http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Graham P/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Graham P en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:14:23 BST Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:14:23 BST Just to let you all know I am currently in a private game reserve with my parents in the Transfrontier Park which includes Kruger in South Africa sitting in the most luxurious lodge I have ever and most likely will ever stay in my entire life.But taking you back almost a month now things weren't so luxurious. We began our first adventure in Madagascar on a 5 hour minibus ride with our gui http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Madagascar/Antananarivo/blog-273099.html Our month in Madagascar will be blogged extensively however with these french keyboards I would get too frustrated and short change what has been an amazingly unique experience. So when I get back to South Africa I will write all about being deathly ill while lying in a canoe in 46 degree heat and posing as a french photographer to get full backstage access to a massive outdoor beermusic fest http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Madagascar/Antananarivo/blog-270840.html This country is wildI can't exactly write an extensive entry because this French keyboard drives me up the wall but I thought an update was necessary. The city of Maputo was fantastic. Very functional affordable and had many western comforts it felt that we had been without for far too long. We ate well caught up on the sporting world mostly negative for Vancouver fans and went to a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Madagascar/Ambositra/blog-263630.html Happy Easter everybody. We are currently in the beach town of Tofo still on the southern coast of Mozambique. I appreciate all the messages people send me and emails and facebook posts etc. In other words I like the attention. We have spent 8 nights here and are leaving for the capital city of Maputo tomorrow. Tofo is a popular travel destination for South Africans and right now is spr http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Mozambique/Southern/Tofo/blog-260312.html Bom Dia Quite a crazy last week or so and I thought I would let everyone at home know about it. After a night in Blantyre Malawi we took off for the country of Mozambique. After a 3 hour minibus ride we had a reasonably problem free border crossing. The main difference with Mozambique is that we were leaving an English speaking country and entering a country where Portuguese is the ONLY l http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Mozambique/Southern/Inhambane/blog-256961.html Tragic to only write two entries while in the beautiful country of Malawi. After 40 days here it is finally time to move on. What a time it has showed us however. The people are as welcoming as you can be the scenery as beautiful and untouched as it gets and the culture makes you forget you're in one of the poorest countries in the world. I don't have time to expand more on my time here b http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Malawi/Southern/Blantyre/blog-255648.html First off I must apologize for the lack of entries. However when you spend 3 weeks in internet free zones writing blogs is rather difficult. After climbing Kili we headed back to Dar es Salaam for a few days. We left Dar on a 12 hour bus trip to Mbeya in southern Tanzania. After a night in Mbeya we took a minibus to the Malawian border. After an effortless border crossing free Visas w http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Malawi/Lake-Malawi/blog-250212.html Finally it is over. Will and I are safe and sound back at sea level after summitting the highest free standing mountain in the world. It was quite an experience in many ways and while it will be impossible to attempt to replicate it here goes.We were attempting the Marangu Route the most popular by far of the many options. There are huts with solar panels water and beer for sale and ru http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-240240.html Hello again. A belated happy new year to everyone at home I'm assuming everyones resolutions of getting in shape have already fallen by the wayside. The last two times I attempted to write a blog the town we were in lost power as I was a few sentences from finishing so please forgive my tardyness. First off we spent New Years Eve in Stone Town first at a bumping nightclub followed by an af http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Moshi/blog-237624.html Writing from Stone Town Zanzibar Archipelago Tanzania we have safely evacuated Kenya. Seeing headlines such as tension building in Mombasa has made us quite glad that we did so. After 5 glorious days in the town of Lamu we headed south to Malindi a region heavily developed by Italians and full of the typical touristy holiday problems that I used to love and now loathe. Being constant http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Zanzibar-City/blog-231439.html My how life has changed since my last entry. After another brief stay in Nairobi we left on December 9th to Nanyuki where our trek of Mt. Kenya was to begin. We were taking the Sirimon route up most gradual and the Chogoria route down most scenic. Our first matutu ride was all we expected with two flat tires and multiple delays on the side of the highway. This is life here our d http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Lamu/blog-228222.html Jambo. We have arrived safe and sound and have already been on our first excursion. Nairobi is quite a hectic city with very few visible travellers. The city centre is quite safe during the day however culture shock is in full effect. We spent the first few days staying at a business hotel just outside the city acclimatizing and preparing for the next stages. On the 1st of December w http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Nairobi-Province/Nairobi/blog-225842.html A few days have now passed since departing Vancouver and it definitely doesn't feel like my journey has begun. Currently I am in Will's hometown of Collingwood Ontario having just spent an amazing weekend in downtown Toronto reuniting with some of Dalhousie's finest. It is now hitting me that Nairobi is only a few days away and all the typical emotions one feels before travel are becomin http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Collingwood/blog-222889.html