As usual, finding myself at a loss for New Year’s plans, I hit up everyone I knew in Africa to see what was happening around the continent. Some were going to Zanzibar, others to Kilifi in Kenya (possibly my plan…
Travellers Share their Best Tips for Sustainable Travel
I’ve asked 5 travel bloggers to make one New Year’s resolution for sustainable travel in 2017. Read on to discover their top tips for sustainable travel. Why support sustainable travel in 2017? The United Nations has declared 2017 “The…
6 Unique Backpacker Hostels in South Africa
South Africa is the perfect destination for short or long term backpacking. Hostels in South Africa are a destination in themselves. A month or more is the dream but you can see all of these unusual and unique backpacker hostels…
Guide to Maboneng, Johannesburg
Johannesburg: worth more than a stopover? Johannesburg gets a bad rep to say the least. Before I left Ireland to come to South Africa I was told horror stories about hijackings, robberies and assault. Of those that wished me well,…
Namibia: The Perfect ‘Bucket List’ Adventure
Namibia is somewhere I’ve wanted to visit for a long time. As African countries go, it really has everything. In just a few hours driving you can be in cities modelled on Germany, lonely desert roads with only chameleons for company or watch a lion stalk its prey in Etosha National Park. All of this in a country that’s the same age as me!
How to Get the Best Views of Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls will stop you in your tracks and take your breath away. These are some things I wish I’d known before I visited this Wonder of the Natural World.