Africa Travel Blogs - Page 3

The last day we went back from Tinerhir to Marrakech, which was a full day in the bus. After reaching back most of the group went to the square (Djemaa el Fna) for buying the last souvenirs. Because we had almost the same food for 7 days (beef, omelette, salad) we went to the pizzeria that evening …

Dahab has somehow managed to escape mass tourism until now hence it is a fairly small place without the big hotels you will find elsewhere in Egypt.   I get ready for one of the main things I have been looking forward to do in Egypt - dive the Red Sea. I have heard many good stories…

Kate met up with me in Accra to begin our one week adventure to end our trips there =(  We decided to take the STC bus (State Transporation something).  Actual coach buses though, so much more comfy and they run on schedules (surprising!).  But even more surprising is I ran into my f…

If not for the Family Day, an ordinary Sunday in Lagos turns into something like visit a friend’s place. I would usually visit a friend’s house and spent the day with them. It is always nice to visit and see her family. The last family I visited is Rose’s family. She would be travelling back …

Up at 6am. Got a lift to school with Daniel. Arrived at school very hungry so I ate my chocolate bar. At 9am, the pre-unit teacher came to my classroom and told me that I was not going to be teaching the little ones any more, just the ones later in the day. I assumed that the arrangement meant that…

Up before the sun rose and we all gathered round in the camp, and got our gear together. The camels were already saddled and we were told to mount up. Everybody tried to find the camel they had come on. Amazing how quickly emotional attachments form. Found out later about half the group had given t…

Wake-up was at 4:30 for a 6:00 pickup.  We were on the bus with a group from Insight.  Because we had added the extra days, Uniworld was not responsible for our airport transfer.  We had the option of arranging transfer with the concierge or of booking something with Spring Tours, th…

May 30th The feelings I experienced while stepping off the plane for the first time in Africa were quite overwhelming. It was my 5th continent to visit and I was ready to explore with my Lonely Planet guide in my hand (even though I was incredibly jet lagged)!  It was by far the furthest jou…

Today was another long but great day! We started off the morning with a quick breakfast of fresh fruit and peanut butter toast, then we loaded up our backpacks with some jump ropes and headed out to see the Maasai people. The drive took a while because of the traffic, but I loved getting to see tha…

Our last bit of sightseeing.  Today we set out on a trip to Cape Point, that in the summer would be fantastic, but we unfortunately didn't pick the right day for it. Our guide first of all took us to a place on the coast  - Hout Bay - where we could go on a boat to a little island to see …

Rades Tunisia (specifically city Olympic) is my new home from May 09 - Nov 09. Well ok Im married now, so I guess although I wont be living here full time, it will now be considered my home away from home. Rades is located approximately 9 km south east of Tunis. Rades is manily known beca…

This trip was booked through: www.gate1travel.com.  It is fantastic and comprehensive tour agency and I strongly recommend using them! My intention was to write daily blogs for this trip, but sometimes one gets so involved in the journey that one does not have the time or energy to expr…

The plan was to head off on a magnificent 3 week overland African adventure on December 25... I had my visa to Mauritania...my bags packed... And then ended up in a nasty little tussle with a previous landlord that pretty much put my life on hold for a week... When that finally cleared up, it seem…

I woke up this morning and took my time getting ready. I had the lady at the hotel front desk call a car for me to take to the airport. I left the hotel around 11 am. There is a check station right outside the city, and when we stopped, the guard came over to the window and asked the driver where w…

Yesterday morning we packed up and said goodbye to base camp and being in the bush. We drove 3 1/2 hours back to Swakopmund. It's amazing we all fit in one vehicle. The six of us in the back were so crammed in that we had to sit with our legs between the person across from us, like a jigsaw puzz…