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G's Africa Travel Journal Graham's Journey to Africa. Starting with climbing Kilimanjaro, a photo safari in Kenya, followed by a 71 day overland trip from Nairobi to Cape Town via the Gorillas in Rwanda & Hot Air Balloon safari over the Serengeti.

The Baranco Wall, Jump Shots & it starts to get cold!

TANZANIA | Friday, 30 Aug 2013 | Views [374]

30 th August Day 4, The Baranco Wall, Jump Shots & it starts to get cold! Altitude: Start at Baranco Camp @ 3840m, ie 485mmHg of O 2 , 63% O 2  available at Sea Level, My SPO 2 : 84%            ... Read more >


Higher and Higher and “don’t shit in our toilet”!

TANZANIA | Thursday, 29 Aug 2013 | Views [369]

29 th August Day 3, Higher and Higher and “don’t shit in our toilet”! Altitude: Start at Shira Camp @ 3840m, ie 485mmHg of O 2 , 64% O 2  available at Sea Level, My SPO 2 : 91%          ... Read more >


Kili reveals herself and First Taste of Altitude Sickness.

TANZANIA | Wednesday, 28 Aug 2013 | Views [601]

28 th August Day 2, Kili reveals herself and First Taste of Altitude Sickness.   Altitude: Start at Machame Camp @ 2980m, ie 538mmHg of O 2 , 71% O 2 available at Sea Level, My SPO 2 : 94%            ... Read more >

Tags: altitude sickness, kili, machame, moshi, shira, tanzania


Machame Gate & First Day of the Climb

KENYA | Tuesday, 27 Aug 2013 | Views [601]

27th August Machame Gate & First Day of the Climb Altitude: Start at Springlands @ 800m, ie 694mmHg or 91% of O 2 available at Sea Level, My SP0 2 : 97%             Machame Gate @ 1800m, ie 641mmHg or 84% of O ... Read more >

Tags: kili, machame, moshi, tanzania


To Tanzania, first sight of Kilimanjaro & the Wavy Dong!

KENYA | Monday, 26 Aug 2013 | Views [602]

26th August Nairobi to Moshi (Kilimanjaro Launch Pad) & the Wavy Dong! Altitude: 800m, ie 694mmHg or 91% of O2 available at Sea Level (although the percentage of O2, 21%, remains the same) My SP0 2 : 97% Woke up at 3:45am. Body still on ... Read more >

Tags: kili, kilimanjaro, moshi, nairobi, tanzania, traffic


Nairobi & a Naked Chinese Man

AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 25 Aug 2013 | Views [994] | Comments [1]

Sunday 25th August Dubai/ Nairobi I had a 5 hour wait in Dubai Airport. For those of you who have never transitted through Dubai, it is a seething mass of humanity.  Despite their new 3rd terminal there is a huge number of people and a bit of ... Read more >

Tags: africa, airport, dubai, harare, nairobi, visa


Perth to Dubai

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 24 Aug 2013 | Views [469]

Saturday 24th August (Perth) Got up feeling slightly delicate after last nights excesses with all the ex-zimbos.  Made worse by the fact that my body is still on Queensland time and I woke up at about 4:30am wide awake.  Had a few things ... Read more >

Tags: dubai, perth, zimbos


Photos: Kilimanjaro

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 24 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery


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Perth & American Missionaries.

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 23 Aug 2013 | Views [664]

Friday 23 August (Perth) I woke up at 5:30 am - my usual wake up time, but on Queensland time not Perth time which is 2 hours behind and struggled to get back to sleep! How can you get jet lagged over 2 hours.  Anyway, I had a few things to do ... Read more >

Tags: family, perth, zimbabweans, zimbos


The start - finally!

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 22 Aug 2013 | Views [577]

Thursday 22nd Aug D-Day - The Start & Flight to (Cairns/ Perth, Australia)   1:45am - home from the pub! Jonny Marshall you are a bad influence.  Jeezo my head is pounding this morning!  Up at 6:30, missed saying goodbye to Sez ... Read more >

Tags: cairns, family, flight, holidays, jetstar, perth


Final preparations

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 16 Aug 2013 | Views [707]

Friday 16th August D-day -6 (Cairns, Australia) Last day at work. Why when you are leaving for 4 months does everyone need a letter or legal report or worksite visit or some other time consuming task that takes loads of time.  Oh well no more ... Read more >

Tags: equipment, holiday, packing, training, trekking


The Beginning.........

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 1 Aug 2013 | Views [893]

Hi everyone!   Here is my blog or online diary of my trip of a lifetime to Kilimanjaro  in Tanzania & altitude sickness allowing, a climb to the top.  Followed by a short photographic  Kenyan  safari to ... Read more >

Tags: altitude, dragoman, g adventures, hiking, holiday, kenya espresso safaris, kilimanjaro, photography, trekking, wildlife


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