On The Way to Santiago – What I Packed!!!

The road to Santiago was a challenging trip for me, as it is the first time in a long, long time, to be exact, over 10 years, since I had to carry everything I needed myself. Over the years I have been very spoilt, especially in Nepal, where porters are by the by, and I have only had to carry the bare minimum. I was therefore quite concerned whether I … Continue reading

On the Way to Santiago – Paris Part 2

Can you believe with all my travels I had never been to Paris?  I had always romanticised that I would go to Paris with my beloved, that someone special. Unfortunately, Ian was unable to come with me, he works for an evil company, that forces him to take all his leave at Christmas. Also, to be honest, walking the Camino de Santiago is not really is thing; within the first hour … Continue reading

On My Way to Santiago – Paris Part 1

This year I decided to walk a section of the Camino de Santiago for my holidays.  For those who have never heard of it, most people haven’t when I tell them, the Camino de Santiago is a number of ancient pilgrimage routes across Europe that lead to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. So, I’m on my way to Santiago, my journey beginning at Charles du Galles airport in Paris. However, … Continue reading

Defying Death, White Water Rafting on the Nile

I loved Rwanda, it was a beautiful country with it’s volcanoes covered with lushest green jungle. I wish I could have stayed longer, not just to spend more time with the gorillas, but there was so much more to explore. Next time I will definitely be climbing up Mount Bisoke, a volcano with a crater lake. My overland truck adventure is coming to an end; after another long 2 days … Continue reading

Amongst Gorillas – Part 2

Since I had come all this way to Rwanda, I just had to do a 2nd trek with the mountain gorillas. From day 1, at the very first Intrepid briefing, I had mentioned to the leader I wanted to do a 2nd one, but he was a bit vague on how to organise it. Now in Rwanda I spoke to Patrick again, who told me to speak to the driver, … Continue reading