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  1. Absolutely I’d go with Absolute Africa again

    2016-11-14 02:04:00 UTC

    Africa Thinking of exploring one of the most magical continents but not sure of which tour company to go with? I was in the exact same position last year, and as an ex travel agent I was overwhelmed with the options, so I buckled down and did my research.  On…

  2. Cape Town Peninsula, Scaling Lion’s Head, & Magical Madame Zingara’s - South Africa

    2015-08-07 00:19:00 UTC

    The next morning we decided to head out for a takeaway coffee and scout for some Saturday vintage markets, in luck we found a few okay ones to scavenge around and I went home with a new dress! After a quick lunch at home with a view of Table Mountain…

  3. Fish River Canyon, Namibia

    2015-08-03 05:04:00 UTC

    The following morning we were up & ready to go by 8am. We were on the truck, & within a few hours we made it to Fish River Canyon. The canyon is said to be the the second largest in the world after the Grand, however, there is controversy as…

  4. Walking lions and chasing rhinos, Zimbabwe

    2015-06-19 05:31:00 UTC

    Reaching the park around lunchtime, we were greeted by an enthusiastic welcome song & dance performed by a few members of staff. The park itself was therapeutically peaceful & vast, with a giant lake in the middle. Over one hundred species of birds resided around the water’s edge, a bunch…

  5. House boating with hippos and crocs in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    2015-06-18 05:11:00 UTC

    As we boarded our spacious house boat we were all quick to jump on rooms; Sean and I quickly claimed one of the ‘honeymoon’ suites upper deck which was three single beds (that can be pushed together) a mozie net, some cupboards and best of all an open corner railing…

  6. Kande beach & local kids in Malawi

    2015-06-13 05:30:00 UTC

    Darkness still loomed when we all crawled out of our tents at 4 am, packing down we sleepily boarded the truck, the engine growled and we were back on the road before the sun had woken. Traffic coming out of the city was chaotic, and slow… It was not even…

  7. Zanzibar; a slice of paradise.

    2015-06-11 04:53:00 UTC

    We arrived into the Mikadi camp around 4pm as traffic and city life slowed our tracks. We set up our tents and splashed straight into the pool. The beach front camp was thumping already with beats and drinks, which didn’t stop until about 2 am. Not that we attempted to…

  8. Game drives and life on the big yellow truck

    2015-05-27 03:53:00 UTC

    We slept soundly occasionally waking to the faint high pitched laugh of a hyena and other night creatures but thankfully nothing life threatening. After packing down our tent and a quick breakfast of toast, Sean and I left the group and jumped back in our safari van with Michael to…

  9. The surreal Serengeti and joining Absolute Africa, Tanzania

    2015-05-20 02:58:00 UTC

    The plane arrived on time into Nairobi at 1pm after a five hour flight and we were eager and edgy to get off and bounce right on into Africa! Immigration and customers were a breeze, we payed our $50USD each and had our large visa sicker sealed into our passports…

  10. East; scooters, sunshine, snorkelling and sharks in Sri Lanka

    2015-05-16 07:03:00 UTC

    We rode our bikes back to Manel guesthouse to hitch a ride up to Nilaveli with Lian’s brother, after we had earlier unsuccessfully walked around the bus station hunting for a bus to Trincomalee, only to be told there wasn’t one. (Which we later discovered that we were actually sabotaged…
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