Our first stop in Tanzania was in Arusha, a place called Meserani Snake Park... not the most appealing name! It is a reserve that has many different types of snakes so that the venom can be used to treat locals and Masai if they get a snake bite. Feeding time for the snakes is every Sunday, and luckily (or unluckily) that was the day we arrived. Having no interest in seeing the feeding I was dashing through the displays trying to get out before the snakes lu...

Back in Dublin hating my job and reminiscing about my Asian adventures, I decided to quit my job and go travelling the Dark Continent. I always had a fascination with Africa and all the exotic animals it is home to, now was the perfect chance to experience it first-hand. As it was a last minute decision, I only had a few days between booking my flights and when I left, these were filled with running around trying to get all the camping and backpacking equipm...