Day 6 was a travel day. Turns out, China is quite big. It takes a while to get to places. We were up early and headed to the train station in Xi’an to catch a bullet train to Beijing. We were on one of the older trains which topped out at about 300kph. They’ve recently … Continue reading China – Days 6-10
We’re back on the road. We have embarked on the first leg of a 7 country, 12 week tour around Asia, Australia and the South Pacific. China. Days 1 - 5 Leaving on Friday morning, we transferred via London, to land after a sleepless flight in Shanghai on Saturday morning. Shanghai. A city of 24 … Continue reading World Trip 2 – China
ArushaDriving back into Arusha on our return from the Serengeti, we started to get a feel for how people live in Tanzania. A country of 55 million people in a country four times the size of the UK, Tanzania benefits from Safari and sunshine tourism from all over the world. However the local economy remains … Continue reading Arusha and Zanzibar
Our last full day on Safari. We survived the night. I was woken up about 6 or 7 times by the howls, the roars and the tent break-in attempts. Shona slept through the lot. We had a breakfast in the main 'mess' tent and got underway. I asked Frank whether he could show us any … Continue reading The Serengeti – Day Two
The next two days are spent in the Serengeti. Unlike Ngorongoro, the Serengeti is a wide open plain, stretching from Tanzania into Kenya; 14,750 sq km in size. It's big. As we leave the Ngorongoro park areas, the land looks increasingly arid; brush land, sparse with trees and shrubs and very flat and dusty. Shona … Continue reading The Serengeti – Day One
