These Corners of the World

My African Safari - Day 12 (The end of the road)

While I wasn't due to leave Africa just yet - future plans included exploration of the area around Kilimanjaro followed by a few more da

My African Safari - Day 11 (Attacked over a piece of chicken)

Hippos may look placid, but they're actually incredibly dangerous and are unpredictable. In the end, however, it wasn't the hippos

My African Safari - Day 10 (Lion prides from Serengeti to Ngorongoro)

Driving cautiously around the back of Pride Rock, we caught an even more majestic sight - an enormous male lion, bulging with muscles, lay q

My African Safari - Day 9 (Camping in the Serengeti)

As you can imagine, the trek from my tent to the outhouse toilet was terrifying. I only went twice after dark, and the trek was only maybe a

My African Safari - Day 8 (Views of Mount Kilimanjaro)

As soon as we had eaten and left the hotel, I realised today was the day I would finally set eyes on the famous Mount Kilimanjaro. It was as

My African Safari - Day 7 (A little luxury in Amboseli)

His friend was driving along when, up ahead, he spotted a snake on the road. A big one. The snake disappeared, however, and he couldn't

My African Safari - Day 6 (Cycling through Hell's Gate)

Cycling through Hell's Gate was one of the most enjoyable days I had on my entire safari experience. I got to get up close and personal

My African Safari - Day 5 (Getting up close and personal with white rhinos)

A few days later I befriended a different guide, and I asked him what kind of dangerous situations he had encountered as part of his job. He

My African Safari - Day 4 (Escaping death by lion)

Never in my life will I ever forget the sound of that poor gazelle's bones crunching and compressing within the jaws of that fearsome ca

EuroTrip 2017 - Week 4 (Making friends in Dracula's Romania)

In Romanian mythology, the Strigoi were the troubled spirits of the dead rising from the grave. Some strigoi can be living people with certa

EuroTrip 2017 - Week 3 (The time I got stranded on a bear- and wolf-infested mountain in Bulgaria)

started to walk a little bit further away from him. He followed. He asked me something in Bulgarian. I said no. He began to gesture to the

EuroTrip 2017 - Week 2 (Vienna and Budapest)

While I was saddened to leave the beautiful landscapes and laid back vibes of Bratislava, Austria was calling. For transport between the...

EuroTrip 2017 - Week 1 (The Hague, Brussels and Bratislava)

For the last number of years, I've been itching to interrail through Europe. It's a bit of a time commitment though, so I've only ever...

Dubai - Day Four (Arabian Adventures in the desert)

More than once I was sure we were going to tip over onto the roof, but our guide was a great driver and kept us upright. We passed a number

Dubai - Day Three (Souks and Temples)

You will get a lot of people coming up to you trying to sell you watches and handbags and scarves, but they are not very aggressive and will