Destinations

Tamara loves writing about different places and cultures. Read all about our adventures across Asia and Africa. South America posts will be coming soon.

Stop 17: Ethiopia, Part 2:
Semien Mountains

Managed to see the endemic animals of Ethiopia in the Semien mountains.

Stop 17: Ethiopia, Part 1: Lalibela and Gondar

Travelled to Lalibela famous for its underground churches and then castles of Gondar for their history and culture.

Stop 16: Tanzania, Part 3 in Zanzibar

Chilled on such a beautiful island in the Indian Ocean with white beaches and turquoise waters.

Stop 16: Tanzania, Part 2 safari in Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Crater

Headed to safari to have some rest and recreation time after climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

Stop 16: Tanzania, Part 1 climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Completed a dream of a lifetime and climbed the Lemosho Route of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Stop 15: Rwanda

Visited Rwanda to see the gorillas at Volcanoes National Park, Gisenyi on the coast of Lake Kivu, Nyungwe National Park and Kigali.

Stop 14, Kenya Part 2 in Lake Nakuru and Amboseli National Park

Travelled to Lake Nakuru to see if the flamingos had reappeared for the first time in 8 years. Then spent two days in Amboseli National Park famous for its elephants.

Stop 14: Kenya, Part 1 witnessing the Great Migration

Revisited Kenya to see the Great Migration. The movement of over a million animals from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya. 

Stop 13, Turkey Part 2: Road trip along the Turquoise Coast

Explored the southwest coastline along the Mediterranean visiting Anamur, Alanya, Antalya, Cerali, Demre, Kas, Oludeniz, Fethiye, Dalyan, Marmaris and Pamukkale. 

Stop 13, Turkey Part 1 in Istanbul

Arrived in Istanbul a week before Hagia Sophia got converted from a museum to a mosque. We were one of the last people to see the place as a museum. 

Stop 12: Lockdown in South Africa

Spending lockdown in South Africa.

Stop 11: Kenya, Part 3: Giraffe Manor 

Once in a lifetime experience in having breakfast with giraffes.

Stop 11: Kenya, Part 2: Hot Air Balloon ride over the Masai Mara

Flew over the Masai Mara to catch a glimpse of the big five at sunrise.

Stop 11: Kenya, Part 1: Masai Mara

Three day safari in the Masai Mara. Experienced Africa with all its senses from seeing the big 5, hearing lions roar and tasting the local food. 

Stop 10: Egypt

Followed in the footsteps of the Egyptian Pharaohs from seeing the Great Pyramids of Giza, exploring Cairo to taking a river cruise down the nile.

Stop 9: Jordon

Travelled around Amman, swam in the Dead Sea, visited Jerash, saw Petra and finished with a tour of Wadi Rum and quick stop in Aqaba.

Stop 8: Sri Lanka

Explored Southern Sri Lanka visiting Dambulla, Kandy, Ella, Udawalawe, Mirissa and Galle. No trip is complete without taking the famous train from Kandy to Ella.

Stop 7: India Part 4: Andaman Islands

Decided to take a trip to the Andaman Islands, an idyllic paradise nestled in midst of Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.

Stop 7: India, Part 3: Kaziranga and Ranthambore National Park

Completed two safaris in India; Ranthambore for the tigers and Kaziranga for the one-horned rhino. See which one we enjoyed more and why.

Stop 7: India, Part 2 in Rajasthan

Followed in the footsteps of the Maharajas, hopping around cities and deserts.

Stop 7: India, Part 1: Agra

Started our month’s trip to India with the Taj Mahal and it did not disappoint.

Stop 6: Indonesia, Part 6 in Gili Air

Enjoyed New Year in Gili Air, one of the GIli Islands. Marine life was stunning especially the turtles at ‘Turtle point’.

Stop 6: Indonesia, Part 5 in Komodo

Chilled with the Komodo dragons on Christmas Day 2019 and did some diving.

Stop 6: Indonesia, Part 4 in Surabaya

Stopped in Surabaya on our way to Komodo to see the sunrise over Mt Bromo.

Stop 6: Indonesia, Part 3 in
Derawan Islands

Swimming with jellyfish in a stingless lake. It is one of two places in the world where your able to do it.

Stop 6: Indonesia, Part 2 in Java

Visited the world’s largest Buddhist temple, did a jeep tour round Merapi volcano which erupted in 2011 and saw one of the largest Hindu temples.

Stop 6: Indonesia, Part 1 in Sumatra

Travelled to Bukit Lawang to see our first Sumatran orangutan.

Stop 5: Thailand, Part 2 our Open Water PADI in Phuket

How we found our Open Water PADI in Phuket, Thailand.

Stop 5: Thailand, Part 1 in Bangkok

Explored the temples of Bangkok and then heading to Khao Sok the world’s oldest jungle.  

Stop 4: Cambodia

Escaped to Lonely Beach for a bit then visited Angkor Wot and Phnom Kulen National Park.

Stop 3: Vietnam

Travelled for a month from North to South Vietnam vising natural wonders, rice paddies and finding out the history behind the Vietnam War.

Stop 2: China

Visited China a day after their 70th Anniversary celebrations and did the Beijing, Xian and Chengdu route.

Stop 1: Japan

Pilgrimage to Japan for the Rugby World Cup 2019.