I walked across a country! I may have walked on a flat, paved road with sidewalks. It may have been the 6th smallest country in the world. I may have chosen the smallest point to point of the country. Bet you bet your bottom dollar, I walked across Liechtenstein! High five a million angels! I […]
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I entered a Bradt travel writing competition where the theme was the kindness of strangers. I didn’t even make the top 16. Humbled by rejection LOL The Weight of a Grain of Rice It started with a mosquito bite smaller than a dot on a grain of rice. I was in India, staring at my bare
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What’s the longest in advance you’ve made plans, but then cancelled them last minute? Mine is 9 months. Any millennial wish to challenge me? Hold your horses. I didn’t cancel my whole trip to Norway, but I made plans to hike Trolltunga (Trolls Tongue) and I had to cancel that mini adventure. Norway love’s those
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After arriving back in Stone Town, I needed to catch a ferry to the mainland. I had scoped out the ferry times when I was first in Stone Town and there seemed to be a couple companies and a few options for departure times. My flight back to Amsterdam left at midnight the following day
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After my safari, I arrived at my Arusha accommodation around 16:30. There was some traffic and we needed to drop off a number of people at different parts of the city- bit of a schlep. I had one night before catching a flight to Zanzibar the next day. It got dark around 18:00 and I
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A few months earlier, I locked in a 6-day, 5-night budget camping safari. People told me 6 days would be too long for a safari, but they underestimated my enthusiasm for animals. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek. I was just as excited to see my first giraffe as my 20th. The safari I booked took me to the four
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Before I begin any epic trip, I watch a Disney movie. You’ll find there is one for nearly all occasions! arusha- start of safari Arusha is where most safaris leave from.I flew into Kilimanjaro airport from Amsterdam and arranged for a taxi to pick me up from my accommodation. If I’ve never been to the
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I want to get licked by a giraffe, it’s been my lifelong dream since April of the same year- so I booked a trip to Tanzania. I later learned that the giraffe is their national animal. I love when I make good, thought-through life choices. My route: It takes about 2 hours to get from
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This is going to be a patchwork quilt of a post. It’s going to feel itchy, you’ll be confused, and it’s something you should probably just let gather dust in a cupboard. Our route: I have to say, the cat situation in Bulgaria is top. Reasonably well-fed strays everywhere, and some non-strays that we followed
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Why are there so many men wearing track suits in Bulgaria? It’s a genuine question, please tell me if you can unravel this mystery. Our route: When I got off the plane in Sofia, Bulgaria, it immediately smelled like I thought Bulgaria would smell, even though I’ve never been there before. Just going to let
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