so only a short drive later and we were in zimbabwe and because the 'currency' there (even though technically they dont have one) is so small literally i changed US$20 and got $6 million back! :oD even though these were zim notes we were talking bout i still had loads and could say i have 6 million dollars... that was fun! so i'll scoot around the boring bits... we got there checked into this nice place etc etc and everything was all well and good! so next m...

hi again! this morning started with a packing session and a quick brekkie and a speed boat ride: this left at 8AM so it was still very cold. the manager of the lodge was going to drive the boat and he said we could use our blankets for the journey which in the end was SUCH a godsend!!! we loaded on our stuff, said bye to the staff who had been so lovely and all completely wrapped up from head to toe in blankets looking like refugees (charlies words not...

hi everyone! man it feels so weird but so great to think that i'm gonna see everyone in like 2 days :o) really cant wait even though it'll be kind of weird to be back after so long... today i am at backpackers paradise (which is really really nice) in oudtshoorn and i spent the day sort of doing the joyride! we were driven up to the top of the swartsbergpas which is 1582 km high and we cycled all the way down to the cango caves and then the origio...

hi everyone! first of all thanks for all your happy birthday messages... was good to receive them being so far away!!! well just a quick update today: i have arrived at backpackers paradise in outdshoorn and it seems really nice. i came by BB to george and then there was a shuttle service here which took about an hour... i was noticing on this ride how ultimately different the scenery is here! it is quite high up here and we were winding up a...

i told you i'd update you after the abseil!... so here goes well: i did it!!! i was picked up at 2 o'clock by a very nice guy called sheldon who i found out had actually lived in balham for 2 years... can you believe it no-one who doesnt live in balham knows it practically!!! although he couldnt remember the name of the street it sounded from directions and descriptions that it may well have been elmbourne (right next to ours!)... freaky! well it w...