Meet Africa’s Most Travelled Grom
After calling it a day on the mundane, and escaping the rat race of modern living, Mark Sampson and his family got to work converting a 1978 Mercedes 911 into a carbon-neutral mobile home. A vehicle that would see them through 24 African countries operating off used vegetable oil. Whilst on their African adventure, they homeschooled their kids Zola and Ruby as they went on one hell of an adventure through Africa. “There were three main reasons: we wanted to travel as sustainably as we could before we got too old to enjoy it; we wanted to show our kids Africa so they would grow up connected to the continent they were born in, not more familiar with imported culture; but mostly we wanted to ‘seize the day’ and hang out with them while they were still young enough to think we were cool. Under five there’s a risk they may die from malaria; over 12 there’s a risk you may drive each other up the wall. It’s a small gap – you gotta grab it,” adds Mark, a Cornishman who came to SA in ‘92 on a surfing vacation and never left “The trip was a way to get […]
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