We arrive at the food market a little after sundown: the tour group had gone for sunset cocktails together and then headed their separate ways for dinner. Strolling past the stalls earlier that day - seeing the chatty vendors setting up their offerings for the night - had ensured we'd be heading back there come meal time. We are hungry so here we are! As soon as we get there a smiling tout approaches us and eagerly explains the foods available at his table tonig...

A common question about safaris in Africa refers to preference: Masai Mara or Serengeti? Whilst named and often visited separately, they are part of the same ecosystem and only really differ depending on the migration. For us: where the Masai Mara was rammed with animal sightings, the Serengeti was more sparsely populated but offered a lot more action. The first afternoon game drive alone delivered leopards dragging an antelope carcass up and down a tree, and tw...

The great migration refers to the movement of nearly 10 million wildebeest and zebra between the adjacent Masai Mara and Serengeti National Parks. The herds will move north or south through the ecosystem depending on the seasons and relative supplies of grasses: of course along with them come the usual complement of predators, a raft of safari vehicles and steady turnover of cashed-up tourists. And us. We arrived late in the afternoon and headed straight out for...

Tandem kyaking the Nile - an epic day! Marc and I both parktook in this adventure, each having our own kayak and professional guide. And when I say professional I mean they are hoping to head to Canada for the Kayaking World Championships in three weeks (visas pending). My lunatic chocolate grandfather (Peter), who ate too much dark chocolate (mind you, 8 years my junior) decided he was going to take me - his white chocolate granddaughter who ate white chocolate ...

One of the expected highlights of our visit to Africa was the Gorilla Tracking in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. At USD600 per person for a day trip and no guarantees of seeing the endangered species during the hike, it was going out on a limb a bit. But we both agreed that seeing even one of the remaining 880 mountain gorillas in their natural habitat before possible extinction was an opportunity we couldn't miss. Besides, the money from buyi...