2015

From Ultimate Sophistication to Squalor Slums of Uganda

We have gone from splendid sophistication to squalor slums of Uganda Outside, the African night sang a loud melody with the sound of night birds and insects. As I lay tented within my mosquito net in a metal frame bunk bed, I thought how much my life had changed in just one month. Left behind […]

Sharing Love in Uganda Africa

Coming to Africa has been on our hearts for what seems to be forever.  I knew a long time friend, who along with her husband ran a small ‘not for profit mission’ In The Field Ministries in Uganda.  I had spoken to her on a few occasions about us coming to volunteer. So when our […]

12 Tips When Terror Strikes Travel

We were in Tunisia supposed to be having some rest. However, we found ourselves facing a terrorist attack instead. As a parent I needed to be quick thinking and to protect my child. Here I share 12 steps that I believe a parent should read and talk over with their child/children. You never know when […]

Sharing Love At A Hospital in Uganda Africa

We have left the glitz, glamour, and opulence of Dubai, and spent the night flying via Kenya to Uganda. By the time we arrived in Kenya, I had a boomer headache. I landed breathing into a paper bag and barely knew how to make it off the plane without fainting from the pain in my […]

Long Term Travel As A Single Parent

Being a single parent can be hard enough, but when we decided to travel long term it became a partnership with my son. We became a team. The two of us, exploring the world together. Learning, and having fun as we discover some of what the world has to offer. We love to venture on […]

Sleeping With A Million Dollar View

Dubai is a city I have always dreamed of visiting, and tonight Explorason gets to dream as he is suspended out over Dubai! Dubai has of course always been known for its incredible evening skyline. A city that comes alive at night and the beauty of the evening sky is mesmerizing. So when we checked into our […]

Deluxe Hotel Apartment Home Away from Home Dubai

It seems like more like days, not hours since we left Tunisia. Last night we managed to get a taxi but paid a hefty price, because it is Ramadan in Tunis. They are all eating their “breakfast” meal and so this means that taxis were scarce and more than double the price.  After a round-about […]

The Faces of Djerba Tunisia

We both love taking photos. Those are some of the people we have met in our last week in Djerba. This man had a limp, and a million dollar smile. Explorason asked to take his photo. Then he looked so deeply at us. He limped off and came and picked jasmine for me. He placed […]

Djerbahood Street Art of Djerba Island Tunisia

Djerbahood. What is it? It is street art and world famous and is found in a little town called Er-Riadh. We hire a taxi and he takes us through the back lanes. Here is just some of it. There is much more, and also amazing stores full of artists and art too. http://www.djerbahood.com   Check […]

El Ghriba Synagogue and Er-Riadh happy snaps

This is a pictorial blog. We visit the little town of Er-Riadh on Djerba Island in Tunisia. Here we first visit El Ghriba Synagogue. The Jewish Synagogue was bombed a few years ago, so there is a security checkpoint on entering. So recent history includes that on April 11, 2002, a truck full of explosives was detonated close to the […]

Djerba is the place to shop in Tunisia

Come Shop In Tunisia. Djerba is a town on an island in the south of Tunisia. And the postage is very reasonable. We sent back to Australia a 10 kg parcel for about $120 AU – it may have been a little more or a little less, but it was very reasonable. Thanks to the […]

Oxala House. A Traditional Tunisian Treasure

Nestled along the coast just a few km out from Houmt Souk, on the Island of Djerba in Tunisia, is one of the most unique places we have stayed in on our world journey.   Known as Oxala House, it is a Tunisian treasure that is inspired from traditional “Menzels”. It is here that we arrive after a […]