DUBAI

Our flight home had a stop off in Dubai and we decided to spend a few days here exploring. It was very different to what we were used to in Africa - all very modern and clean! I almost cried with Czytaj więcej
SOUTH AFRICA

Last country on our tour of Africa was South Africa. We pretty much just headed straight to Cape Town and spent a few days here. Most of the activities in Cape Town are weather dependant meaning we Czytaj więcej
Namib Desert

Our next stop was the Namib Desert and definitely the hottest place on our tour of Africa. We camped out in the desert and spent the next day exploring. Firstly we walked up 'dune 45' which is the Czytaj więcej
NAMIBIA - Etosha/Spitzkoppe

Next we crossed the border into Namibia. Our first stop was Etosha National Park for another safari. The main reason for this safari was the hope that we may get to see a rhino, as we had only managed Czytaj więcej
BOTSWANA

The day we left the Victoria Falls we crossed the border into Botswana. It was the easiest border crossing by far and only took a few minutes, which was a nice change from the normal. From here we Czytaj więcej
ZIMBABWE

Next we went to the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, where lies the Victoria falls the 'largest' (widest) waterfall in the world. Three quarters of the falls lie in the Zimbabwean side of the Czytaj więcej
ZAMBIA

Here we went to the South Luwanga National Park, it was for another game drive. The camp site was nice with the pool over looking a water hole with countless numbers of hippos. We went on a night game Czytaj więcej
MALAWI

After another long day drive from Zanzibar and a overnight stop we crossed the border into Malawi and arrived at our campsite in Kande beach on the edge of Lake Malawi! We thought we would posh it up Czytaj więcej
Zanzibar

Still in Tanzania, we then travelled to the island Zanzibar for some sun, sea and relaxation. We spent one day at the beach and we were invited to a sunset cruise in the evening. We thought this would Czytaj więcej
TANZANIA - The Serengeti

The first stop on our tour was the Serengeti in Tanzania. This is a national park best known for its wildlife. It's here we had a two day Safari and it was definitely a highlight. We had a 6 seater Czytaj więcej
KENYA

After flying through the night we arrived in Kenya to start a 6 week overland tour from Nairobi to Cape Town. We met the rest of our group of 22 people who all seemed very nice and all age 20-30 which Czytaj więcej
Sukhothai

Apologies for the delay in our next post, both phone signal and internet are harder to come by when we are in Africa. So our last stop before leaving Thailand was going to visit the kingdom of Siam's Czytaj więcej
Chiang Mai (part 2)

The second part of our adventures in Chiang Mai. Firstly we visited the 'temple on the hill' - something everyone raved about. I think we have spent enough time in south east Asia now as to us it was Czytaj więcej
Chiang Mai (part 1)

We thought we would split this into to two parts as we have ended up staying here a good while.
As the more astute of you may have noticed we are back in Thailand. So a quick flight and long bus from Czytaj więcej
Sapa

Next we travelled to Sapa for a couple of days. Here we did a 12km trek to see stunning scenery mainly composed of rice flats. You can see from the pictures they create flat areas on the hills in Czytaj więcej
Halong Bay

Another night bus and another rubbish nights sleep. I think we are done with them, we possibly have 1 more in north Thailand (hopefully not though).
Halong bay supposedly another highlight of Czytaj więcej
Phong Nha

Next we visited the national park and world UNESCO heritage centre Phong Nha. Due to the price of tours we reluctantly decided to hire a motorbike again to visit this but I'm pleased to say we enjoyed Czytaj więcej
Hoi An

From the previous destinations we seem to have had a bit of a upsurge of fortune, or we just went to a place we really liked. We arrived in Hoi An on another night bus, these are shite in comparison Czytaj więcej
Da lat and Nha trang

I have combined two places we visited next for reasons that will become clear. We decided to go to Da Lat mainly to do a 'secret tour' we had read about. We wanted to do this tour on Chinese New Years Czytaj więcej
Ho Chi Minh

Next we crossed the border into Vietnam, our first stop was Ho Chi Minh or Saigon. With more people in this city than the whole of Cambodia it was a bit of a shock going back to the urban life style Czytaj więcej
Phnom Phen

After Krattie we returned to Phnom Phen. In total we spent about 2 days. We did the usual walk around the city seeing the classic independence monuments and royal palace etc. The most interesting and Czytaj więcej
Krattie

Next stop was Krattie. The reason we came here was to see one of the worlds only fresh water dolphins. We went out to the river on a boat to see them. It was very good but I'm afraid trying to Czytaj więcej
Battambang

Next we spent a couple of days at Battambang. The first day we hired a Tuk Tuk and visited the prize attraction - the bamboo train. This is effectively sheets of bamboo that are used in the town to Czytaj więcej
CAMBODIA - Siem Reap

From Bangkok we headed into Cambodia for a whistle stop tour. First stop is Seim Reap, home to the famous Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world and according to Cambodia is the 7th Czytaj więcej
Bangkok

Next we spent a couple of days in Bangkok which is the backpackers capital of the world. There was lots of night markets and bars to visit. The first night doug tried one of the local delicacies - a Czytaj więcej
Nicki QuayleGood photo. Quite a spectacle watching the lights. X