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 […]
Tag: Africa
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 […]
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 […]
Back home from Uganda
I’m now home after what has been an amazing week and a bit visiting the Ekisa Orphanage in Jinja, Uganda. The visit was definitely what I needed to get a break from things and I feel it has helped me grow as a person. The journey back took quite a […]
A week at Ekisa
I’m coming to the end of what has been a great week staying at Ekisa – the kids here are great and I really like this town. Much of the time has been spent interacting with the kids at the Ekisa compound but I’ve also spent quite a bit of […]
A morning in Entebbe
As I arrived at 10pm yesterday rather than the 220am of my old flights I was able to get up early enough to be able to explore Entebbe for a while before my friend arrived to collect me for the journey to Jinja. After getting up, repacking my bags and […]
I’m back in Uganda!
I’ve finally arrived in Uganda and I’m really happy to be here, but it has required another very long travelling day – one of the hazards of travel I guess! Yesterday after travelling to London I checked into the Travelodge near Heathrow which was the hotel I stayed at before […]