Africa

Friday, 13 June 2025 Our tour has treated us to some truly amazing accommodation at outstanding, hotels, lodges and resorts. We have probably enjoyed a higher standard of rooms than we would usually book for ourselves. Honestly, we’re pretty 3-star travellers, happy with a clean and functional room rather than 5-star luxury. I think we […]

Thursday, 12 June 2025 Victoria Falls is one of the seven natural wonders of the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage site and this morning we set out to explore this incredible location on foot. Dressing for our excursion, we both opted to wear shorts on the basis that legs dry faster than long pants.

Wednesday, 11 June 2025                    As agreed last night, this morning we hit the road at 9.30am, riding for the last time in the trusty ISUZU truck, with less than 100 kilometres to the border between Botswana and Zimbabwe. As we drove through northern Botswana, Wian told us that we were surrounded by three other countries:

Tuesday, 10 June 2025 This morning we were up before dawn again for our last game safari. We met our guide, Munguu, in the foyer and loaded ourselves into the open-sided 4WD with Munguu handing us blankets to wrap around our knees to manage the pre-dawn cold. Kasane is well situated to explore the northernmost

Monday, 9 June 2025 This morning we set out at the very civilised time of 9.00am, with me taking a turn up the front in the co-pilot’s seat beside Wian. I was looking forward to seeing the potholes and not just feeling them, ha, ha. First we drove back across the execrable road on the

Sunday, 8 June 2025 Another comfortable night in our tent before a 6.30am wake up call. We re-packed our small bags – we were only allowed to bring a carry-on sized bag each to our bush camp – before venturing to the mess tent for breakfast. At breakfast Solomon handed out the Happy Sheets for

Saturday, 7 June 2025 We enjoyed a warm and cozy night in our tent. We followed Wian’s tip to put the grey blanket underneath us and then used the fleecy blankets on top of our duvets. We both slept warmly enough, despite the overnight temperature dropping into single figures. At 6.40am we had our wake

Friday, 6 June 2025 This morning, our guide for the next two days, Solomon, collected us from the car park at the Maun Lodge in a classic 1961 International truck. The vehicle started it’s life as a refuelling truck for the South African forces and has now been converted into a lovely, open-sided safari vehicle

Thursday, 5 June 2025 This morning we enjoyed another incredible sunrise as we readied ourselves to head to the restaurant for an early breakfast. With more than five hours to drive to our next destination, Wian wanted to be on the road again by 8.00am. I took my Vegemite to breakfast but, when cheese scones

Wednesday, 4 June 2025 We woke this morning looking through our bedroom window (from our bed) as first light blushed over the horizon. As the sun continued to climb towards sunrise we continued to watch its splendor from our shower and then from the vanity basins until, finally, it rose to welcome another beautiful day