22 March: Headed into Livingstone for a wander and was drawn into the salons where I got my toenails painted and then embarked on a four hour braiding session where I got extensions and my hair braided which I love. So easy to keep! There were four of them doing my hair each taking it in turns to twist and braid. They had a few babies as well so they would take time out to breastfeed the baby in the middle of the shop! Got a taxi back to the waterfront where Gord...

14 March: Flight from Port Elizabeth to Jo'burg and then from Jo'burg to Windhoek. Arrived in our fab hotel at 5.30 and met my group before heading out to dinner. There were about 30 people at dinner so very hard to figure out whos who! Dinner was great - a lovely restaurant which specialised in game meat. I had to try game so had a Naminian bush fire special consisting of ostrich, springbok and orynx. All meats were lovely and would have them again. 15: March: ...

5 March - Spent the day travelling Sydney to Jo'burg and then Jo'burg to Cape Town. Arrived safely with my entire luggage intact at 10pm and headed to my hostel Sunflower Stop which is located in Greenpoint overlooking the new stadium built specifically for the World Cup. Only 15 min walk to the waterfront so all good. The first advertisement I saw in South Africa was for a government agency specifically in charge of cutting down on electricity theft. I didn't un...

31 Jan: First day in Melbourne. Dressed inappropriately in shorts and a t shirt I went to explore Melbourne. It then started to pour rain! Melbourne is a fantastic city for a tourist. Everything is free!! I first hopped on the free city tourist tram to federation square, the heart of the city. I organised my great ocean road trip in the tourist office before hopping on the free tourist city bus which in 13 stops showed tourists the highlight of the city. Stops...

18 Jan. Interislander ferry from Wellington to Picton across Cook Strait. (Cook Strait connects the Tasmin Sea with the Pacific Ocean) Luckily we had good weather after hearing horror stories of previous crossings. Cook Strait is part of Marlborough Sound and the scenery was stunning and we even got to see dolphins swimming and playing along the way. We were picked up at the ferry terminal and drove towards Nelson. Along the way we stopped off at a winery where...