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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 เม.ย. 2023
- We cross the border into Malawi and very soon get into problems with the police, in order to avoid the police, we need to take alternative roads, and here the adventure starts.
The story unfolds kilometers after crossing the border in Songwe, on our way to Kapoka and later to Karonga, where there are many police checkpoints. Some of the policemen here, just get ready to get tourists who were not able to get insurance, to fine them crazy amounts. We escape that and try to avoid passing the same control by taking a road to Kapoka that was not in use for a very long time. We make a very rooky mistake at a river crossing ending up with a big problem with our land rover Defender afterward. Apart from this, we are lucky enough to enjoy the Malawi lake, the views from Mushroom Farm, and the stunning Manchewe Waterfalls.
This is a fun episode, just editing was so hilarious. ENJOY!
One last note #showthemyouhavetime
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We, Kai & Irati from Germany and Spain, are currently on a full-time Overland journey. We quit our jobs, our apartment and left Germany mid of March 2022. We traveled all the way from Germany to Malawi, and had amazing experiences for the last year. Follow us in season 2 where we will be exploring the Middle East and Africa!
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We were happy to cross into Malawi, maybe you can tell by the mood of the video :D. It was fun to rewatch all those moments while editing. ENJOY!
I remember that fear or feeling when you drive and see any uniform then you freeze in your shoes , i sense it in your video. You guys got guts for sure. Not to mention the masses of beggars !
Jetzt geht der Spaß scheinbar erst richtig los.....😅 Kai hat wenigstens die richtige Fußbekleidung bei der "Flussdurchfahrt" 😊 Ich beneide euch immer noch. LG Klaus
Wäre ja blöd wenn die Schuhe auch noch nass werden 😅
これが、正にアドベンチャーです。
カイさんの修理が、素晴らしいです。
私は、英語とスペインが少し分かります。今は、ドイツ語を勉強しています。お二人の英語が、聞き取りやすく、勉強になります。
くれぐれも怪我のないよう、冒険を楽しんでください。
配信を楽しみにしています。
日本は、治安がいいので、是非、来てください。北海道は、おすすめします。
日本より
Great video as usual. It brings back a lot of memories as we did Cairo to Cape Town in our Land Rover Defender 8 years ago. We found that if you got any officials talking about football, they would forget what they were going to fine you for! We loved Mushroom Farm but the road up to it was interesting to say the least!
Thank you so much!! The football topic is always a winner. Absolutely everyone knows about players either in Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayer Munich, so the discussion about favorite teams always is a good resource on the road. Regarding Mushroom Farm, the road there makes it even more special! Great views and a little sport for the Landy 👌
African we treat you guys well than the way Europe treat Africa when we try to visit thier lot and lot of paper work. Enjoy Africa
I know the visa process for European countries is terrible and humiliating. I wish it would be different, we would like to host everyone that we meet on our trip, but the sad reality is that this will be difficult.
What a nightmare dealing with the police over there.The waterfall just stunning.
I don’t want to do it all the time but, in this case I saw it like a sport it was fun from time to time 😂
Awesome
Thanks for watching!
Hi Kay ! Super video once again.
Finally the Land seems watertight: at least when the water goes in, it doesn't come out! 😊😅
Bonne chance !
Hey Laurent, the last videos were edited by Irati! of course can a Landy hold water, preferably in the doors. Otherwise they would not rot away…
Oh wow, this was interesting and even funny. Nice job dealing with the police and the improvised reflectors. My favorite part was when I heard the GPS telling you to make a U-turn 😂😂
Hey thank you, it was actually fun to deal with them.
Haha yeah sometimes you gotta ignore the GPS, but sometimes it’s right 😅
Hi...just found your channel....very interesting...I subscribed!!!... I'm in United States...was married to a German girl and watching you post reminds me of her....I four wheel drive here in a Hummer H3....still setting it up but getting close to taking off to explore...will be watching your videos...glad we don't have police checkpoints here!!!! Good luck
Hi Terry and welcome to our Channel! Yeap sometimes we talk in German and sometimes in English, and well sometimes in "Denglisch" 😅 haha hope you can finish your rig soon and you can join the overland family? Any plans for your first trip? Greetings from Namibia!
Thank you for sharing your great adventure!. I have to say it is logical to have a third part insurence when driving a car annywhere in the world and having crossed a lot of border post by road in the region I now it is easy to purchase one at every border post (Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia,etc) If you have a foreign registred vehicule you will always be asked for it when stopped by the local police. My point is this problematic is easely avoided...;) Back in the days I used Comesa insurence that I could purchase in Lilongwe when travelling to Tanzania or Zambia.
Hey, we also planned to get Comesa and went to a broker in Kenia but it is not possible to get Comesa anymore with a foreign registration. Therefore we had to purchase insurance where it was necessary at the border.
Enjoyed the video and I was digitally traveled with you, may be check the passenger seat, I'm sitting there...🙂
That was exactly the purpose, so happy to read your comment 🤸🤗Thank you so much!
Growing up and living in a first world country we need to have patience in other countries. Thanks for your episodes. Be safe.
We have patience, specially Kai is a champ with these police checkpoints. So far we have avoided paying anything thanks to his skills 👌
@@Thebluelandy I owe you two an apology, I’m not seeing the whole picture, sorry. I will continue enjoying your videos but keep my comments to myself. Take care be safe.
@@johndiaz7240 ouh that must have been a misunderstanding, I was agreeing with everything you were saying. 🤗
Keep your comments coming, it's super important for us to know your opinion! 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Stunning landscapes as always. I must admit I laughed when the water came in, but because I though those things only happened to me! The wiring looks terrible, just like my 110. Installed a breaker switch on the negative to ground to prevent fire risk.
I know, but trust me I know what every cable is doing! And I’ve no clue how to make it look more tidy! If you have it figured out let me know!
I tried a breaker on minus but I’ve never managed to cut all connections, and in the end I thought it’s to risky to have an open or undefined ground in an emergency, therefore I cut the positive and turn off the solar…
Well you are in a better place than me so, I can't id all the cables - so many old cables
Hallo ihr zwei 😊,
Ich schreibe einfach mal auf deutsch und hoffe das ist in Ordnung für euch.
Wir sind gerade aus dem Senegal und Gambia zurück und wollen Ende des Jahres weiter Richtung Oman, so bin ich auf eure Video gestoßen.
Darf ich euch was fragen?
Gibt es einen bestimmten Grund warum ihr eure Vlogs auf Englisch macht?
Liebe Grüße und hoffentlich wenig Kontakt zu der Polizei 😉🙏
Ja, dass ist recht einfach da ich (Kai) aus Deutschland bin und Irati aus Spanien haben wir Freunde und Familie in beiden Ländern. Da ist englisch die Sprache die alle verstehen und als Bonus kann jeder den wir unterwegs treffen auch teilhaben. Irati spricht perfekt deutsch aber meist reden wir trotzdem englisch, daher ist das im Alltag auch keine große Umstellungen…
Ich geh davon aus ihr fahrt über Europa in den Oman durch Afrika stell ich mir das schwerer vor 😅.
@@Thebluelandy
Das hab ich mir fast gedacht. Ich würde nur behaupten, dass euer Kanal deutlich mehr Menschen erreichen würde, wenn er auf deutsch wäre. Aber darum muss es ja nicht immer gehen. Finde nur schade, dass eure Video nicht viel viel mehr Klicks haben und ihr dafür nicht angemessen entlohnt werdet, aus meiner Sicht.
Und ja, über Europa. Nach eurem Video möchte ich nicht mehr so schnell verschiffen 😅😉
Danke ☺️ Cool das es euch gefällt.
Ja, über ein bisschen mehr Reichweite würde wir uns schon freuen! Es macht ja am Ende dann schon ganz schön Arbeit!
Wir könnten es klar auf deutsch machen aber dann müssten wir alles mit spanischen Untertiteln versehen…. Das macht auch wieder Arbeit Und es wäre auch nicht ganz fair den Spaniern gegenüber…
@@Thebluelandy
Das stimmt. Wollte den Gedanken aber mal hier pflanzen 😅
Hat bei uns auch eine ganze Weile gedauert aber das deutsche Publikum ist ein sehr sehr angenehmes und loyales.😉
Alles Gute euch!
Danke!
Problems with police and customs? Don't they know they have a *Land Rover* one of their bank notes?! (50 Kwacha) Should work like a free pass 🤓
We actually got two new 50 kwacha those are beautiful!
Welcome to Africa 😂
😅😂
Unfortunately, like a number of third world countries, the police try to supplement their low pay by harassing overlanders. By the way, love the reflectors.
It was so far not to bad for us I gotta say.
Yeah the reflectors worked, just give them something 😅
Western looted from those countries now nothing left so they asking their own money.
The main thing when traveling through Southern Africa is indeed to show them you have all the time in the world.
The next action I would take if I was you would be to pretend you don’t speak English at the road blocks, speak only German then they will not be able to communicate with you as well as make up fines or ask for bribes
Hey Russell, indeed to pretend to not speak English would be a easy way out. But I’ve to admit I’ve too much fun dealing with police to do that 😂🙈
Years ago Mozambique police was a pest like this police. Every where you went they used to stop and rob you. I remember one day the police stopped me in Maputo , while the one was attracting my attention the others stole my back lights out of my car. I got a big fine for no backlights and i had to buy my own lights back from them
That is insane! What a story 😱😱😱😱 they figured how to make money, hope they don't meet the guys in Zambia... They would teach them bad stuff 😵
That is insane! What a story 😱😱😱😱 they figured how to make money, hope they don't meet the guys in Zambia... They would teach them bad stuff 😵