Writing this from Vic Falls in Zimbabwe - country number 4! What's new? After Swakop we had some pretty hardcore days of driving to make up for lost time and to get to Maun on time - sadly our tour leader Eddie had to leave and fly back to Oz, so time was really of the essence. En route, we had one night's stop at a Cheetah Park, where we got to stroke, pat and tickle the cheetahs whilst having photos taken - quite an experience! The cheetahs are being ...

Well week 1 of the trip is over, and it’s been an amazing week at that. I’m definitely very lucky with my group – we’re all pretty close after such a short time and have had some real days and nights to remember! We started off going north from Cape Town, spending out first night in a beautiful camp site/barn attached to a house owned by a lovely English couple who hosted a wine tasting from the Winelands of this area – Birdlands...

I arrived in Cape Town a bit later than planned – Oz evidently has quite a strong hold on me! So that left me with just 4 days to explore a bit before hitting my 6-week overland up to Nairobi. But I fit in a lot! I spent lots of time walking around – up to the Table Mountain cable car, down to the V&A Waterfront, up and down Long Street and around various gardens, just enjoying the sunshine and getting over a bit of jet lag. I managed to get u...

Sydders!!!!!!!!!! Still fabulous. And reigniting my favourite solo argument "Where would I prefer to live - Sydney or Melbourne?" Although a trip to the opera has tipped the scales slightly this way. And when it comes down to it, it depends where the job is. Yes the thought of moving to Oz has quite taken force with me. Obviously it won't be for a while (that pesky law thing called a training contract gets in the way), and it won't be permanen...

Back in Melbers. I'm beginning to wonder whether I'll ever leave this part of the world... Flew in with Mum and Dad and ended up ensconced in South Yarra's most stylish hotel, The Como - well fully justified as our last bit of shared luxury I think! We had a fab weekend as I showed Mum and Dad the delights of Melbourne - Chapel Street, the Botanical Gardens, the riverside, Fed Square etc etc - and caught up with friends aplenty. It was particularly g...