Final leg of the road trip, nearing the 6,000 kms mark! What a journey it has been. Malawi was definitely the wild card, totally unexpected beauty. Let’s see what Mozambique throws at us. After a very easy and quick border crossing, we stayed in Mocuba on the Licungo river. Not much to say about Mocuba,…

From South Luangwa in Zambia, we drove to Dedza in Malawi. We crossed at Mchinji Border Station, a brand new building, very fancy, clean and not crowded. The best thing is that they keep the hawkers outside so it is nice and peaceful inside. Again, even though it was quiet, it took a couple of…

After our time consuming crossing, it was time for more time consuming driving. First stop Mvuu Lodge Camping for Lower Zambezi NP. A beautiful place to camp on the edge of the Zambezi river and what a river it is. We camped on the other side, at Mana Pools NP two years previously and it…

Where does the time go… We had a lovely 2 weeks in the UK before setting off on our road trip to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. As time goes by, we miss our kids more and more and perhaps it is time to move closer, let’s see. We arrived to a heatwave that was really…

Spending Christmas in Europe isn’t something we do very often, so this year felt a little special. We had two weeks in Edinburgh, petsitting the most adorable dog in a cosy flat right by the canal. Yes, it was chilly but honestly? I loved every bit of it. The walks with the dog were beautiful,…

Nearly the end of another school year and nearly time for our summer hols. After 3 years, we are going to Portugal and the UK. Can’t wait… In February, we visited the Surin Islands. Surin Islands are an archipelago of five islands within Mu Ko Surin National Park, in Phang Nga Province. The islands are…

What better way to start the year than to go on an adventure? Dropping Joshua and Sandra off at the airport was sad and the idea of going back home was horrid. So, we dropped them and kept driving north to Ranong. Ranong is a small border town, not a lot to do, sleepy but…

It has now been 5 years and 6 months since we set foot in Thailand. I had never really thought about visiting Asia, apart from India so ending up in Thailand was not on the cards but life has its twists and turns… We are at a crossroads at the moment; reevaluating our life, options,…

Things you see around Phuket and in our house… Life goes on, Covid goes on… We are just coming out of another outbreak and it seems like Thailand has finally decided that we just need to get on with it now. See what happens as only 39% of the population is vaccinated. I think we…

Here we are in the middle of another outbreak! From Thailand doing really well to having a surge in cases that is growing day by day. The vaccination is slow, only 5% of the population has been vaccinated, mostly with Sinovac which is not effective against the Delta variant. There is a sense of when…

Last time I wrote, we were in lockdown. Thailand has managed to control the spread of the virus with strict measures; a combination of government action, social responsibility and community solidarity. It is a striking difference from our more individualistic culture where it is all about our rights, our needs, our wants, what we deserve… People are…

Yesterday, our village, Bang Tao, was finally allowed to roam free once again. After having become the epicentre of the virus on the island, a strict lockdown was enforced in Bang Tao. This was ok until the rest of the island reopened and we remained locked in. Frustrations started to rise and locals gathered at…

My last blog was in 2019; 2020 was on its way, full of promises, new opportunities and challenges and according to astrologists: 2020 is all set to bring positive changes for all Zodiac signs. Hence, your 2020 will surely be full of positive vibes and happiness. Ok, right… New onsets are always very exciting and…

As most of you know, my blogs are mainly about the photos with some information on the side. This one takes us to the end of 2019 and another set of adventures… Enjoy! Another trip to Penang in Malaysia for yet another visa, no more until next year. At least Penang is an interesting and…

So another year comes to an end, just like that!  Thailand has grown on me, I actually enjoy being here although not so much in Bangkok.  I love the calmness of the people and the kindness and gentleness.  Of course it is not all great and life is life pretty much anywhere…  Work, routines, kids,…

I did not know so much could happen in two months!  So we have finally found out that Geoff is not going to have his contract renewed.  A lot of you are asking why…  Well, he was on a 2 year contract covering for someone who has decided to return.  We were hoping a vacancy…

It has been hard to write…  No inspiration, no time, no ideas, no adventures…  Finally, teacher training has come to an end and I can think again.  It was intense, enjoyable, frightening, fun and an incredible learning journey.  I have a job as a Pastoral Leader in an international school nearby and am very excited…

As usual, it has been a roller coaster!  Although not as challenging as settling in Moshi turned out to be, settling in Bangkok is proving to have its challenges.  We have certainly gone from a society of little to one of excess.  Well, I say excess in terms of shops, malls, stuff to buy, buy,…

It has certainly been a challenging and interesting two years but now it is time to go.  It seems like yesterday…  Packing, saying goodbye, getting on a plane to go somewhere new.  Arriving in this strange place where things did not make sense (and a lot of the time still do not!) and everything was…

More precisely, Tanzania.  18 months have passed and I have asked myself so many questions about Tanzania, about Africa.  Yes, Africa is indeed a very large continent with 54 countries, but it often gets lumped as an homogenous “place”.  For many, Africa conjures up images of savagery, hunger, poverty and it is true that this goes…

Yes, it has been a dry season for blogging.  Don’t ask me why…  I have started and deleted many times, it just never seemed quite right.  So after a few months of prevarication and indecision here I am again with some new adventures and stories.  The last few months have gone by quite uneventfully, on…

We leave Mwanza, headed to the Serengeti.  We have seen a lot, been to two national parks, stayed by Lake Tanganyika, travelled on some beautiful roads.  Not feeling too bothered about the Serengeti, really, I’m not.  At least the road is good (all relative) and we do not have far to go.  We stop over for…