Another summer would never be complete without another wee trip over to Ireland. Yes I cant get enough of the place!!! My 1st few days I spent milling around Dublin with old friends who never fail to make me feel like I am at home!! I vowed that this time I would actually branch out a bit and visit more of Ireland rather than just the insides of the ever calling temple bar. I booked myself on a paddy's tour (the irony) and along with 2 new auzzie mates explored t...

Crossing the border into South africa.. felt like coming home (funny enough!). It has been such a long time and yet it felt creepily familiar!! I loved Namibia but couldnt hide the exictement i felt to be back in SA (yes a tear or two to my eyes). We traveled down the west coast.. along past small afrikaans 'dorps' (towns) and places that we use to spend family summer holidays when iwas kid. A must do stop in a town called Sprinkbok.. the name says it all and the...

I had no idea what was in store in the lovely land of Namibia and therefore pleasantly not dissapointed! Our first night was spend at a lovely camp ground just over the border with open air shower and toilets that i have now become well accustomed to here in africa! It was the perfect gate way to the Ethosa National park where we spend 2 days safaring in our huge beast of a truck! Suprise.. and much to my own suprise we did actually managed to catch some lovely s...

My number one highlight even before heading to Africa was the Okavango Delta and purely on that basis Botswana has been my favourite country so far. The delta is a 18000kmsq flooded plane, that provides a wildlife haven where the only method of transport is a dug out trunk of African sausage tree known as a Makoro (or a canoe for us in lameman terms). We rocked up at the makoro station on the edge of the delta with 3 days worth of camping (including cooking) gear...

Headed across the border from Malawi to Zambia and straight down the South Luangwa National Park.. renounded for its leopard sightings!! The 60kms that equated to 3hr bumby road drive left the crew questioning our will to live.. imagine a 3hr neverending roller coaster ride.. Hideous!! The campsite we stayed in is well known for its noctural visitors of the wildlife variety and im not sure i know anyone who will believe me when i say i was standing 5ms (literally...