Trans Kalahari Trip Notes and link to route map
For those of you who are interested, here are the trip notes for the guided tour portion of our upcoming trip. You can also see the whole itinerary including our two weeks of independent travel on...
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26 days, 23 hours, 58 minutes and 36 seconds until AFRICA! (or maybe not – we’ll see)
Well, it’s been quite a crazy few weeks. I spent an entire weekend a while ago dusting off my old travel blog from our RTW trip so I could do our upcoming Africa trip...
Istanbul
We arrived in Istanbul after a fairly uneventful BA flight out of Heathrow. (Have I mentioned I HATE this airport?) To get rid of the last of our Pounds we bought an adorable Peter...
A Turkish Bath
Upon arrival at our lovely boutique hotel in Istanbul, the first thing I spot is the listing of massage services for the in-house spa. Well, I’m tired and sore and in desperate need of...
Hello again from London!
Wow it’s been ages and I’ve missed gobs of stuff. But, hey, I’ve been traveling, and there’s lots of laundry to do and, frankly, I’m lazy and hopelessly addicted to Facebook. I figured I’d...
Hill Tribe Trek
The day after Songkran finished, we set off on our Hill Tribe Trek. They had given us backpacks to use for trekking and we left the rest of our luggage in our hotel room....
Songkran
We were pretty happy to see Starbucks and McDonalds upon arrival to Chiang Mai, although Starbucks doesn’t do my favorite drink in Thailand. It was nice to have food that tasted familiar – even...
Welcome to Thailand
It’s our first day in Thailand - Chiang Mai, and I am sick. Run to the bathroom every ten minutes, cold sweats, think I might die, kind of sick! The suspiciously pink Moroccan sausage...
Cambodia and Laos Updates
Every time we switch countries, we have to go through a major process to find stuff for Jessica to eat and drink. Drinks became a major issue in Cambodia because Jess refuses to drink...
Temples of Angkor
We had decided to catch a plane to Siem Reap instead of taking a long boat or bus ride. It turned out to be a VERY good decision, if a bit more expensive. The...
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