Today was a bit of a late start as we had to do some clothes washing in the bathtub. Using a bath seems so easy compared to using buckets in Kenya! We have never been so appreciative of a bath in our lives!  We then wandered over to a travel agent not too far from the hotel to try and sort out the baggage situation for our next flight to Prague – we booked through Czech Airlines which would usually have 23 kg but they've put us on a partner budget airl...

Today eventuated into Dubai shopping day! Weather is mild but sunny - certainly not sweaty like Mombasa!  First thing this morning we went to the supermarket over the road to get some breakfast supplies – cereal, milk and plastic bowls.  We caught the metro to Dubai Mall. Our accommodation is 2 minutes from the closest metro station (Union Station) and is so convenient because it's a junction between the 2 metro lines. The metro is amazing –...

Our last day in Mombasa (and in Africa) consisted of packing, trying to change our remaining NAD 110 at various bureau de changes (but failing – no one wants Namibian Dollars), seeing the Tusks of Mombasa and eating Chinese food (again)! It also involved eating our last 40 cent fresh mango and drinking our last $2.20 mango shake It's the 47^th day of travelling since we left Australia. By the end of today, we will have taken 10 flights...

Our last full day on the African continent! And what's more, it was Kenya's Jamhuri Day (Independence Day)! This means it was a public holiday for the people in Kenya. To celebrate, we decided to eat breakfast downstairs. A $2 Spanish omelette with bread wasn't a typical Kenyan breakfast, but it sure gave Calvin and Kate a good start for the day's adventures. It was about 11 am by the time we got ourselves ready to head out for today's destination - Diani Beach! ...

After having had multiple 5 am wake up times during the safari, Calvin and Kate had a slight sleep in this morning (Calvin woke up at 6 am). It was pretty hot outside already – warm and humid – but the air conditioned room was bliss! We ventured out to the patio for an alfresco buffet breakfast which we weren't sure was included or not! We ate it anyway. First priority after breakfast (of course), was washing! The hotel did have a laundry service bu...