when we say that we are from South Africa, all of the locals, even in small villages bring up the crime there. Unfortunately 'Africa' as a continent has a mass stereotype of being very unsafe, but most of Southern Africa & East Africa are all very peaceful places.
In fact, if there's something that has stood out for me on this trip is that South Africa is the least friendliest in comparison, & probably the most unsafe due to the high rates of poverty.
Hi Nicole I decided to stop commenting on all non-tech channels I subscribed to. I’ll explain why. Yesterday Louis posted a vid where he talked about loosing wedding footage he shot of a wedding of a very good friend of him. Some comments where unbelievably rude, disrespectful and offensive. The reactions on my comment yesterday on your channel I found very strange. Putting words in my mouth I never used and no information gathering question but questions with a judgement built in. I’m done with that way of reasoning with one another. Nicole, where (in general) in the process we forgot to ask questions that are not leading and/or are not putting people words in their mouths they never used? Where did the rationally gathering info question go with just the sole purpose of trying to understand the other one better? The impression I have from comments on many channels, especially the non-tech ones, is that I’m reading some cheap english tabloid. There are reasons why I never read these. So I’ll stop commenting, not only on your channel but on all non-tech channels. Nevertheless I like your and Ben’s vids very much and will certainly watch them. I 'm sure somebody will shoot out of the hip again on me and this comment but that's fine. Kind Regards Ed
edsblogging. com Hey Ed, sorry to hear that. I've just gone back to reread the thread & I don't think that anyone was being unreasonable in their reply to you, I think that your initial comment was maybe worded a little strangely which made everyone react to it, so no harm meant :)
JBKfishing we actually only had good experiences with police pretty similar to this vlog, we were just very friendly & made sure we had all the necessary stuff.
For us foodies, PLEASE show us the food (brekkie, lunch and, most importantly, dinner). That would make this whole adventure complete! Thanks. You guys are doing an awesome job...thank you for sharing all of this with us!!
Beth Moody Great suggestion.
Beth Moody Haha, you're going to be sorry that you asked. It's not very interesting at all :)
There was a moment at 7:59 when you make the joke about Ben's man bun, and then the music starts up that made me smile, ear to ear. Such a love of life comes across it's overwhelming. Thanks. Please keep up the amazing work. I love it.
I always find it interesting when couples end up becoming so alike
Africa is in my heart and in my soul... and when I see your beautiful and impressive videos, i go all dewy-eyed.
Yesss Nicole finally come to Zimbabwe,Harare
Your vlogging has grown so much. Fun watching your skills increase. Stay safe!
Good on you for picking up the rubbish and keeping this beautiful land clean. Glad the car is going strong again...
Nice vlog, Nicole!
And the bucket list just gets longer!! That lodge looked out of this world!! Great job you two.....keep up the great vids, I am not in the slightest bit jealous....grrr!!!
I watch Ben's vlogs for the cinematography. I watch Nicole's for the detailed information about their trip. Lol 😂
Cool VLog. I love seeing the trip from multiple perspectives. Glad you're all putting time into the vlogs. Thanks!
Hi Nicole!!! Love ya.
South,east Africa has been added to my bucket list.and after driving on sand for most of the day the size of that bath tub had your juices flowing!!Com on!!
That's nice! A good amount of scenery/landscape/wildlife. Setting the scene, gives a sense of your environment on the beautiful continent. And love the baobab moments. Thanks for sharing the adventure!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 This was so Africa! You two are enjoying the greatest experiences. On my Africa trek, border crossings were always challenging. Some took many hours of negotiating. Some included inspections with automatic rifles in hand. Others were easy and uneventful. On included a marriage proposal to a nurse travel in our group. She treated a couple of ailing border guards. One was smitten by her. I'm loving every nanosecond of your vlogs. Thank you! ❤️👊👍😎
Awesome work!! Love the vlog!
Great vids. I'm enjoying the adventure.
That bath looks like a giant bowl for cereal LOL!
Definitely a must, to take a bath in it.
Beautiful I can't believe all the animals you've seen. Thanks!
Excellent blog, Nicole! Loving following you guys! :)
Prachtige vlog! Good vibes! Enjoy and Be safe! Gr from Amsterdam.
Nicole, really enjoying these videos of your trip. Ill be moving to SA - Cape Town at the end of August from the UK, so will be adding some of these locations to my must see places to visit list for sure.
Look forward to watching the rest of the epic trip ahead... Great work on the vlog
Loving your vlogs and sharing your adventures. I am sitting at my desk, in my office, eating my lunch wishing I was travelling again. Your vids help pretend that I am!! :)
Glad you got through the border checks / road blocks. Nice luxury place to stay. LOVELY. Great video. Thank you.
I've really been enjoying these vlogs! Thank you :D
Beautiful music choice, I loved this vlog!
Another enjoyable episode in your travels. Thanks for sharing. EDIT: that last lodge was amazing.
Thanks so much for posting links of the lodging. I was searching the map looking for these places. Im actually learning a lot of Africa geography from your and Ben's vlogs. Love it!
Kill'in it Nicole -- really enjoying these vlogs.
Amazing beautiful
I love the Pumba!!! Sand driving no prob at all!!
Thomas Ferrari yeah, Pumba loves a good sand drive :)
Ik geniet van jullie vlogs
vincent remy Baie Dankie :)
Nicole! Your catching some awesome footage, of your adventure around Africa!
Just a Splendid trip it's been so far!
PEACE LOVE & DREAM'S!🍁
💝🗺🌐📷🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✔👌🏞🏕⛺🌄🌌🕊💞💭❣🎬
Thank you for sharing your incredible journey! Sending you both happy vibes & safe Travels ✌🏼Janet ✌🏼💖☀️💖
loving these vlogs. so chill. ✅
Matetsi is sooo good!
Incredible room. That bathtub!
amazing place,,,,,
nothing more to say,,........
I forgot to say: you are the most beautiful youtube vloguer, with all respect
Nicole please say thanks to Ben for picking up the trash that shows you care thank you for the videos I wish they could be longer I just love your adventure be safe Jo
Such a sick road trip! Can only dream of going on one like this one day (hopefully soon)
I've been through Zim road blocks when the economy crashed in 2008-9. Buy a case of cooking oil and give a bottle of cooking oil to each roadblock guard. They let you right through.
Cory MacVie Gift giving worked for us sometimes too.
Welcum to kakababwe!
Thank you for calling out the d#cks and doing your part. Online influnce st its best!
Great video Nicole! I'm digging the chilled vibe.
Would you consider listing your fave road trip music for African road trip safari?
1. Graceland,
2. Some awesome music i don't recognize,
3. ??
Good idea, maybe we'll upload a road trip playlist on Spotify or somewhere :)
What an amazing house!! :O
Best sly throwaway comment +NicoleEddy at 7:58
David Chow 😂
Thank you picking up the litter. There is a theory it’s a 100 years for every meter around a baobabs truck. So 5 meters is 500 years old
Amazing sights.
sooo nice ❤
What are the temps at night? You are doing great with an iPhone.
Wow nice place.
how long does this journey take?
it's so fun watching.
bye from berlin 🤜🏼
McNulty030 it completely depends on how much of each country you want to see, one can spend months getting from Cape Town to Kenya, or less than a week taking the main roads. Our trip has taken 3 months & we feel that we have missed so much still.
Hi Nicole, I am not sure if you guys talked about this (even though I'm watching every second of video you are posting), but could you tell us roughly what is your monthly budget for this trip? Accommodation, food, taxes for road or national parks?
Alina Ioana We haven't really budgeted when it's just been the both of us. We have been camping mostly which is cheapest & then have luckily been hosted at quite a few lodges along the way to break it up. Food is cheap once you're out of SA & Namibia, but park fees are probably the biggest factor to budget for. I'll cover this topic in a summary video at the end of the trip.
Nicole Eddy Thank you, untul then safe travels. 😍
Good ..that's onr of ur great lovely vlogs ...how long will be all trip coz I saw steve also vlog with u in diffrent part ?
Katan T the Instagram stories are current. The vlogs are weeks behind
MrsManson420 I don't have instagram..and thanks for ur explaining anyway thanks .
Nicole, how much does it cost to camp in the locations you have visited and for a room like you showed in this vlog? Thank you.
Chris Brooks It completely depends from country to country, budgeting for park fees is also a big factor as they get pricey as you head further up. The Serengeti's park fees are ludicrous, so much so that I would really battle to justify going back & paying that amount of money again.
But camping is obviously the cheapest option. I have listed the places that we have stayed so you can check out their sites & fees.
Hi Nicole, where do you guys get your maps of Africa? Maps/atlases/road maps, etc. Thanks for any help!
We've actually been using a combination of Google Maps & Tracks for Africa :)
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 Best place on the Planet...u guy's are great...reporting from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼. And 🇺🇸 USA...Vicfallscarnival com dec 2021.
ugh I miss Zim sooooo much!!!
Loving your vlogs Nicool :)
EEEEEEEEPPPPPPIIIIIIICCCCCC....OOOOOMMMMMGGGGGG😳😳
What is the cost per night in US dollars for that beautiful place with the pool on the river? Thanks!
The bath is a teacup. Like the Disneyland mad-hatter ride.
I hate people who litter! Thanks for picking up the trash.
older than jeremy's man bun (is this how you write it?) hahahaha sooo good!
Is it easy and safe to drive through African countries? Do you need any kind of permission or different visas?
Travel With Mansoureh Its dependent on which countries you go & how you approach your trip, route etc., but yes, for the most part, it's relatively safe. And yes, depending which nationality you are, you will need visas which cost $50 for 3 months.
Africa
is ben going to uplode today too?
I'd imagine that tree is around 600 years old. It must have been very difficult to grow that old in such an ecosystem.
Saw a little typo
You're making my fiance and I want to go on a safari honeymoon
I AM SO JEALOUS I WANT TO BE THERE AHHHHH
Honey Badger don't care, Damit, I'm still looking for the Ele's, come on Ben zoom dammit zoom hahahaha
how about that first name exchange with the border check
Peter Harris first name comms?
The audio is so low for me. :| Not sure its a problem from my side or yours.
Mugabe seems to have lived forever , Zimbabwe will prosper once he is dead !
I see Dick King also initialled the Baobab tree.
Terry McGahey Nothing like the exhilarating feeling of carving your name into an ancient piece of Earth #idiots
Hi Nicole. Sorry to report that the author of the book that you are/were reading, Kuki Gullmann, got into some trouble with local herdsmen in Kenya a few months ago - link to report here www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/23/dreamed-africa-author-kuki-gallmann-shot-wounded-kenya-conservation/ - not sure what her current situation is, but sounded quite serious.
pictsandmartyrs Yes, I saw that. It was in the lead up to the elections which took place a couple of days ago. What a shame & hope that she is alright.
Nicole Eddy Having followed up the story it appears that she has recovered and is intending to stay at her home with a positive outlook for the future. One determined and impressive lady.
I think there Mic broke or died three quarters the way through oh no!
Nice place even for European standards!
edsblogging. com what exactly are European standards?
Nicole Eddy There are a lot of beautiful places to stay in France or Italy etc but the one you guys are in in that location! That really adds something to it you don't find here in Europe.
You really can't compare any continents to each other.... I'm from Europe too but I don't really see why "our" standards would be higher?
JToD JToD yeah completely agree, I don't think that Europe has any higher standards compared to anywhere else in the world.
JToD Did anyone say that? I don't read that anywhere. For an European never bin to Africa this came a bit as a surprise. That's all
The border agent looked thrown off at the warthog comment lol
Why doesn't Ben just let her borrow a camera. Doesnt he have like three?
Didnt you watch the vlog before this one? He said he's gonna give her one of his.
I would be a little bid more careful filming official in Zim. Just saying 😬
Travelvids For sure, but it's also real life on the road. We also wanted to show that not all officials, like the two that we encountered on this day, and during the rest of our trip actually, should be tarnished with the same brush & that we had a positive experience after being severely warned about bribery & corruption.
Just better to post when you have left Zim. with the political situation the official can be quick to throw you in jail.
Just saying ;-)
enjoy the road.
Travelvids: On what evidence are you basing your theory that they may be imprisoned in Zimbabwe if officials discover that they were secretly filmed? What law is there in that particular parliamentary democracy that punishes the secret filming of minor officials with arrest and imprisonment? Please elaborate.
Hey Martin, in Africa it's the law of lawlessness. It's not a theory, its just what happens sometimes... this might not have been a threatening situation, but certain countries in Africa are known to hold people for less... They don't need a valid or legal reason to lock you up for a bit... sometimes just to scare you, sometimes just because you pissed someone off. It happens. There is always an element of Wild West still... similar situation happened to us in Namibia a year ago... we were a group of tourists from all over Europe and because i was the driver on that day he assumed I needed a work permit as a guide. ( i was on holiday with friends) I was almost arrested just because he felt like he didnt want me, as a south african with a swiss passport, trying to defend myself. I was just stating i was on holiday but told to stop talking back. Before i knew it 3 military police with guns were getting everyone out car to check for contraband and wouldnt let me go until i had a lisence to be in the coutry and for the rented car.... in the end i realised they were looking for a bribe, but i was too scared to offer one cause then they had a real reason to arrest me... they gave up because i never gave in and let me go.... like i say Africa has a the law of lawlessness and we were just saying be careful...
Travelvids: So the 'Law of Lawlessness' which is somehow fundamental to Africa like the atom is the fundamental building block of all physical matter, is what would have got them arrested despite the friendly nature of their interaction with said friendly minor officials AKA Lawless Africans (and may still get them arrested should they return to Zimbabwe and a minor official, AKA Lawless African recognizes them from one of their RUclips videos) and your evidence for this is a bad experience you had in another of Africa's 54 completely separate countries whose main similarity to Zimbabwe is it also has a parliamentary democracy and a low crime rate. OK, thank you for the clarification.
Hey! I've never seen this asked - do you guys carry a gun or like a big machete with you at all? Or pepper spray or some line of defense?
You always have these amazing trips but they are in African countries that can be known to be dangerous at times (not saying they are war zones but you always got to be careful out alone in the wilderness). Have there ever been dangerous-encounter-stories? Just curious!
Josh David zimbabwe is one of the most peaceful country in the southern part of Africa
the real G G yea I just meant in general, like they've shown traveling all across Africa on a map before so I was wondering whether or not they carry protection since it's just the two of them
Josh David They missed out all the really dodgy African countries. The route they took was the safest route you could take when over landing from South Africa. I know Ben has his army knife with him. I doubt they have a gun or a machete with them as crossing over borders would be difficult especially with all the poaching going on in Africa. They can always use Pumba as a weapon though 😂
Josh David No weapons on us, and most definitely not, or will never carry a gun! You'd be surprised how safe traveling through Southern and most of East Africa is, and when we say that we are from South Africa, all of the locals, even in small villages bring up the crime there. Unfortunately 'Africa' as a continent has a mass stereotype of being very unsafe, but most of Southern Africa & East Africa are all very peaceful places.
In fact, if there's something that has stood out for me on this trip is that South Africa is the least friendliest in comparison, & probably the most unsafe due to the high rates of poverty.
Infinity pool, too much.
Hi Nicole
I decided to stop commenting on all non-tech channels I subscribed to.
I’ll explain why.
Yesterday Louis posted a vid where he talked about loosing wedding footage he shot of a wedding of a very good friend of him. Some comments where unbelievably rude, disrespectful and offensive.
The reactions on my comment yesterday on your channel I found very strange. Putting words in my mouth I never used and no information gathering question but questions with a judgement built in. I’m done with that way of reasoning with one another.
Nicole, where (in general) in the process we forgot to ask questions that are not leading and/or are not putting people words in their mouths they never used?
Where did the rationally gathering info question go with just the sole purpose of trying to understand the other one better?
The impression I have from comments on many channels, especially the non-tech ones, is that I’m reading some cheap english tabloid. There are reasons why I never read these.
So I’ll stop commenting, not only on your channel but on all non-tech channels.
Nevertheless I like your and Ben’s vids very much and will certainly watch them.
I 'm sure somebody will shoot out of the hip again on me and this comment but that's fine.
Kind Regards
Ed
edsblogging. com Hey Ed, sorry to hear that. I've just gone back to reread the thread & I don't think that anyone was being unreasonable in their reply to you, I think that your initial comment was maybe worded a little strangely which made everyone react to it, so no harm meant :)
I warned you about our police 👮 they are ctap
JBKfishing we actually only had good experiences with police pretty similar to this vlog, we were just very friendly & made sure we had all the necessary stuff.
Nicole Eddy thats good Glad they weren’t that bad. Normally a pain in the arse