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    - Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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?

Getting Slapped By a Gorilla 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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I’m a bit behind with the Insta posts (FB is up

I’m a bit behind with the Insta posts (FB is up to date) but here goes…

On day 3 of the Rock My Uganda & Rwanda Adventure we climbed Mount Bisoke which stands at 3,711m (it says that on the sign, although Google says 3,696m - but I’m having the extra 15m)!

I’ve done it before but I’d forgotten what a tough old climb it was! One of the girls called it ‘Bisoke No Jokey’! Another said this is ‘Type 2 Fun’ - the type that isn’t fun at the time but when you look back it’s a great or funny memory!

But, we all got to the top to have lunch and admire the beautiful crater lake! Me, mostly with the help of one of our porters, Major! 🙏🏻

Getting down was an adventure in itself! My whole body ached, but afterwards we were staying at Lake Kivu, the perfect place to relax!

Kicking off day 2 with a visit to colourful #Nyami

Kicking off day 2 with a visit to colourful #Nyamirambo and the wonderful Nyamirambo Women’s Centre in Kigali, which included an incredible local lunch made by the women and their students!

Then it was onward to Gisenyi for dinner, rest and sitting around the fire and to get ready for our trek up Mount Bisoke!

#kigali #nyamirambo #rwanda #africatravel

The Rock My Uganda & Rwanda Adventure has begun!

The Rock My Uganda & Rwanda Adventure has begun!

Great first day exploring beautiful, clean and safe Kigali!

We spent the day visiting some great social enterprises, women-led businesses, an arts centre and one of Rwanda’s famous milk bars.

We ended the day with a birthday party at one of Kigali’s coolest bars/restaurants.

#Rwanda #rockmyadventure #kigali #africatravel

Glastonbury 2022 ✌🏻️

Glastonbury 2022 ✌🏻️

One of my (and my groups’) favourite things we d

One of my (and my groups’) favourite things we do on the Rock My Kenya & Tanzania Adventure tour is spending time in my friends’ Maasai village.

I’ve been visiting the village for the last 8 years and in that time have made some great friends and learned a lot about Maasai culture and I love sharing this experience with the groups.

We do all the usual activities like making fire, singing and Maasai jumping, but we also get to do other things like hanging out and chatting around the campfire, having a cuppa at one of their houses and once we even got invited to a 21st birthday party in the village… that was fun! 🎉

I’ve visited many Maasai villages in my time and sometimes the experience isn’t very nice for either the local people or the tourists. It can often feel voyeuristic, inauthentic and uncomfortable, so it’s important to do your research in order to visit a village that a) really want you there and b) where you will get the opportunity for a cultural exchange - not just a drive-by photo opportunity.

On the @rockmyadventure tours, it’s super important to me to ensure that our interactions with local people, especially tribespeople are ethical, non-exploitative and fun for everyone involved. I’ve written about this in more detail on my blog if you want to know more!

🌍 Come with us on the next Rock My Kenya & Tanzania Adventure (5th - 21 August 2022) 🐘🦁🦏

An incredible morning hot-air ballooning over the

An incredible morning hot-air ballooning over the Masai Mara, followed by a champagne breakfast in the bush! 🥂

On the way back to camp, we also got a bonus safari, seeing a young male lion with a kill (poor giraffe) and ‘The Coalition’ again.

🌍 Come with us on the next Rock My Kenya & Tanzania Adventure (5th - 21 August 2022) 🐘🦁🦏

@rockmyadventure

#africa #kenya #masaimara #africagrouptour #grouptravel #grouptour #africatravel #flashpacker #kenya🇰🇪 #hotairballoon

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