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Yala National Park in Sri Lanka’s south east corner is home to the world’s largest concentration of leopard. Surely, the odds were in our favour, right? So off we went, leaving behind beautiful Mirissa and bumpity-bumping our way … Continue reading
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Sri Lanka was my ‘must’. When we sat down, many times, to work out the basic itinerary of this walkabout, we all had some degree of input. Mike and I, for obvious reasons, had veto rights and a … Continue reading
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Between Africa and Asia, we had a 5 day stopover in the United Arab Emirates. Rather than backtrack to Europe, it made sense to go via the Middle East. The UAE’s a convenient hub where flights are plentiful and inexpensive. It wasn’t really a destination of choice for … Continue reading
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If Cape Town had a job, she’d be a supermodel. Honestly, I can’t imagine a more geographically blessed spot in all the whole wide world. Vancouver, maybe? Too much rain, too cold, too expensive. Sydney, maybe? Don’t know, never been, but their … Continue reading
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After leaving Victoria Falls, we stepped off the plane in Johannesburg and scanned the arrivals area for the familiar faces of Rose and Con. Instead, and to my great delight, my dear old friend Andrew was waiting for us. I’ve known … Continue reading
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We’re now in Sri Lanka and I have to tell you, Africa feels both worlds and lifetimes away already. I’m trying hard to catch up on these posts (already 3 countries behind), but I’ve been lulled into the lethargy of … Continue reading
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Etosha. The name alone, for me, conjures up everything about Africa that I love so much. Endless landscapes, enormous skies, game viewing and LandRovers, Ricoffy and guinea fowl, grunting hippos, salt pans and sundowners. Freedom. Beauty. Nature. Magic. We had … Continue reading
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Peeps! Gah! I’ve fallen so woefully behind that part of me just wants to toss the virtual journal and give up. But I’ll soldier on…Especially now that we’re in the UAE with fast wifi and not enough coin to do anything at … Continue reading
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With a sigh of relief, we made it to the coastal town of Swakopmund (or Swakop/SWAH-KOP, if you’re cool and in-the-know) without a hitch. The temperatures in this Atlantic resort-ish town were easily 10-15 degrees cooler than we’d experienced near Sossusvlei. … Continue reading
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After a few days in Windhoek, we headed south in Greg-the-Toyota towards the dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert. These enormous red dunes, some of the highest in the world, are synonymous with Namibia in many peoples’ minds. Mike and … Continue reading
