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Washington Dulles International Airport - photo Joe Ravi
Africa, Personal, Transport

My worst airport disaster: forgotten perfume, luggage mix-up, irate passengers and stolen music

October 6, 2017 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
Washington Dulles International Airport – photo Joe Ravi What’s the worst airport disaster you’ve had? Hopefully nothing TOO serious but I bet quite a lot of you have lost luggage, missed flights or been stuck at the airport due to a strike or major delay. These days, just getting through...
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Africa, Culture, Photography

Quirky Travel Photo: Little African boy by a stream in Rwanda

September 22, 2017 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
Little boy in Rwanda On a very long coach trip through Rwanda from Kigali up to Volcanoes National Park, we stopped en route for a ‘comfort break.’ As soon as we got off the bus, we were surrounded by a gaggle of children and adults who seemed to appear from...
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Boy selling fruit Rwanda
Africa, Blog trip, Top Tips

5 compelling reasons to visit remarkable Rwanda

May 25, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 16 Comments
Known as the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills‘, Rwanda is quite simply one of the most beautiful countries I have visited. Its landscape is captivating, its lush, green hills rolling endlessly across the country, its lakes flooding out across fertile plains, its rivers flowing powerfully through the land and its...
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Adventure, Africa, Blog trip

Up close with mountain gorillas in Rwanda

February 12, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 29 Comments
He gazed down with resignation and a dash of superciliousness, as if to say, “Oh no, not you again. I thought I’d avoided you lot up here. Can’t a guy have his lunch without forever being interrupted and photographed?” Male mountain gorilla He had a point. A group of us...
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Accommodation, Adventure, Africa

Top 5 Luxury Safari Lodges in Tanzania

April 26, 2015 by Guest Author 3 Comments
In this month’s article from the Luxury Safari Company they highlight 5 unique and very luxurious Tanzania safari lodges where you can unwind in comfort and tranquility, assured of the very best Africa has to offer. Sadly since the downturn in tourism in Kenya, luxury safaris in Tanzania have flourished,...
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Adventure, Africa, Holiday

Zambia’s Top Luxury Safari Tented Camps

November 18, 2014 by Guest Author 4 Comments
This month our guest blogger The Luxury Safari Company shines a spotlight on Zambia for a look at some of their luxurious tented camps. Idyllic places to relax after an exciting day out looking for wildlife. Lion in Zambia Zambia has long been known as one of the secret places...
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Jack's Camp Botswana - Most Romantic Safaris in Africa
Accommodation, Africa, Holiday

Africa’s Most Romantic Safaris

October 14, 2014 by Guest Author 5 Comments
In this month’s article by the Luxury Safari Company, you will discover the magic ingredients that go to create the most romantic safaris, holidays and honeymoons in Africa. Start planning now! Jack’s Camp – Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana Africa and romance just go together, there is no getting away from...
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