You go to Kenya’s Maasai Mara, you go to get the best photos of ‘the Big Five’ or to witness the migration of the wildebeest. I didn’t realise this, I went to front-end a trip to Ethiopia and at the suggestion of a friend. Turns out it was the trip of a lifetime that I didn’t know I needed. Before I went to Kenya, everyone asked me if I was … [Read more...]
Snapshot : From Dehradun to Mussoorie and Rishikesh
Mussoorie is a hill station in the north-east of India, not too far from Delhi and sits in the foothills of the Himalayas. Nearby Rishikesh is nestled beside the Ganges River. The river is considered holy, and the Rishikesh is renowned as a center for studying yoga and meditation. Temples and ashrams (centers for spiritual studies) line the eastern bank around Swarg … [Read more...]
Snapshot: Global Village, Dubai
Global Village is on the winter calendar again this year in Dubai. An old favourite and well worth a visit. It is a theme park that opens for six months each year from the first weekend November. Global Village - first impressions then the facts. Impressions Its unexpectedly awesome. Based on the array of pulses and strange fairy … [Read more...]
Snapshot: The Ardath Pub
My memory of the Ardath Pub was that it was on the loop of a horseshoe shaped road, and in the middle of nowhere. You could see it for miles and it was a beacon to anyone who drove past. Not quite true because (a) no one drives past, and (b) it is not on a horseshoe shaped road. But I would still stay it is a beacon and quite remote. It is the only pub between Bruce Rock and … [Read more...]
Snapshot: Dubai Fish Markets
A visit to the Dubai Fish Markets requires an early morning start. The alarm went off at 3.30am and I was picked up at 4am, then met up with the others down at The Creek just before 5am. The reason for the early rise was so that we could be at the fish auction before it finished at 6am. The reason for the trip to the Fish Market was a suggestion from a kindred spirit - … [Read more...]
