Trip: Oz, NZ and Africa
There are [16] stories from my trip: Oz, NZ and Africa
TANZANIA | Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008 | Views [217]
Beautiful beaches in Zanzibar From Stone Town we headed North to the picturesque beaches of Nungwi. We caught the hotel tourist shuttle for the hour ride northwards. On the way we picked up and dropped off a lot of locals - their ride paid for ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Monday, 31 Mar 2008 | Views [272]
We're now on the tropical island of Zanzibar. It's hot and humid. We've covered a lot of miles in the last few weeks. 2 long drive days puntuated with 2 days chilling out has been the norm. There are no photos to accompany this blog as we left the necessary ... Read more >
ZAMBIA | Saturday, 15 Mar 2008 | Views [353]
We're now in Livingstone, Zambia and we're half way through our trip of from Cape Town, South Africa to Nairobi, Kenya. We last updated the journal in Swakopmund, Namibia since then we've stayed with bush man, done game drives in Etosha NP; boat cruises ... Read more >
NAMIBIA | Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008 | Views [227]
I'm in an internet cafe in Swakopmund, Namibia. The town is surrounded by rolling sand dunes on 3 sides and the other side meets the Atlantic ocean. Where have we been for the last few weeks? Cape Town We spent a week holidaying in Cape Town with ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [293]
The Grampians From Kangaroo Island we started the drive to Victoria . We were keen to drive as much as we could after getting off the ferry but with the tent you really have to be pitched by dark. We spent the night in a town called Keith – ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [337]
Clare Valley and Mt Remarkable NP From Adelaide we drove up to the Flinders Ranges . On the way up we called into the Clare Valley , which is a small wine growing region (apparently reminiscent of Tuscany ) full of boutique wineries and sleepy ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Jan 2008 | Views [445]
This journal entry may be a little bit busy! It's been way too long since we added anything and we've been rather busy in the meantime. We've been keeping a journal so I'll just try and keep to the highlights. Fraser Island The winds finally dropped ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Views [433] | Comments [1]
Christchurch, NZ Christchurch is a very English city. It was obvioulsy built by the new settlers to be a little piece of home. The River Avon runs between Cambridge and Oxford Terraces. The buildings, in particular the old school, are built in an ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 21 Dec 2007 | Views [363]
Doubtful Sound Cruise After the 3 day Routeburn track we were expected every muscle in our body to ache so we'd given ourselves 3 days to recover before we began the Kepler Track. We originally intended to go to Milford Sound during this time but ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 10 Dec 2007 | Views [486]
Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast of South Island NZ The Franz Josef Glacier is a 'temperate' or 'warm' glacier. The glacier actually comes down BELOW the treeline. The neve (the area the snow collects in) is massive; about the size of Auckland (Wolverhampton/Preston);... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
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