Saturday morning saw us departing South Africa in search of new pastures. The journey there however was not without its own unique complications… Our guide Melissa’s answer? Welcome to Africa. Arriving on the second lot of transfers from our hotel in Johannesburg from the night before, we were met with a bit of a panic. Read more

3.30am. Blurry eyed I reach around for my phone to stop it from making that terrible jingly noise. I’m not ready to wake up yet. And yet Kruger National Park awaits, our step over to the wild side. My time in Kruger can only be described as magical, and I have been sad to leave Read more

My heart melted as I fell more and more in love. The penguins were plentiful and just as precious as I’d expected. But I’m getting a little ahead of myself. Day 2 of my tour of Southern Africa saw us rising early once again and taking the scenic drive down to Cape Point, right at Read more

Most introductions out of the way from the night before, Monday was the big one. Our first activity as a tour group. I’ve had my eye on Contiki’s Cape, Safari and Falls trip for quite some time, so to finally be here is super exciting. And our first full day together kicked off to a Read more

DAY 1 And so it began, a simple train journey to dear old London. For that night I would embark upon a new international adventure – this time to the wilds of South Africa and beyond…. The journey to the airport and getting through the airport are always the parts I tend to get most Read more

My time in Portugal has come to an end, almost as soon as it began. The past week has gone so quickly, but it really has been relaxing despite unusually poor weather for the time of year. Particularly grey and cloudy, Thursday morning was the slowest yet, and I was more than happy to take Read more