East Africa Observations....
* Most roads are dirt tracks, or if they are tarred are generally quite bad condition with pot holes and cracks everywhere.
* Women really do carry things on their heads!
* Children really do play with tyres.
* A lot of women have shaved heads. We never found out why, presumably due to the the heat, or maybe…
East Africa Observations....
* Most roads are dirt tracks, or if they are tarred are generally quite bad condition with pot holes and cracks everywhere.
* Women really do carry things on their…
South Africa Observations....
* There are bars on many of the shop windows and doors, especially in towns and cities
* You have to buzz to get into some shops
* There are public security offic…
I'd really been looking forward to South Luangwa, i'd heard it was a lovely national park and great for game viewing. We arrived about lunch time and checked into a Safari tent right on the e…
Today we were picking up new group members from a hotel in a different part of Dar Es Salaam city, so we were up and out by 6am on the way. It took us over 2 hours to get there, through menta…
The next big highlight on the tour was Zanzibar. The tour was 3 weeks long but a lot of the time was actually spent driving long distances across East Africa, and there were only a few places …
kateallen
Haha I wish, more like I'm fat now!! I'm probably fitter than I was but with all the food and beer I've definitely put on a few pounds!
Martin
Grant's B'day sounded great - sometimes its the unexpected things that stay with you. Chances are he won't have a Japenese family singing him Happy Birthday at midnight ever again.
Enjoying the blog - you write well.
Mum
Excuse me but how do you know what a visitor area of a prison is like? Great blog, made me laugh. I have to read bits out to Dad as he's too lazy to read it tonight ! X
Angela Connor
Dear Kate, really enjoying the blog. I can travel the world vicariously just following it - it's cheaper that way. Glad to see you and Grant are having a great time. Angela C.
kateallen Haha I wish, more like I'm fat now!! I'm probably fitter than I was but with all the food and beer I've definitely put on a few pounds!
re: Uganda - Gorilla trek!Mum Amazing, just amazing reading the experiences you have had. You must be so fit now .x
re: Uganda - Gorilla trek!Martin Grant's B'day sounded great - sometimes its the unexpected things that stay with you. Chances are he won't have a Japenese family singing him Happy Birthday at midnight ever again. Enjoying the blog - you write well.
re: Japan - OkinawaMum What a brilliant blog. You brought our trip there back to us in lovely detail. Very impressed you walked up Table Mountain x
re: South Africa week 1 - Cape TownMum So glad you had such a good time in Asia. Your blogs have been really interesting to read. Looking forward to reading about Africa. xx
re: Japan - Matsumoto to Tokyo. Our final weekAnnie Amazing x you are legendary white folk now x and belated happy birthday grant xxx
re: Japan - OkinawaClaire Omg, I could soo picture Grant walking past all your efforts....
re: Japan - OkinawaMum Excuse me but how do you know what a visitor area of a prison is like? Great blog, made me laugh. I have to read bits out to Dad as he's too lazy to read it tonight ! X
re: Japan - Bepu to FukuokaMum Sounds like I should go to Japan for the shopping!
re: Japan - Tokyo to Kyotosabbz hehe we had that train! were you on the top bunks or bottom?
re: Beijing to Xi'anMum Sounds as though you had a great time. We love cruising too, watching the whales on the way to Alaska was the best.
re: Xian to Shanghai - China Tour week 2