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 […]
Tag: National Park
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Josi’s Top Ten: Malawi
What a country! We have been really surprised by the variety of things on offer in Malawi and the friendliness of everyone we have met. “Hello, how are you?” […]
A weekend in the Yorkshire Dales
Malawi: Nyika National Park, Livingstonia In the far north of Malawi lies a hilly plateau with vast rolling grasslands, clear streams and more zebra than people. This is the Nyika […]
Crocs, Hippos & Mud Wrestling
Malawi: Liwonde National Park When compared with its neighbours, Malawi is not an obvious destination for a big game safari. But Liwonde National Park, nestled on the east bank of […]
Lions, Leopards & Lechwe
Botswana: Chobe National Park: Savuti, Kasane. Chobe National Park is a well renowned National Park and its name is synonymous with a vast density of wildlife and enormous herds of […]
Moremi Game Reserve & Camping with Elephants
Botswana: Maun & Moremi Game Reserve Botswanan border post formalities dealt with, we struck out on the sand road towards Nakaneng, a small town which marks the start of […]
Etosha National Park & Celebrating Josi’s Birthday
Namibia: Etosha National Park. Approaching the Etosha National Park we were already beginning to see some of the wildlife hanging out around the borders – we wondered whether they were […]
Krasnoyarsk: & Stolby National Park
It was quite sad saying goodbye to Mr. Fredricksen (a.k.a Paul) after spending so long talking to him on the train. He was met by two of his sons on […]