Happy and prosperous new year 2012!

Mlawula Nature Reserve

Exploring the roads of Swaziland.

Thanks to very open and friendly people I've got an once-in-a-life-time opportunity to explore the country of Swaziland with them, the locals, now my respected friends. We went on our motorbikes of course.:) Three BMW's and one YAMAHA. Thank you Sergio and Louie and your wifes and children and parents... Thank you for this great support you are showing to me here in Swaziland. It's a honour for me to share this trip with you. Also thank you to Sundowners lodge and backpackers in Malkerns which is great place to stay.

Off road near Ezulwini

BMW and Yamaha

Louie Sergio Richard

Richard Sergio

Lake near Louie's home

2 BMWs

Sergio, Louie and 1920

Sergio's place

Parking place

My bed on the gallery

Cleaning the pool

Nice view

First page

Fire on 24th Dec 2011

Merry Swazi Christmas

Pick'n'Pay

Soul Brothers in House on fire!

If you drive in a white Mercedes Benz year around 1982 and you come to the door and you start to dance already next to the security guys while waiting for the ticket... This means it's Friday 9.12.2011 and you came to The Soul Brothers concert at the one of the best venues around, House on fire!!!! This is Swaziland's night life.

We arrived

Action is already there

Vibrating people

Brothers investing soul

Yebo

Soul sweat

Simply party

4 hours without a break!!!!

YEBO, great musicians, 
great venue, great show!
THANK YOU VM

From Johannesburg, SA.

Swaziland, the land of ..

forests, good tarmac roads, mountains, national parks, casinos, music, dance, the king, also poligamy and nowadays also popular MCP*... Also the land of very kind people. It looks very organized country but also very traditional on the other side. It's size can be compared to Slovenia. It is also the last african political system in Africa like I was told and if understood correctly?
*MCP = Multiple Concurrent Partnerships = ... = ....

THE ROAD
From Maputo (Mozambique) I am riding cca 70 kms southwest in direction of Swaziland and SA borders. I decide to turn to Vila Goba. After Vila Goba I enter the land of Swaziland. People on the border are really friendly and organized. I have no problems with documents for motorbike. I decide not to drive to some city too soon so I turn right at the sign for the first national park. I ride for 20 kms on a dirt road and I see impalas, zebras, nyala...s jumping accross the road and also warthogs (kind of big asymetric shaped pig-dog:) After that I enter another national park and I see a girrafa from very close. After that I stop for the night at Hlana Royal National Park. I sleep in my tent while elephants are walking just in the neighbourhood.

First kilometres in Swaziland

First national park

First official

First curves

First train sign

First flower

First turtle

First tomato truck

Hope not my last money

Not my last beer

Hope not last view of my bags

Not first and not last cows

Last bets

Rear wheel

Young shepherd

Right curve

Left trottle

Big Band?

First fire

First really good pizza in Africa

Front door of mia casa