On safari with the rhinos in Kenya
Climbing Mount Kenya
After a wonderfully varied two months exploring Ethiopia, including trekking in the Simien and
Snorkeling with whale sharks in Djibouti
The main reason we visited Djibouti was for the chance to snorkel with whale sharks. Exploring Lac Abbe’s plain of limestone chimneys and floating at Africa’s lowest point in Lac Assal were...
Djibouti: Floating at the lowest point in Africa!
Two cramped buses, a few hours sleep at the side of the road, multiple check points and around 18 hours after leaving a bus station of sorts in Dire Dawa we arrived in Djibouti City, the country’s capital. Along with the
How to obtain a Djibouti visa when entering overland
It was certainly a fun few days in Addis! After four visits to the Djibouti embassy, as well as visits to the British and South African embassies, we finally have our Djibouti visas.
We arrived at the Djibouti embassy almost an hour before they opened and once...
Trekking in Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains
After a wonderful month exploring northern Ethiopia and a few days in Addis, we headed south to go trekking...
Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression – the hottest place on earth!
Ethiopia continues to amaze us with its incredible diversity. Aside from awesome hiking in the Simien Mountains, rock-hewn churches and monasteries on lakes,
Trekking in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains
Trekking in the Simien Mountains was one of the experiences Catherine and I were most looking forward to in Ethiopia. We were keen to walk through both the highlands and the lowlands and arranged an eight-day trek at the Simien Mountains National Park office in...
Ethiopia’s spectacular Blue Nile Falls
For those new to the blog, Catherine and I are traveling some 5,000 miles on who-knows-how-many buses from Ethiopia to South Africa 🙂
We arrived in Ethiopia a few days ago and made our way to Bahir Dar, on the shore of Lake Tana, some 550km north of the capital, Addis Ababa. It was a...
Four free things to do in and around Dubrovnik’s enchanting old town
After a wonderful week exploring Montenegro, we headed over to Croatia’s Dubrovnik for two days, an easy two-hour bus from Tivat. I had heard...