Today was, I hope, the longest day of the trip so I’m glad that I slept well last night. The single supplement, and the stuff that I bought in Dar es Salaam like pillows, are so far proving to be worth every penny. We’re finally in Malawi after a day […]
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Mikumi National Park
Today I had my first taste of African wildlife since arriving. It meant a very early start though, with a quick breakfast before a 06:30 departure that would get us to the Mikumi National Park as soon as it opened. We weren’t sure that we would ever get there, however, […]
From Zanzibar to Mainland Tanzania
Today was the start of the overland portion of the tour. Travelling from Zanzibar to Victoria Falls is a route that I have wanted to do for years and so it feels great to be on the road again. But first, we needed to take the ferry from Zanzibar to […]
Meeting our overland group
Today was the welcome meeting of our group tour with Intrepid. This took place in the evening so there was plenty of time to explore Zanzibar, and to relax, beforehand. I decided to have a slow start to the morning and had breakfast at the Stone Town Cafe across the […]
A day in Stone Town, Zanzibar
It feels great to be back in Africa for the first time in over a decade. I’m now in Zanzibar, the island off the east coast of Tanzania, where I’ll be for 2 nights before heading to the mainland, after a long but exciting journey. The journey to Zanzibar My […]
A transit tour of Qatar
My last long distance trip was in 2016, when I visited Chile, but since then I have only been able to do short trips in Europe. This was due to a combination of work and the COVID-19 pandemic so it feels great to be on another travel adventure after far […]
I’m finally returning to Africa
This will be the trip of a lifetime (Featured image by Diego Delso. License CC BY-SA 4.0) After many delays, route changes, company changes, and other issues caused by COVID-19, I’m excited to announce that I am finally returning to Africa for an overland tour later this year. Unfortunately my […]
2008 NYC and Boston Trip
Since creating this blog in 2008 I have tried to keep it up to date as much as possible. There have been a few short city breaks missing, where I didn’t think that there was much to say, but my main trips – the ones where I think a blog […]
The blog of my 2002 Namibia trip is back online
I am pleased to report that the blog for my month-long trip trip to Namibia with World Challenge Expeditions in 2002 is back online after being taken down temporarily since May. If you read the blog you will notice that there are some references to an anonymous group member, as […]
My Chile travel blog is finally online
Every time I travel it seems to take longer and longer for my travel blog to be posted online and this is definitely the case again now. Seven months to the day from the start of my memorable and highly enjoyable trip to Chile and I have finally managed to get it online.