Category Africa
East Africa Tour Part 4 – Nairobi, Kenya
Having returned to Lusaka by bus, we flew Kenya Airways via Harare to the Kenyan capital. The airport was unusually surrounded by national park land with huge fences keeping rhinos off the runway. We would be staying two nights at the wonderful Hobb House in the north of the city, 30-minutes by our pre-booked taxi […]
East Africa Tour Part 3 – Botswana
We booked a day trip safari with Get Your Guide, an excellent service that we had used before. We were picked up at 7.30 for the 90-minute drive to the border post at Kazungula. As we approached from the Zambian side on the Kazungula Bridge, we could see three other countries – Botswana, Namibia & […]
East Africa Tour Part 2 – Victoria Falls
We arrived at 05.00 at Lusaka Bus Station feeling rather groggy. Thankfully the 05.30 UBZ bus to Livingstone was punctual, comfortable, had AC & a toilet. There was also a 10 minute comfort break around half way through the journey. The only slight downside were the screens playing African pop and religious videos. Breakfast for […]
East Africa Tour Part 1 – Lusaka
With flights booked with Kenya Airways several months ago for a bargain £750 we were all set. We’d be flying to Lusaka via Nairobi, back to Nairobi and finally back to London. Or so we thought. Industrial action in Kenya meant our inbound flight was grounded and we faced a night at a Heathrow hotel. […]
East African Adventure
I am just back from 17-days in the east of Africa. It was a wonderful trip in very hospitable lands. It started with a flight change from Heathrow (ended up flying Rwandair to Lusaka via Kigali instead of via Nairobi with Kenya Airways), involved an aborted train journey (Lusaka to Livingstone 11-hours late, awful compartment/rabbit […]
Monday Morning Blues – Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh
Completed in 1158 the Koutoubia Minaret towers into the Marrakesh skyline, providing a guiding landmark for visitors. Very useful for someone like me who always gets hopelessly lost in souks!
Monday Morning Blues –
Eighteen years ago(!) I visited South Africa with Mrs Wilbur where we packed in Johannesburg, a Kruger safari, a tour of the Western Cape & Wine Route, and finally a relaxing few days in Cape Town. We booked an apartment in the Camps Bay District and the photo below is of Lion’s Head Mountain which […]
Monday Morning Blues – The Indian Ocean At Dusk, Mauritius
I visited Mauritius in 2007 and took this at dusk from our hotel balcony. Wonderful memories! Join a few of us on Twitter @wilburstravels to post your inspiring pictures featuring the colour blue to help us all beat the Monday morning blues.
Thursday Bird #20 – Jackass Penguins, South Africa
We visited South Africa in 2003, starting with a Kruger Safari and finishing with Cape Town. In our hire car we explored the Western Cape and were tipped off about this colony of penguins when we visited a fish restaurant in Betty’s Bay. Unlike the better known colony at Boulders Beach near Cape Town, there […]
