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Monkey Business On The Kenya Coast

“Aaaaarrrrrrrhhhhhh!!!!!!!!” Explorason screams as a monkey darts out of our dressing room holding onto our bag of leftover snacks from our harrowing bus trip from Tanzania. “Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!” Monkey Business We have our room door closed, but we forgot to lock it, and this cheeky monkey has pushed the double doors open and then headed into […]

Top Ten Things To Do For Families In Munich Germany

With Summer school holidays fast approaching for the Northern Hemisphere, now is the perfect time to plan your next vacation.   We think the Bavarian city of Munich in southern Germany is a wonderful destination for families with children of all ages. It is easily accessible and has a variety of things to see and do, […]

Planning Your Trip to Bryce Canyon

We bring you many exciting destinations, and this Collaborative Post we are sharing is all about Bryce Canyon USA. Now that you have decided to visit, your first port of call when it comes to your stay is to choose from one of the many Bryce Canyon hotels located around the area. There are many […]

Choosing Bryce Canyon Hotels

We bring you many exciting destinations, and this Collaborative Post we are sharing is all about Bryce Canyon USA. There are certainly lots of choices when it comes to deciding where to stay on a family trip to Bryce Canyon; therefore, a lot of research must be conducted to find the best and most appropriate […]

Encouraging Children To Give Them A Future

Mentoring Children: With the Youths in Mind This article is written by Guest Writer Steve – Head of Media at Home Of Transformation – H.O.T., Nairobi, Kenya. I’m excited to introduce you to Steve; our new weekly KENYAN Guest Author. Steve grew up as an adopted child (You can read his BIO at the base of […]

Malibu – Paradise For The Rich And Famous

Malibu, California is known as the paradise playground for the rich and famous, but it is also a location that is now attracting visitors from both North America and continents across the seas. Many of these holiday-makers are looking for a luxury Malibu vacation rental that is somewhat exclusive and ‘away from it all’, but less than […]

Airlines Going Green – Are Eco-Friendly Airlines possible?

When we travel, we’ve always tried to ‘keep our feet on the ground as much as possible.” That means we choose land transportation as a preference over taking airline flights.   But this isn’t always possible. Especially when you move between continents, and over vast seas. We have many reasons for choosing to travel by land. […]

The Perfect Venue in Istanbul Turkey

Gazing out over the Bosphorus, I view the moonlit bridge as it is illuminated in the early morning night sky, and am pleased that once again we are here in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey I love Istanbul I love the cosmopolitan mix, and their style and charm always entice me to return here. Turkish interior design and their artistic […]

Travel Troubled Times In Tanzania – How It All Ended

“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 […]

Travel Troubled Times In Tanzania – How It All Started

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 […]

Sun, Sand and Sea on the Coast of Dar Es Salaam Tanzania

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 […]

Wake Up To The Aroma Of Coffee – Sleeping In A Coffee House

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 […]