Massai ladies, elephants and art in Nairobi
Back in Nairobi, on 30th October, we checked into the Wildebeest Eco Camp which is located in the fairly quiet and leafy Karen area of...
Backpacking with a baby
Back in Nairobi, on 30th October, we checked into the Wildebeest Eco Camp which is located in the fairly quiet and leafy Karen area of...
Finally, after our drive from Turi we arrived for dinner at Malu Lodge for just before 6pm. As it was getting dark we dropped our bags...
On 25th October, after one night camping in Caroline's garden, we headed off to Lake Nakuru National Park which was about one hour's...
On 22nd October, we were ready to leave Nairobi and took a driver to Naivasha for 10,000 KSH (£60). We actually had a driver called John...
Way back in December 2023, I was looking ahead and booked a flight to Kenya for Tiger's two week half term in October 2024 - talk about...
I'm always on the lookout for creative ways to immerse Tiger in different languages and cultures, particularly when it comes to German...
Early in September, a hot flight deal appeared with Wizz Air and I managed to bag a return flight from London Gatwick to Venice Marco...
On Wednesday 11th January, we flew from Mumbai to Jaipur at 11.20am (flight cost 10,806 Rs, £107), we picked up an Uber from the airport...
On Monday 10th January, we flew the fairly long flight from Kolkata to Mumbai leaving at 09.40 and arriving at 12.45. I had not actually...
After our wonderful time in Varanasi, we headed back to the airport for our Indigo flight to Kolkata on the evening of 7th January which...
It is hard to get down in words how special Varanasi is, and how much it also means to me personally. Back in 1999, Robin took me on a...
.. or should that say with an almost 4 year old as Tiger was actually still 3, but turning 4 just after our return from India. So first...
Since I last wrote I have made a fairly substantial geographical move with my job to the Lake District, and now live in a UNESCO World...
Having just finished a two week trip around Hungary with my daughter, who is 3 years 5 months old, here is a summary of what you need to...
On 11 June, we had a leisurely wake up, tidied everything up in the Airbnb and did two runs (walks) to the car, with Tiger 'helping' to...
On 9th June, we packed up at Club Tihany after breakfast and got on the road at about half past eleven, driving the 175km (about 2 hours...
On Tuesday 7th June, we left Pecs just after 11am but immediately stopped for lunch in McDonald's! Tiger really enjoyed their cubed...
The drive to Pécs on Sunday 5th June was quiet, green, flat and punctuated by my audio book accompanied by Tiger's snoring. We had booked...
With our bags packed from the hotel, we left for a relatively short (36km, 30 minute) drive south-west from Kecskemét to Kiskunság...
On Friday 3rd June we packed our bags, thankfully carried down to the car by the lovely Airbnb Suzy's husband, and drove the 212km (2...