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    - Botswana
    - Malawi
    - Namibia
    - South Africa
    - Zambia
    - Zimbabwe
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    - Benin
    - Sierra Leone
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    - Morocco
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Independent Travel Travelling by yourself in Africa can be extremely rewarding. Having the freedom to go where you want and when you want is awesome. But it is harder. It requires effort. It's the type of travel that challenges you. And I like a challenge. Public transport, can be very cheap so you will save a lot of cash travelling this way. Plus it really exposes you to every day African life. But it can sometimes be a bit of a pain getting to the exact place you want to go. Tours take you door to door. Public transport takes you to the bus station and then you still need to make your way to your accommodation from there. But that's part of the fun. Let me tell you a little story, if I may... I took a tour to South Luangwa in Zambia from Lilongwe in Malawi. To get there, it was 7 hours in a comfortable safari jeep. However, I needed to be back in Lilongwe for a flight, so I had to leave the tour a day early and travel back by public transport. What can only be described as a 'disco bus' picked me up whilst it was still dark at 5.30am (as arranged by the bar man at the camp). I had someone's baby on my knee for part of the journey, whilst loud techno music blasted through the cramped mini bus - the whole God damn way. The bus dropped me off at a bus station near to the border, the driver pointed towards a jumble of cars and said it was the taxi rank. Ok... From the licence plate, I could tell they were actual taxis, so I crammed in with 6 others (a lady was sat on my knee) and we drove to the border. Passport stamped, I walked across, found another taxi (equally as cramped this time) which dropped me off at the mini bus station on the Malawi side. Once I'd managed to find the right bus and waited for it to fill up, we were off (sans disco this time). At every police check point, they made me get off (just me, no-one else - I was the only foreigner on the bus), had a quick (friendly) look through my bag, smiled and waved us on - confident I wasn't running drugs. 12 hours after leaving, I found myself back in Lilongwe. See the difference?

Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda

Our eyes locked. The gorilla stared at me intently, I knew I was supposed to look away, be…

July 26, 2013

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✨ANNOUNCING✨ So excited to say that I am tea

✨ANNOUNCING✨

So excited to say that I am teaming up with my friend, Sabina of @girlvsglobe to launch the @rockmyadventure tour to... MALAWI! 🇲🇼

Both Sabina and I are absolutely in ❤️ with Malawi and we cannot wait to share our love of this incredible country with YOU!

This trip will be epic, taking us to some of Malawi’s most incredible destinations - we’ll immerse ourselves in nature on safari in Liwonde National Park, visit the hilltop town of Livingstonia, experience the beauty and tranquility of Lake Malawi and, spend time in rural Ruarwe! 🐘

If you’ve been to Malawi with me before, you’ll see that these are totally different locations to the Rock My Malawi, Zambia & Botswana Adventure (except for Lilongwe 😉).

On the trip, Sabina will be offering Instagram & YouTube tips 📸 and I will be offering daily yoga and meditation sessions 🧘🏻‍♀️(all optional).

Sabina and I have a really similar outlook on travel - with a sustainable, experiential, fun, grassroots, and down-to-earth approach to our adventures! So that’s exactly what you’re going to get from this trip! 🙏🏻

To find out more, click the link in my bio! Hope to meet you in Malawi! 🌍 xx

It’s been a while since my last travel post. 21s

It’s been a while since my last travel post. 21st January to be precise. 🙈

Since then I’ve been to Costa Rica, Benin & Togo, then Coronavirus reared it’s ugly head and travel came to a halt. 🌍

During this time, my fibroids, which had been an on-going issue for the past year and a half, grew and degenerated giving me what is known as the ‘heart attack of the womb’. I was in a lot of pain and the fibroids were pressing on my ureter, compromising my kidney so I was rushed in for an emergency myomectomy. 😭

It was a really dark time for me as I was told I’d have to have a hysterectomy. Something I’d not prepared for. However, my surgeon worked a miracle and they were able to remove the fibroids, leaving my uterus in tact. 🙏🏻

Fast forward 3 months and I am pretty much fully recovered and have just qualified as an Ashtanga & Vinyasa Yoga Teacher🧘🏻‍♀️

This experience has changed everything. I believe that stress and my busy lifestyle played a major part in my illness and I’ve changed many aspects of the way I live to ensure I’m living in a healthier, more sustainable way. I’ve even started teaching yoga online and am also doing a Kids Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Course. 🌈

But what does the future hold for Helen in Wonderlust and Rock My Adventure? Link in bio. X

#myfibroidstory #africatravel #yogasafari #yogaafrica #africayoga #kundaliniyoga #yogaretreat

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#blackouttuesday 🖤

My Blue Heaven 💙 ••••••••••

My Blue Heaven 💙
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#zanzibar #zanzibarisland #paje #rockmyadventure #tanzania

🌍✨ Put your hands up if you want to experienc

🌍✨ Put your hands up if you want to experience amazing, adventurous and authentic Africa on a @rockmyadventure tour this year! 🙌🏼
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4 of the Rock My Adventure trips are now completely sold out, but we still have places remaining on a few of our trips in Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa & Mozambique, plus we’ve just added another Kenya & Tanzania tour in September!
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At Rock My Adventure we ensure you have an amazing experience on your trip to Africa by organising an epic and culturally immersive itinerary (aka a proper adventure), at an affordable price, plus you get comprehensive pre-departure support and an awesome group of friends built in.
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We work with and support locally run businesses/social enterprises to show you the Africa we love to ensure you have an unique, magical, once in a lifetime adventure!
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From incredible safaris to nightlife, to history and culture, to bucket list activities, epic landscapes and everyday life – we cover it all on the Rock My Adventure trips! Upcoming tours...
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🦁 Malawi, Zambia & Botswana (15 - 30 August)
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🦒 Kenya & Tanzania (30 August - 15 September)
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🐘 Botswana & Victoria Falls (1 - 15 September)
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🐳 South Africa, eSwatini & Mozambique (18 September - 4 October)
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🦓 Northern Kenya (3 - 17 October)
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Link in bio or message me for details! See you in Africa!!!! 🌍✨❤️🐘

“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.

“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning how to dance in the rain.” (Vivian Greene) 🌈

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