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Africa
Into The Wild
Botswana: Kalahari National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park Having travelled this far in Africa we thought we had built up a pretty good repertoire of adjectives to describe the things […]
Monkeying Around
Zambia: Chimfunshi, Livingstone Botswana: Kasane, Chobe National Park, Nata, Rakops In Northern Zambia there are very few tourist attractions, but one we had been looking forward to was a visit […]
Nightlife In South Luangwa
Zambia: South Luangwa National Park, Lusaka, Kitwe We had heard so many good things about South Luangwa National Park that, having missed out on it during our first crossing of […]
A Quick Transit
Malawi to Zambia Earlier in our travels we had stayed at *Mushroom Farm* in Northern Malawi and we had enjoyed it so much that we wanted to visit again on […]
Getting High In Tanzania
Tanzania: Usambara, Lushoto, Kilimanjaro, Pangani, Morogoro, Iringa As we left Dar after the New Year Celebrations, we had added a new recruit in the form of Ida – the friend […]
A Mafia Christmas
Tanzania: Dar Es Salaam, Mafia Island We had arranged to spend Christmas on Mafia Island with Josi’s Danish cousin and family and some close friends of theirs who had moved […]
Paradise Found
Tanzania: Ngorogoro Conservation Area, Ngorogoro Crater We both had ideas of what the Ngorogoro Crater would look like, but nothing quite prepared us for what would become our favourite day […]
Following In The Footsteps of Royalty
Tanzania: Serengeti National Park There is a marked difference between the eastern and western halves of the Serengeti. The western corridor is more wooded, with far fewer visitors, no campsites […]
“Karibu Sana”
Border crossing: Kenya to Tanzania to Name:Isebania No. of officials: 6 Building:3 buildings for Kenya exit, 2 buildings for Tanzania entry Time taken: 1 hour Other: Arriving into this border crossing, […]
Hiking & Biking In The Great Rift Valley
Kenya: Lake Naivasha, Hells Gate National Park, Maasai Mara Heading south we made our third equator crossing in Africa, although this was the only one with any sign…so we had […]
Tribes & Tribulations
Kenya: Eldoret, Lake Baringo The road north from Eldoret to Lake Baringo marks a distinct transition from equatorial rains to the drier, desert climate of Northern Kenya. Lush greenery gradually […]
“I don’t accept these Dollars”
Border crossing: Uganda to Kenya to Name:Malaba No. of officials: 5 Building:2 buildings for Uganda exit, 3 buildings for Kenya entry Time taken: 1 hour 20 minutes Other:Ugandan Customs is […]
A River Runs Through It
Uganda: Fort Portal, Crater Lakes, Kampala, Jinja We made our way through the green country of Uganda towards Fort Portalin the North. This town was inviting and relaxing – on […]
Moore on Uganda
Uganda: Kisiizi In 2012 we met a lady at our Church in London called Anne Moore, she told us her story about moving to Uganda and working in Kisiizi hospital […]
Clean present, dirty past
Rwanda: Kigali, Nyamata, Butare When taken at face value, Kigali is a vibrant, exceptionally clean, safe and progressive city. Armies of public sector workers constantly groom already immaculate flowerbeds in […]
“There seems to be a problem”
Border crossing: Uganda to Rwanda (and back!) to Name:Gatuna/Katuna No. of officials: 5 Buildings:3 buildings for Uganda exit, 2 buildings for Rwanda entry Time taken: 2 hours Uganda-Rwanda, 1 hour […]
Gorillas in the Mist
Uganda: Kabale, Lake Bunyonyi, Bwindi National Park Uganda makes a great first impression. The climate is pleasant and the countryside a patchwork of various shades of green – from light, […]