WARNING: Be prepared for lots of elephant photos! We left Victoria Falls and Zimbabwe without any of the hassle that we encountered entering Zim. It was a country we really enjoyed, even with all its quirks and problems. Chobe National Park We entered Botswana and we continue to notice that these southern African countries are much more developed and Westernized. It …
Yesterday we went on our helicopter ride over the Victoria Falls. We thought we would give you a visual picture of the trip. Neither of us had been in a helicopter before, so it was a cool experience. There were just 4 passangers and the pilot and you got an amazing perspective of how huge the falls are. They are 1.7 …
Hello from Zimbabwe! It’s been awhile since our last blog because finding good internet has been difficult and besides, we have been busy walking with lions and rhinos! We left Malawi and headed across the top of Mozambique to Zimbabwe. We only spent one night in Mozambique, bush camping, but it was a nice stamp in our passport! Mozambique Driving through Mozambique …
Hello! After a great few days of relaxation in Zanzibar, we were off headed to Malawi and excited to get another new stamp in our passport. Bush Camping We left Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast and had two and half days of driving to get into Malawi, which involved two nights of bush camping. Driving days consists of lots …
Jambo (hello in Swahili)! It has been awhile since our last blog and so this one will be a long one. So much has happened since we landed in Nairobi March 11th. Nairobi We flew Kenya Airways from Cairo to Nairobi and we had very low expectations for the airline, but it was fine. The flight was not very full apart …
The last week has been all about relaxation and has kind of felt like a vacation from the vacation. Sharm El Sheikh – Hilton Style From Luxor, we had pre-booked a flight to Sharm El Sheikh on the Sinai peninsula. This way we avoided taking a ferry across the Red Sea. You might remember a couple of months ago, hearing …
