Morondava - Madagascar I was originally going to title this blog 'Annihilation' but even though it perfectly describes what is happening to Madagascar's environment with over 80% of the forest cleared, I feel it is unjust to the country as a whole. This country is no different to any other country in respect to its …
The Tsiribihina River - Madagascar. We love a good boat cruise and three days cruising down the middle of Madagascar was always going to be a winner although there was one concern. Only twenty bottles of beer had been loaded. We informed our guide this would barely last our group of nine for one day …
Antananarivo - Madagascar There are three things I aspire to in life. The first is to fall in love with a hottie and live happily ever after, the second is to succeed in my career and the third is to be well travelled. I feel I am well on the way to achieving two of …
A country of contrasts. The primary objective for the first week of the trip was to get to Rwanda to see the mountain gorillas. A journey that had taken us through Uganda via Kampala, the capital, following the northern edge of Lake Victoria - the second largest freshwater lake in the world. The night before …
Camping with lions. I will never forget the smell first thing in the morning in Africa. More often than not we had early starts, normally between six and seven am, with the aim to be setting off by eight when we had a full day on the road. The smell I’m trying to describe can …
Running on empty. The next thirty hours would involve a lot of going up, a lot of panting, a lot of going down and, not a lot of sleep! Day four began a tad earlier than usual so that we could beat the traffic that would inevitably descend on the Barancco wall. Literally what it …
Pole-Pole. "From the Western world, where a premium is set on efficiency and progress, it was delightful to come into this Arcadian land of easy simplicity, wooded hills, sunshine, and cheroots. No one is ever in a hurry in Burma, and though, as we sometimes found, this can be most aggravating, one is forced at …
