Head in the clouds, lager in hand: Lesotho will leave you longing for more

Nothing beats a cold Maluti Lager in the highest pub in Africa, writes Nick Yell

23 February 2020 - 00:00 By Nick Yell

This is my fifth trip to the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho. The fourth time, I spent just an hour there. I was attempting to summit Sani Pass on my vintage Honda Africa Twin and was just over two-thirds of the way up when its engine died, so I never got to enjoy that cold Maluti Lager in the highest pub in Africa...

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