Reclaiming My Future

There are things in life that challenge us both physically and mentally; the Devil’s Pool at Victoria Falls is definitely one of them. Despite what I said in my last post about the Falls not being hugely impressive to look at in the dry season, there is one major benefit: the Devil’s Pool. Only accessible [...]

I’m going to go ahead and admit something shocking; I wasn’t that impressed when I first saw Victoria Falls Zambia It’s an amazing place but because I was there in the dry season, it just wasn’t a ‘wow’ place since, instead of the continual sheet of water thundering over the top, there were several smaller [...]

It was 5am on September 19 2011 when I woke up to visit Chobe National Park. I had no idea that it would become the day that Africa stole my heart. Snuggled up in layers and my sleeping bag, I stepped on to the safari truck and headed into Chobe National Park, one of the [...]

The Okavango Delta Getting across the Okavango Delta to a sand island is a dream. You pack your bag, sit in a mokoro (dug out canoe) for an hour and relax as you hear nothing but the ripples of the water and the birds singing. Oh and the reeds smacking you in the face; I [...]

It’s been an eye-opening year for me in so many ways. In January I joined Twitter. Well, I’d joined twitter in March the year before actually but couldn’t be bothered with it…yeah I know, I’m a dumbass. So in January I sent a tweet. Then I got a reply. Then I got some followers and [...]

Etosha National Park (or just Etosha for short) in Namibia was my first experience game-driving (or safari as it’s otherwise called – it’s so awesome it gets two names!) and it was one that I won’t be forgetting in a hurry.  We arrived mid-afternoon, set up camp and then headed out on a two hour [...]

So.  After I almost died in the Namibian Desert *ahem* we decided to have a few days of driving and when I say ‘we decided’ what I really mean is that it was on the itinerary and I was REALLY happy to be lazy for a few days whilst we made our way further into [...]

For once I’m going to shut up (shocking I know right?) and let the photos do all the talking… If you haven’t fallen in love with Namibia by now, there’s something wrong with you  

*Ok, so maybe a ‘slight’ exaggeration on the whole dying front but I can assure you that I felt like it at the time! Picture this…it’s 5.30am.  It’s pitch black in the campsite, you’re trying to get ready in the dark and the moment you step out of the tent you put your BARE FOOT [...]

Whenever you think of Africa and going to the toilet, you probably think about awful long-drop toilets that stink with flies swarming around and you’d be right…some of the time. For the rest of the time, when overlanding, you’re going to be using a totally different kind of toilet that looks a lot like this: [...]