Author: Oliver

  • A warm welcome to India!

    A warm welcome to India!

    After an awesome time in Zanzibar, it was time to head out on our next adventure … India! We had a bit of an adventure just getting to our first stop, New Delhi!  We got up bright and early at our hotel in Stone Town, to make our way to the airport.  We had a…

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  • Tanzanian Coffee, anyone?

    Tanzanian Coffee, anyone?

    Throughout our travels we have met some amazing people, and had some really unique experiences, and Tanzania is no exception. As part of our game drive (see Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 here!) we stayed at an organic coffee farm/lodge. This was particularly interesting for me, considering I am a coffee lover! The…

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  • We’re not the “Big 5”, but still pretty awesome!

    We’re not the “Big 5”, but still pretty awesome!

    A lot of attention is paid to the “Big 5” African animals – Lion, Rhino, Buffalo, Leopard, and Elephant – however, we saw a lot of other animals over our 3-day game drive which were also very interesting to see.  I wanted to share some of our favourite photos of these animals with you. Birds   Land…

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  • Tanzania – It’s not winter here!

    Tanzania – It’s not winter here!

    After 28 hours of travel from Cyprus, we were rewarded with glorious 34C heat in Tanzania!  We haven’t forgotten the winter of 2013-14 where we lost power in December for a week and had -34C.  This was a change for the better in my opinion! Despite being a long journey with a bit of turbulence…

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  • A different view of Israel

    A different view of Israel

    Our travels in Israel were not limited to visiting religious or sacred sites in the Holy Land.  We also visited some really interesting natural sites. Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park Located about 1 hour south of Jerusalem, this large National Park was really interesting to see.  The first area we visited was an area called the…

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