Catch up...... sorry 12 Mar 2011 | 01:24 am

Hi All, Apologies. It's been a whole country since I last wrote, and being slack with the diary I can barely remember what I've been up to. The Namibian desert was a huge huge highlight. It's been r...

Hot Botswana and beautiful beef 15 Feb 2011 | 05:57 am

The sun is something else, I can feel we're gearing up for the deserts of Namibia. The prices are England prices, sometimes more. The only cheap thing to buy here is steak and biltong (dried meat). So...

Vic falls... Rainbows and crocodile curry 15 Feb 2011 | 05:52 am

Sorry a bit of retrospective blogging. By this point I was completely in love with ZIm, mine (and many others) favourite country by far. Tourists here signal the return to normality, not only is it th...

Thought and observations 8 Feb 2011 | 01:59 am

The US dollar is in short supply, difficult to always get hold of, and never ever enough small denominations or change. So change is often given to you in S.A rand and failing that you often get given...

The Zimbabwians 4 Feb 2011 | 12:03 am

It has been the people that have defined and distinguished this country for me/ us so far. We arrived in torrential rain, we were unable to stay where we had hoped and other well used campsites had r...

Tom's tea plantation 27 Jan 2011 | 03:49 am

Rest and relaxation on lake Milawi 27 Jan 2011 | 03:09 am

Hi All, Above shot is actually in Zanzibar - but currently in Milawi. We've camped in two locations and have been able to rest and explore on some of the most rediculously idyllic beaches. The weathe...

More Girls 17 Jan 2011 | 01:18 am

Serengetti and the crater 15 Jan 2011 | 08:13 pm

We also saw some lions nose to nose  (ooow - just managed to upload - see below). Seriously exciting being so close. The leopard was also super cool, hanging from the tree above this shot was a disemb...

Stone Town - Zanzibar 15 Jan 2011 | 07:45 pm

Hi All, I'm in the Stone Town - stunning labyrinth like, narrow streets, carved wooden doors and white washed buildings. Very easy to wander round a few corners and wind up lost (or just 'exploring' f...