Reverse culture shock – Hello darkness my old friend Reverse culture shock. I’d heard about it. When you arrive home, and to your eyes, everything is as it was. But to your heart, it’s all so different. Well, it’s 6 a.m., and I’ve been ‘home’ for just under two weeks, and I’m just tired. I have slept little since being home. I have done nothing very productive...
There are no tigers in Kenya. Ranthambore tigers, will we see one at last? So, in 1994, we went on our Honeymoon to Kenya. It was Iain’s idea, not that I minded, it was fantastic. I just never imagined at that time that I would ever end up in such a place. Anyway, a few days in, having seen lions, elephants, rhino – Iain said he was disappointed he...
Pack your bags for the Islands of New Zealand If you are serious about your landscape photography then sometimes you have to go to where the best compositions can be found. Some people think Iceland is the best. Some think my homeland of Scotland is up there with the best. Others believe that China and Southeast Asia are Mecca’s for landscape photographers...
Kenya: we arrived excitedly… Kenya, all was not well in the safari camp. Really not. So, having arrived in Nairobi full of excitement for the month ahead in East Africa to visit Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zanzibar… we found ourselves stranded in Nairobi airport by our local Kenyan travel company. First, you wait. Then you wonder. Then you realize...
India: take a look Rural Rajasthan is a riot of colour and noise. A full-on blast of your senses. Wonderfully, mentally exhausting, as your brain juggles to keep it all in. A complete contrast to New Delhi, Agra Taj Mahal: Take a walk through the monument of love or the slums of Dharavi. You can read about that here Dharavi Mumbai visit: the Slumdog Millionaire...
Our second stop in Botswana was about a 4 hour, relatively easy, drive from Mokolodi Nature Reserve: Botswana to the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. Another lovely spot – although we didn’t see any rhinos!
Perhaps it would have been better to take one of their drives with a guide instead of self-driving.
Nevertheless a great experience.
Beautiful Botswana !
First stop in Botswana So after visiting friends in Soweto our first stop was to pick up Savanna-the-Vanna from Bushtrackers in South Africa and set off to Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Botswana. This is a lovely camp spot. First you arrive to a main area with pool, restaurant and bar. Then drive off into the wilderness when you are ready to set up camp. Just you...
“Nooooooo they are not hats, dirty, very, very bad. Children – take the sanitary towels off of your heads now. No, you are not an elephant.” Environmentally conscious traveller – a lesson learned. So, travelling broadens the mind. Travel teaches you things. Travel throws up things you never thought of before but wish you had. And then...
Li River Lodge We stayed 2 nights at the Xingping Li River Lodge. A curious hotel that appeared to have no owner and is now no longer on the river due to a new batch of hotels springing up in front of it, shame. We could see in its day it had been magnificent. On arrival, a random old woman told us – the owner had ‘gone to market’. Well, it must...
Huangluo Long hair village: where they all have, well, long hair Welcome to Huangluo Long Hair Village, an ancient Chinese village renowned for its unique tradition of long hair (some as long as 7 feet) and its belief in rice water’s magical properties. As we explored this remote village, we became immersed in a world of age-old traditions, captivating stories and...