Just in case you’re planning your own Cape to Cape trip…..a few practicalities
Vaccinations required:
Tetanus
Polio
Diptheria
Hep A
Hep B
Typhoid
Rabies
Meningitis
Yellow Fever
Malaria tablets
Visas required before travel (CIBT in London used for visa processing)
Russia
Belarus
Tanzania
Zambia
Visas required on arrival
Turkey
Lebanon
Jordan
Egypt
Sudan
Ethiopia
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Risks
missing the 5am bus from the North Cape as I’ve overlaid……high risk for those that know me!
having to enter/exit Russia/Belarus by certain dates because of visa restrictions
Istanbul riots
“illegally” entering northern Turkish Cyprus and not being able to cross the border from the north into southern Greek Cyprus….despite British Embassy advising it “should be OK”….(doing this to reach Beirut from Turkey avoiding Syria)
civil war in Lebanon – a car bomb went off in Beirut last week
Egypt descending into chaos….at the moment FCO advise against all but essential travel…..which invalidates my insurance…..hmmm
being kidnapped
Technical stuff to take
Kindle
Camera
Phone
Netbook
Hard drive storage
iPod
Currently looking at contingency plans for bypassing Egypt. Seems like it will have to be an extra week in Jordan at this rate which is no great hardship as I’ve worked there previously so can visit a few old haunts. Would then fly directly to Khartoum.