In a departure from the Hornbill Publishing label, I have written a book to raise funds for RSPCA South London. Here is their press release: The Life & Times of Mr Bartholomew Bucket Press Release “We are delighted to announce the publication of ‘The Life & Times of Mr Bartholomew Bucket’. The book has been written […]
We met our driver after an early breakfast and set off for two nights staying in Banaue, home of World Heritage rice terraces. This was to be a journey of 9-hours as we wound our way up and around the Mountain Region into the Cordilleras Mountains. After leaving the sprawl of Manila we soon hit […]
My travel buddy Hamish and I arranged a trip to the main Filipino island of Luzon for late 2023, to be followed by a few days in South Korea. Practicalities Philippines is 8 hours ahead of U.K. time, with South Korea an hour further ahead. The big difference was the temperature. Low 30s for Philippines […]
We arrived on the train from Kenya as described in part 5, and took a taxi to the excellent Tamarind Village Hotel situated over a bridge from the city centre. Mombasa is on the Indian Ocean north of Dar el Salaam in Tanzania and just south of the Somalia border. We struck lucky with the […]
Our final port of call on our African adventure would be by the Indian Ocean. We chose the train as our way of getting there. Nairobi to Mombasa Train As part of their belt & road policy, the Chinese have built a wonderful railway line from capital to coast. It features three passenger trains a […]
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 […]
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 & […]
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 […]
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. […]
We had arranged a taxi to take us on a grand tour to see the oldest cedar trees (the symbol of the country) in Lebanon, onto the ancient port city of Byblos (both the Bible and the word for ‘books’ in many languages are derived from the city’s name) and finally on to the northern […]
