Somehow or other we found ourselves driving a car in Zanzibar - what a crazy thing to do! We had an early 5.00am start (no alarm clock - its in our missing luggage - but the Muslim call to prayer does the trick) and the previous night our lovely receptionist at the Flamingo had organized a taxi to get us to the Tanzanian Air office, for our shuttle to the Kilimanjaro airport. On the way to the airport there was heavy cloud cover, so no sighting of the famous mou...

Day two saw us with a long day of travel to get to the Serengeti. Along the way we had lots of sightings of animals, including a cheetah going for the kill but missing out and a pride of lions that included some gorgeous cubs. Our next two nights were spent at the Seronera Wildlife Lodge. this is quite isolated and built into the granite boulders which form part of the bar and reception.The days were spent game viewing, at all different hours of the day, in the ...

We awoke in the night to kill a mozzie that had managed to get under our net and vowed that we had to resolve our malaria medication and insect repellent problem before we headed off on safari. And solve it we did. Our pick up at 8.00am ,after a wonderful breakfast at the Flamingo Hotel, took us to the office of Sunny Safaris to pay the balance of our money owed for the safari and our first question was where can find a western style pharmacy? No problem our driv...

Ahhh - local buses! Africa does interesting versions. Cram as many people in as possible and drive like a maniac. We had a six hour journey (it was supposed to be four) from Nairobi airport to Arusha in Tanzania. We weren't able to sit together with Heather scoring a fully veiled young Muslim Mum, with a fractious and fidgety child to share with and Avan next to a chap who worked for the United Nations. We were the only Europeans. The scenery was pleasant ...

When talking to travellers about our lost luggage, a common question was "Did your luggage transit through Nairobi?" When we answered, Yes, there were lots of stories about luggage never found again. "Nairobbery" is well known!As soon as we arrived in Nairobi, after clearing customs, we went straight to the lost luggage section and met some very helpful staff. However they proceeded to take us on a bewildering and despairing journey through mountainous piles of l...