Great article Katrina! Me and some friends where once contemplating buying a mitsubishi delica to go on a trip from the UK to Nepal. Never happened though. When we lived in Botswana my parents had a long wheelbase chevrolet which they said was the best safari vehicle they ever owned. If I had the money I think I would get a a high clearance landrover discovery with a howling moon tent on top and then go explore the length and breadth of Africa.