Planning Your Trip To Kilimanjaro Preparing and planning for your trip to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania can be a daunting experience, but not so if you plan well and engage with experience and expertise. This is so important as I reminisce about our previous experiences climbing mountains and hills all over the world. Each event has […]
As a parent, there are times when your dreams come true and you get to take the kids and go on a safari. To ensure that there is a smooth flow of events, you will need to ensure that everything is in check. Overlooking anything could cause a disaster, so it is important to plan […]
Kenya is the motherland of safaris. It is a country that has countless attractions sites that include old towns as well as national parks and reserves. If you are hoping to visit the country for a Safari, then here are the top 10 options for you: Maasai Mara National Reserve If you have heard of […]
Most tourists often travel for an African safari without having a clue about the different options that exist while making such arrangements. They are later met with shock as they cry foul play since they discover that they were not given the experience they paid for. What they fail to understand is this: Just like […]
“The room is pitch black as I wake to the sounds of my son violently throws up in his sleep at 2:00 a.m. We are in the middle of a power blackout, in the middle of the night, in the middle of the suburbs of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, Africa. It’s two hours before […]
I’m in love with Africa. I have been from the first day I stepped foot on this massive continent made up of some 54 countries of which I’ve so far only visited a few of those countries. But Africa can be a tough continent and can be even tougher when you are a white-skinned, single Mum. Somebody recently […]
We’ve just finished five – yes, five – glorious weeks on the island of Zanzibar. As much as Zanzibar is an awesome place to visit, the time has come to experience more of mainland Africa for us, and so without doing too much research, we decided that the easiest thing to do was to […]
The aroma of freshly ground coffee beans wafts through the air as I wake to look out over the rooftops of Stone Town, Zanzibar. We’ve slept in many weird and wonderful places in our travels, but this is the first time we’ve slept IN a Coffee House! One thing I am personally finding as we […]
Have you ever dreamed of staying in a palace, and living it up in a mix of old Arabic, African and Colonial style? Here in Zanzibar, several palaces still exist, but they have now been converted into charming hotels, adorned with antiques and collectibles from all over the world. Zanzibar is also known as Spice […]
If you are planning a trip to Africa, why not stop in for a few days to the islands of Zanzibar? When we flew here on Qatar Airways, half of the passengers stayed on board the airplane and flew onto Kilimanjaro, whilst the other half disembarked with us for time on this island paradise. Some […]
I’m a single Mum. A go-getter who never quits. An EXPLORER, who YES, loves to Explore! So what better way to explore Zanzibar than with a 4WD that gives us the freedom to go where we want to, whenever we want to, and with whatever we want to carry. I’ve driven in Africa before, and […]
Lavish luxury awaits us as we make our way toward the Essque Zalu Zanzibar Resort located on the most northern point of the island of Unguja – also known as Zanzibar. As we drive towards the Indian Ocean, the giant ‘Matuki’ palm tree roofing of the Essque Zalu Zanzibar Resort and Spa Grand Hall blocks the sky. […]
