We arrived into Windhoek and were pleasantly suprised by how modern the city was. It was liked we stepped into Germany- surrounded by German architecture and cleanliness. We spent the night at the Cardboard Box- thankfully the rooms did not reflect the name of the place. Headed out for dinner that evening to Joe's Beer House. At the Joe's you can get platters of game meats to try. Zebra, kudu, ostrich, crocodile and chicken come all on the same stick and you can have a real taste of Africa. Needless to say I am not that food adventurous and stuck with the steak. For $12 I ended up with steak enough for two and felt bad at having to leave half of it. After consuming most of a herd of animals we headed back to the ... read more

It is official that I am certifiably crazy! Today I jumped off the bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe not once but twice. It was exhilarating and incredibly insane. It was also something I have always wanted to do. I did a three in one package (cheaper.. always out for a deal) which included in the zipwire (flying fox), bridge swing and bungy jump. The first activity that I did was the zipwire across the gorge. I thought it would get my adrenaline going for the next two activities but boy was I wrong. The zipwire was a piece of cake and more of a fantastic view than scary in any way. I was strapped in, put my feet up and had a big push from behind to send me sailing across the gorge. It was amazing ... read more

We arrived safely in Nairobi early on Saturday morning. We had a transfer to our hotel from the airport which took about 30 minutes and took us straight through the industrial part of the city. The culture shock hit almost immediately as we saw many people walking to work along the road side. The downtown was quite nice with lovely parks and a memorial to Kenyatta the first president of Kenya. We arrived at our hotel which was surrounded by a locked gate. A bit nerve racking! I did venture out on foot that night with others into the city and found I didn’t have to be so afraid. We spent most of the first day recovering and meeting the group. The next morning we set off in a minibus (minivan with 9 seats) to the ... read more

Up before dawn brimming we were with excitement about going back to continental Europe. By 7am we were on our way to the coast to catch our train....by way of the Eurotunnel. This was my first experience where you actually drive your car onto the train to take it with you! And only 30 minutes later we were in Calais. As we arrived on the train into France we got off and drove straight to Belgium. Probably the first country I have entered in years where they didn't stop us to check passports. Not a immigration booth in sight simply a sign saying "Belgie" on the motorway. We entered Brugge and parked under the city centre. Climbed a few sets of stairs to find ourselves immersed in a Saturday market packed full of stalls. Clothing, cheeses ... read more