The Backpacks Are On Again... Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didnt do than by the ones you did do...Explore, Dream, Discover. MARK TWAIN

Gallery: nakuru national park

NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 21 Jul 2007 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: softpower school

NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 21 Jul 2007 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: african life

NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 21 Jul 2007 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Serengeti

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 15 Jul 2007 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ngorogoro Crater

TANZANIA | Sunday, 15 Jul 2007 | Photo Gallery

leaving more than just footprints

UGANDA | Monday, 9 Jul 2007 | Views [400] | Comments [3]

today was one that we had been looking forward to, even though it meant long boring work.  we were spending a day with Softpower, a group using tourists labour to help set up schools & upkeep exisiting ones. our morning started with a visit to the ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Hey - where'd he go??

UGANDA | Monday, 9 Jul 2007 | Views [584]

Wow - what an awesome, awesome day spent on the Nile Rafting.  We were picked up nice & early from the campsite & taken to another location for a great big feed to make sure we had plenty of energy for the day. Our raft had 7 in it & a crazy ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Its A Hard Life

UGANDA | Monday, 9 Jul 2007 | Views [406] | Comments [1]

Uganda is a fantastic place!! The people are so friendly and dont hassle you the same way they have elsewhre.  It made walking around the markets a much more pleasant experiance.  The food section was amazing - all sort of weird & wonderful things.... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Gallery: final farewell

KENYA | Monday, 2 Jul 2007 | Photo Gallery

are we there yet????

UGANDA | Saturday, 23 Jun 2007 | Views [604] | Comments [1]

as a group we hqd decided that rather than take 2 days to travel from kenya to uganda we would push on & do it one, in theory taking about 11hrs.  in reality whqt happend was that the roads ended up being worse thqn normal (they are atrocious ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Kenya/Tanzania

TANZANIA | Tuesday, 19 Jun 2007 | Views [612] | Comments [9]

well time for our first update.  it seems so long ago since we arrived in africa yet its only been just over a week or so.  initially we were in nairobi which was nothing special excpet for dirty& smelly & really like most other citys. we met ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures