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Ross Simpson Just about to embark on a 12 month round the world trip. Scary but very exciting!
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By Ross da Boss
April 30th 2008

The past week

 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
It's been difficult getting internet access for any decent duration of time so sorry for the delay in blogging! I am a whole week behind now! Right, where did I get to last time? Well, I think I mentioned that we would be microlighting over Victoria Falls. If you don't know what microlighting is well you best go google it. I have no idea how such a basic contraption gets airborne. I must admit that I was really rather nervous. There was literally one seatbelt buckle round my waist holding me in. The whole craft is completely unenclosed and so you [View Full Entry]

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The Zambezi and the glorious Victoria Falls are just breath-taking. The Falls themselves are the largest curtain of water in the world and words don't describe just how beautiful they are. The whole area is magical. Everything is so green and lush. Butterflies are in an abundance and it feels altogether other-wordly. Think Rivendell! Getting here was easy enough. We took the bus from Lusaka to Livingstone. I was very pleased we had organised bus tickets the day before. The bus station was heaving and we certainly would not have got a seat without our advance booking. Journey time was around [View Full Entry]

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By Ross da Boss
April 20th 2008

Well....WE MADE IT!

 Africa » Zambia » Lusaka
It is so surreal sitting here in an internet cafe in Lusaka, Zambia, editing my first proper blog entry of the trip! We have been planning and speaking about this for what seems the longest time and it's just CRAZY now to be actually here. So, where to begin?! Well, the flights were great fun... for me that is! Not only was Kerry setting off security alarms for body checks, she was (unwittingly, so she says) carrying a pair of nail scissors in her hand luggage which caused a fracas with one of the security guys at Glasgow International Airport cos [View Full Entry]

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My departure date of Fri 18 April is nail-bitingly imminent! I am to be away for 12 months, on a round the world trip with my good friend Kerry. Travelling around the globe eastwards, we plan to visit 4 continents, 16 nations and countless cities and provinces the world over. When going so far, for so very long, now seems an important time to enjoy the very best of home - so there's been nothing else for it but devouring fish suppers, guzzling irn bru, and being glued to the box watching River City. Is it any wonder the boy's proud [View Full Entry]

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Kerry, Sarah, Jaclyn and me
Mum and Sarah
Mum, Sarah and me