An unabashed tourist and her family explore the world one holiday at a time.
When two people are travelling together, there are bound to be some things that the one didn’t enjoy quite as much as the other one. I think it’s a good idea to reflect on the trip afterwards, to learn from possible mistakes and to better plan for the next one. So… the verdict is out […]
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Sunday, 26 January 2014 8:00 Shower curtain woes! 9:00 The queue for breakfast is so long today that it is wrapped around the length of the room and continues outside the breakfast hall. Luckily, there is an empty table right by the door. I sit down to reserve it while Gareth braves the masses. 9:30 […]
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Saturday, 25 January 2014 6:45 The alarm goes off, nice and early to get a head start on the day, and perhaps skip the inevitable queues at the breakfast buffet. 6:50 I’m in the shower, bending down so I can shave my legs. The shower curtain is wrapped around my face and I can’t see […]
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Friday, 24 January 2014 4:00 I don’t usually sleep well the night before a trip, but luckily this was not the case last night. I jump out of bed like a springbokkie, refreshed and eager to get going. 4:50 Magda arrives and we try and load the suitcases into my dad’s Merc. They don’t fit! […]
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Although Maputo never featured on our must-see list, we were determined to make the most of the two hours we had when the boat’s bus unceremoniously dumped us in the middle of town. While driving through the derelict streets of the capital of Mozambique, many other passengers decided not to get off the bus, but […]
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We had our first professional picture taken before we even set foot on the boat. Banners of palm trees to either side, Gareth and I smiled brightly as a photo of the two of us were taken together, then each separately, while the queue for customs at the dock stretched out before and behind us. […]
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It took four days to recover. Even now, two weeks after we disembarked from our long weekend on a cruise liner, I still get dizzy if I look down too quickly. I thought that seasickness involved a bucket or calling for George over the side of the railing, but in my case it turns out […]
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Tomorrow is our 10th wedding anniversary! I know, right? How fast the years have flown by. Gareth and I are celebrating it by going on our first ever boat cruise! Along with my mother (who celebrates her birthday the day after) and a friend, we are all driving down to Durban, where we will be […]
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