We are off to stay on an island where everything is different. Our arrival is different for starters – we make our way at low tide via a tractor and trailer – through the sea channel as the salt water laps at the giant wheels. Off to the side, a clan of baboons is feasting […]
The coast of Kenya is nothing like I expected. Nothing! But I had no idea what I was expecting – all I know is it excels every conceivable expectation. As we drive along, we head in through a natural reserve and emerge right on the beach, I think how my perception of Kenya was so […]
We have arrived! It has been Kenya all the way, and here is why. The Kenya south coast has been a dream place we have both wanted to visit for a very long time. In fact, both Explorason and I each had our own individual nighttime dream, and saw similarly what we think was the […]
The last two weeks or so has seen spending quite a lot of time in two capital cities. The first was Kampala, Uganda. I was driving a large 4WD we had hired from Expedient Car Hire (loved their service and great rates) in crazy Kampala traffic, and with Explorason being a magnificent navigator. Somehow he would manage […]
Traveling the world with a child is exciting when visiting unusual and exotic places with your child. We go to so many new, astounding, incredible, and interesting places. From Cuba to Paraguay and up to Liechtenstein, or down to Tunisia – there has been so many. Recently we were asked to compile our top list […]
Simba Safari Camp is not what we expected – it was MUCH BETTER! This was not just an African Safari Camp, and it excelled our expectations on every level. Simba Safari Camp states they are budget on their website, so we instantly thought this meant a secondary standard, but everything was just superb! So let us […]
It is time for us to ‘hit the road’, after several weeks volunteering with mission work in remote Uganda. We are excited to see Africa, and I’ve been really brave in what comes next. We have hired a 4WD from a fabulous company called Expedient Car Hire who delivered it right to our hotel, and at […]
There were nine in the bed, and the little one said – roll over, roll over ….. Walking into this humble two-roomed house was a shock to me. There piled in the corner was the entire bedding shared between 9 children, including teenagers. This family was part of the local village in a remote impoverished […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
