We arrived at Balule Parson's Gate and commenced the achingly slow 12km journey from the gate to Kurhula Wildlife Lodge. On every piece of material that the lodge sent to us they strongly advised that a 4x4 was by far the best vehicle in which to attempt to navigate the park tracks; Jilly was not … Continue reading Balule Game Reserve
Month: December 2018
A quick zip around the Panorama Route
We did not want to drive at night in South Africa and with a long day of driving ahead we had planned our route from Madikwe and left ourselves lots of extra time just in case. These very carefully made plans were scuppered almost instantly by a pair of rhino standing in the middle of … Continue reading A quick zip around the Panorama Route
Magnificent Madikwe and Marvellous Mosethla
Disclaimer: We get very gushy in this particular blog, we don’t receive any kind of remuneration from either Madikwe or Mosethla, it was as every bit as amazing as we make it out to be. Most flights to South Africa are overnight flights and we are not great sleepers on planes but we probably managed … Continue reading Magnificent Madikwe and Marvellous Mosethla
Going home to do laundry
The journey home was long and exhausting. We had a layover in China and the security struck us as excessive in quantity and extraordinarily unfriendly in nature, and we were only transiting. The woman who was sat next to Caro on our second flight was clearly not a frequent flier; she kept leaning on the … Continue reading Going home to do laundry
Baking hot in Bangkok
Our bus journey from Siem Reap to Bangkok was delightfully unexciting and remarkably efficient. We left on time, were given pastries for breakfast and trundled along in our very comfortable well air-conditioned bus with nicely reclining seats. The border crossing was an absolute breeze. We just gave the guy our passports and he got us … Continue reading Baking hot in Bangkok
Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor
We spent five full days in Siem Reap. This gave us three days to visit the temples and a break every other day to avoid getting templed out too quickly. For this reason, we booked a hotel with a pool which provided the ideal setting for some lazing around. We would highly recommend taking this … Continue reading Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor
Battambang and the boat to Siem Reap
Getting from Kampot to Battambang entailed a fairly epic, hellish bus journey via Phnom Penh. It was a typical south east Asian bus journey in that we never really knew if we were on the right bus and we were forced to entrust our futures to a group of young bus workers with whom we … Continue reading Battambang and the boat to Siem Reap
The Rolling Stones 