The Obama family may have stayed at Basecamp Mara, but we were unimpressed so were more than ready to move on to Entim about which we had heard great things. This camp is inside the reserve and has an extremely good reputation. First, though, we still had crayons and pencils to give away- we shouldContinue reading “Deeper into the Masai Mara”
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On to Samburu
Chris wanted an early start as he was concerned that we might not be comfortable in the heat of the day, so breakfast was at 6.30 – the earliest possible- with images of sunrise over the waterhole taken between courses. One of the delights of Sweetwaters Ol Pejeta has been wondering what we might seeContinue reading “On to Samburu”
Amazing animals!
Another good night’s sleep, enhanced by the kindly provided hot water bottle ( after all it’s only about 12 degrees at night!!!) and we were up bright and early to set off for the first of two game drives. On the way to breakfast we noticed that we could see the peak of Mount KenyaContinue reading “Amazing animals!”
The Big Five all seen in less than five hours
A good night’s sleep in our pleasant Nairobi hotel and we were all set for breakfast at 6.00a.m. before meeting our driver at 7.00a.m. to make our way to Ol Pejeta where we were to stop for two nights. Chris was waiting for us promptly at 7.00, arriving in the lobby just as we didContinue reading “The Big Five all seen in less than five hours”
Musings from the air aka Kenya here we come
How many months since last I wrote here? Must be four, I think, but here I am high in the sky over Turkey en route for Kenya having left behind a very rainy London. We’re travelling with Qatar Airways – the service is always good and the flights were £300 less than a direct flightContinue reading “Musings from the air aka Kenya here we come”
Another overnight trip: we’re off to Chiang Rai
A couple of days back in Lampang doing some very enjoyable catching-up and making new discoveries and we were off in the trusty Vios I had hired again, heading north east to Chiang Rai. Chiang Rai Province borders the Mekong and it’s a short longtail ferry ride across the river to Laos. There is alsoContinue reading “Another overnight trip: we’re off to Chiang Rai”
Sukhothai: an overnight trip from Lampang
Lampang is a railway town in northern Thailand. It was where I first discovered Thai culture and was welcomed into a family home in 1997. Here I met the boy who was to make me understand Thai and who would become the bridegroom in that very modern Thai wedding I attended in Nakhon Si ThammaratContinue reading “Sukhothai: an overnight trip from Lampang”
A Thai Obsession: Air Quality
Had I been in England – or probably any other part of the UK or Europe right now – I guess the topic to crop up in most, if not all, conversations would be the ever present BREXIT. Here in Thailand, especially in the northern provinces, the obsession is much more environmental: it’s air quality.Continue reading “A Thai Obsession: Air Quality”
A Very Modern Thai Wedding
And so the day dawned when we would attend the wedding. The celebration was not until 6p.m. so we had all day to prepare – or be lazy! Or both!! We had found a hairdresser the day before and I confess I had expected a simple wash and blow-dry when we arrived at the salonContinue reading “A Very Modern Thai Wedding”
A Southern interlude
Within 48 hrs of arriving in Chiangmai, I was at the airport again, this time flying. To Nakhon Si Thammarat for the wedding that brought about this whole visit. The bridegroom’s mother, her sister and niece met me at the airport and her brother and two nephews will meet us in the south having drivenContinue reading “A Southern interlude”
Living the Journey 