Read more Farewell flight 19 Oct 2019 On our final day of safari in East Africa we floated up into... Read more
Read more Sudan 15 Oct 2019 Land of a recent revolution, land of incredible history, land... Read more
Read more Southern Africa 25 Sep 2019 Just before leaving Africa we needed to finish up some leave,... Read more
Read more Mabinti 22 Jul 2019 Soon after arriving in Dar es Salaam we were looking for shops... Read more
Read more Lesotho 8 May 2019 A public holiday on a Wednesday plus the two days in lieu Jon... Read more
Read more Kilwa 24 Apr 2019 Kilwa, another Unesco World Heritage Site in Tanzania hardly... Read more
Read more Diving in Dar es Salaam 15 Feb 2019 We have always enjoyed diving, but have only ever explored the... Read more
Read more Western Usambara Mountains 30 Jan 2019 Our last trip with the company car… the lease has run out, and... Read more
Read more The hunt for the red wolf 16 Jan 2019 There are 37 canid species in the world, and the Ethiopian... Read more
Read more Tribal matters in Ethiopia 7 Jan 2019 After a week of religious affairs and a low point (the Danakil... Read more
Read more Blue mosquitos and blue donkeys 29 Dec 2018 Ethiopia had been on our list of countries to explore for a... Read more
Read more Biggest aquarium in the world 28 Nov 2018 Where do you think you can find the biggest aquarium in the... Read more
Read more Israel and Palestine 18 Oct 2018 Two countries with a confusing history, we’ll try to give you a... Read more
Read more Mahale handshake 4 Oct 2018 When grooming, the chimpanzees in Mahale NP clasp their hands... Read more
Read more Loliondo 25 Sep 2018 We’re not quite sure who told us about Klein’s camp or when.... Read more
Read more Selous Siwandu 29 Aug 2018 This was supposed to be a trip we would do with Jude’s parents,... Read more
Read more Crossing the ocean once again on a surf ski 3 Jul 2018 All of a sudden it was June, again. How did time fly so fast?... Read more
Read more Exploring a new area and revisiting an old classic 29 Jun 2018 We always enjoy exploring new places, but sometimes it is also... Read more
Read more Monkey Mania 23 Jun 2018 The Udzungwas are part of the Eastern Arc of mountains that run... Read more
Read more Ol Doinyo Lengai 8 Jun 2018 This Maasai Mountain of God stands prominently in the south of... Read more
Read more Mountain biking from Kilimanjaro to Ngorongoro 6 Jun 2018 Riding our bikes from Kilimanjaro to Ngorongoro sounded like an... Read more
Read more Planes, trains and automobiles 24 May 2018 Not quite in that order, but this time we really created an... Read more
Read more Gorillas and volcanoes in the DRC 4 May 2018 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Africa’s second... Read more
Read more Secret reviewers 28 Feb 2018 We don’t need much of an excuse to go on safari, and when all... Read more
Read more Rescue diver course 13 Feb 2018 Holiday plans were cancelled, but as they say, when doors... Read more
Read more Diplomatic driving 16 Jan 2018 The Uluguru Mountains are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains,... Read more
Read more Another xmas and new year’s eve in Tanzania 4 Jan 2018 We love spending the xmas period where we live. And with two... Read more
Read more Whalesharks guaranteed… 14 Dec 2017 Come to Mafia we said, come in December we said, whalesharks... Read more
Read more Jongomero 23 Nov 2017 Ruaha NP is one of our favourite national parks in Tanzania,... Read more
Read more Whaleshark rescue 10 Nov 2017 Months ago Birgit, a friend and fellow diver from the Dar es... Read more
Read more Roho ya Selous 31 Oct 2017 From Dar es Salaam it is only a 45-minute flight to the Selous,... Read more
Read more Riding our bikes to the Masai Mara 3 Oct 2017 A few years ago we wrote about our mountainbiking with lions... Read more
Read more Moving to the circus 27 Sep 2017 Most of you already know that for the last four years we have... Read more
Read more Goat races 18 Sep 2017 Every year the people of Dar es Salaam organise the Goat Races.... Read more
Read more The wild west of Tanzania 13 Sep 2017 Katavi National Park. Remote. Wild. Unspoilt. Pure. Rarely... Read more
Read more Tourist veggies in Madagascar 30 Aug 2017 A biodiversity hotspot, country of lemurs and chameleons, and... Read more
Read more Hiking to the top of the 4th highest peak in Africa 11 Aug 2017 As we have already reached the top of number 1 (Kilimanjaro),... Read more
Read more Cooking club 30 Jul 2017 In Dar es Salaam we have a cooking club. It is run by two Dutch... Read more
Read more The grass is greener on the other side 28 Jul 2017 It was that time of the year, and we were keen to see some of... Read more
Read more Jane Goodall in Dar es Salaam 19 Jul 2017 Who hasn’t heard of Dr Jane Goodall? The British lady who spent... Read more
Read more The retreat 18 Jul 2017 We had been to the Selous a few times, but always to the same... Read more
Read more Comoros 13 Jul 2017 Where is that? That was the question we were always asked when... Read more
Read more The cycle caravan 7 Jul 2017 One Sunday morning we were picked up around 7am by Esther and... Read more
Read more Making the most of our car and driver 30 Jun 2017 Thursday evening we were loading the car. Tents, mattresses,... Read more
Read more Paddling across to Zanzibar 16 Jun 2017 We can’t exactly remember how we found out about the paddle.... Read more
Read more Relay run to Bagamoyo 23 May 2017 Every year the Dar es Salaam Hash House Harriers organises a... Read more
Read more Tunisia 10 May 2017 Tim and Martina moved to Tunisia for a short time, so we had to... Read more
Read more Holi 15 Mar 2017 We’re not in India, but like Kenya, Tanzania has a large Indian... Read more
Read more Ndutu Plains calving 23 Feb 2017 The migration of the hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and... Read more
Read more Sauti za Busara 15 Feb 2017 One of East Africa’s biggest festivals takes place annually in... Read more
Read more Photography course on Zanzibar 10 Feb 2017 It was long overdue. We have been using cameras all our lives... Read more
Read more Drama in the bush 30 Jan 2017 We visited the Selous again, our third trip there –... Read more
Read more A weekend filled with red hot pokers 21 Jan 2017 From November to April it’s the rainy season in Kitulo NP.... Read more
Read more Chimpanzees in Gombe Stream NP 7 Jan 2017 We went to see the masokwe (chimpanzees) in Gombe Stream... Read more
Read more Xmas in Mkomazi NP 30 Dec 2016 First impressions of Mkomazi NP were good. We drove in at the... Read more
Read more Stone Town 27 Dec 2016 Having stayed in the Serena Hotel for around 6 weeks when we... Read more
Read more Back on the bike 18 Dec 2016 Not a day goes by without us either talking about, researching,... Read more
Read more Whalesharks 12 Dec 2016 Apparently whalesharks hang around in Tanzania’s waters... Read more
Read more Turtle hatchlings 4 Dec 2016 “There’s a turtle hatching on south beach tomorrow in case... Read more
Read more A terrible night sleep 13 Nov 2016 A quick camping trip to Saadani for a weekend resulted in a... Read more
Read more Exploring the beaches around Dar 4 Nov 2016 We had a normal weekend without any plans and were told we... Read more
Read more Serengeti NP 25 Oct 2016 When friends or family announce a visit it is always exciting.... Read more
Read more A different safari 18 Sep 2016 We went out at night, torches ready, socks over trousers (to... Read more
Read more Back to Kenya 30 Aug 2016 We were invited to a wedding in Kenya and flew across, using... Read more
Read more Mikumi NP 24 Aug 2016 When asking around we were told the drive to Mikumi NP is... Read more
Read more Ruaha NP 12 Aug 2016 Ruaha NP is the largest national park in East Africa after the... Read more
Read more Our first taste of freedom in Tanzania 8 Aug 2016 Before we were allowed to drive ourselves in Tanzania, we had... Read more
Read more Another marathon in another country 4 Jul 2016 Friends had told us about the Victoria Falls marathon and their... Read more
Read more Selous – Lake Mwanze 28 Jun 2016 Most of the national parks are quite far away from Dar, meaning... Read more
Read more Kwaheri Kenya (goodbye Kenya) 20 Jun 2016 We wanted to share a weekend away with our best friends as our... Read more
Read more Secret valley 2 Jun 2016 Gerald invites us to join him for a weekend of camping with... Read more
Read more The Ark 4 May 2016 We decided to go back to the Ark in the Aberdare NP. It was our... Read more
Read more Kenya’s ivory burn 2 May 2016 We saw the smoke first. The billowing black clouds hanging over... Read more
Read more Buffalo chase 30 Apr 2016 The Laikipia plateau is probably our favourite area in Kenya.... Read more
Read more 40 in style 20 Apr 2016 It was Jon’s turn to celebrate the big 4 zero and we managed to... Read more
Read more Camping in your own back yard 15 Apr 2016 Who hasn’t camped in their own back yard as a kid? Isn’t it... Read more
Read more Lake Turkana 7 Apr 2016 The Jade Sea, a commonly used name for Lake Turkana because of... Read more
Read more Shompole marathon 26 Mar 2016 We were training for the Victoria Falls marathon when we heard... Read more
Read more Seychelles 21 Mar 2016 It’s a short and direct flight from Nairobi, so we decided to... Read more
Read more Swaras escarpment run 12 Mar 2016 A few weeks after the Shompole Marathon we were out on another... Read more
Read more Fishing Lodge 4 Mar 2016 It’s a popular place this Fishing Lodge in the Aberdares NP, we... Read more
Read more 10 to 4 again 26 Feb 2016 Last year the weekend of the 10 to 4 mountain biking race... Read more
Read more Hiking in the Aberdares NP 11 Feb 2016 Marty comes over for a flying visit and we take him hiking in... Read more
Read more The Jackson’s 5 2 Feb 2016 Have you heard of an aardvark? No? An aardwolf then? Also not?... Read more
Read more Crater Lake and Elsamere 27 Jan 2016 We had never been to Crater Lake or visited Elsamere, so with... Read more
Read more Lake Baringo 21 Jan 2016 A long time ago Jude and Kat drove up to Lake Baringo, but Jon... Read more
Read more Solio 11 Jan 2016 This private conservancy is the world’s first rhino sanctuary.... Read more
Read more Tsavo West 16 Dec 2015 We weren’t sure if we were going to get the long weekend for... Read more
Read more South Africa 7 Nov 2015 Jon had to go to Cape Town for work and we decided to use the... Read more
Read more Mountainbiking with lions 2 Oct 2015 The Rift Valley Odyssey – it is not a race, but a chance to... Read more
Read more Guiding our guide 20 Sep 2015 Mount Kenya is the second highest peak of Africa and as it is... Read more
Read more The great migration 10 Aug 2015 With eager anticipation Jude’s sister and her family arrived in... Read more
Read more Running with the Kenyans 5 Jul 2015 Who doesn’t want to run with the Kenyans, the world’s fastest... Read more
Read more what to do in Nairobi… 30 Jun 2015 Wondering what you could do in Nairobi? Think it is just a... Read more
Read more Riding with the Kenyans 24 Jun 2015 You might remember we told you about all the running we do with... Read more
Read more Glamping with horses 9 Jun 2015 A few weeks before the long weekend we each had to fill in a... Read more
Read more African kangaroos 30 May 2015 We had planned to run with the Swaras on Saturday and compete... Read more
Read more Dinner in the dark 23 May 2015 What would you do if you lost your sight from one day to the... Read more
Read more Kakamega Forest 10 May 2015 It’s 333km to Kakamega Forest, Kenya’s only remaining... Read more
Read more Ol Pejeta 30 Apr 2015 For us it was a last minute decision to go to Ol Pejeta for the... Read more
Read more Rwanda 13 Apr 2015 Easter was another 4-day break on the calendar, so we decided... Read more
Read more Tanzania and Zanzibar 28 Mar 2015 Poor Jon needs to go to Tanzania for work every 2 months, and... Read more
Read more Tsavo East and Amboseli NP 19 Jan 2015 Kenya is blessed with a large number of national parks and we... Read more
Read more New Year’s in the Mara 11 Jan 2015 Taking only one day off (Friday) meant another 4-day holiday,... Read more
Read more Umani Springs 29 Dec 2014 After only a few months in Kenya we decided to adopt. Most of... Read more
Read more Mt Suswa 8 Dec 2014 Kat had signed up for an overland trip from Nairobi to Vic... Read more
Read more Volunteer doctors working in our new home 23 Nov 2014 We had only moved into our new home 7 days before our first... Read more
Read more Welcome for breakfast 8 Nov 2014 The Serena Hotel in Nairobi is a 5-star hotel close to the... Read more
Read more A hot water bottle and a leopard 20 Oct 2014 One of our first trips out of Nairobi took us to the Aberdares... Read more
Read more Moving to Africa 30 Sep 2014 After many weeks of lying to our friends (sorry!), we were... Read more
Read more Bull of Africa 2008 20 Aug 2008 Jude spends 2 weeks in South Africa to participate in the Bull... Read more
