My Africa trips
Mozambique1: March 5-30, 2018
Maputo, Inhambane March 5-11 Southern Africa includes Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. I have visited all these countries except Angola and Mozambique (both former Portuguese colonies). As direct flights to both countries are available from Portugal, I decide to give it a go. Visa for Angola may be … Continue reading
3 Months-3 Continents (19): September 4 – December 10, 2016 – Epilogue
Spending three months on the road is nothing new. But my three-month trip beginning in Elba, Italy on September 10 and ending in Sri Lanka on December 9, 2016 is the best and most memorable three-month trip I have ever had.
3 Months-3 Continents (16): Mt Kilimanjaro Climb November 18-28, 2016
7-day Machame Route Trek: November 19-25, 2016
3 Months-3 Continents (15): Mt Kilimanjaro Climb November 18-28, 2016
7-day Machame Route Trek, November 19-25, 2016
3 Months-3 Continents (14): Sudan, November 9-17, 2016
26 Days from Cairo to Khartoum: Day 23- 26: Karima, Meroë & Khartoum
3 Months – 3 Continents (13) Sudan November 9-17, 2016
26-Day Cairo to Khartoum: Day 19-22: Wadi Halfa, Kerma & Karima After having spent 18 days in Egypt, we crossed the border into Sudan (also known as North Sudan). Labelled as a state sponsor of terrorism and being subject to sanction by the US, Sudan is not a destination for the faint-hearted tourists. But the … Continue reading
3 Months- 3 Continents (12): Egypt October 19 – November 8, 2016
26 Days from Cairo to Khartoum: Day 14 – 19: Edfu, Aswan & Abu Simbel
3 Months- 3 Continents (11): Egypt October 19 – November 8, 2016
26 Days from Cairo to Khartoum: Day 7 – 13 – Red Sea, Qena & Luxor
3 Months- 3 Continents (10): Egypt October 19 – November 8, 2016
26 Days from Cairo to Khartoum: Day 1 – 6- Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said & Monastery of Saint Anthony
3 Months- 3 Continents (9): Egypt October 19 – November 8, 2016
Egypt: Cairo October 19 – 21, 2016 I visited Cairo and Luxor on my first visit to Egypt in 1979. On my second visit, I spent a couple of days in a resort in Hurguada, Red Sea and a day in Cairo after an organised tour to Morocco in the late 1990s. My two fleeting … Continue reading