Bob Marley would have celebrated his 67th birthday this Waitangi Day and a couple of years ago I made the pilgrimage to his tiny, run down village of Nine Mile in Jamaica. Robert Nesta Marley sure came from humble surrounds. There’s still no running water in the buildings around here, the locals all pile over [...]
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Happy Birthday Bob Marley!
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Top 5 destinations for lovin’
If it’s romance you’re after but you need some inspiration, check out my picks for the best places to take your love in Zambia, Oman, California, Bali and Tahiti…
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Luxuriate in the new Club Med Villas, Mauritius
Club Med opened its latest level of luxury in the form of private villas in Mauritius. I’ve just spent 6 days wallowing in the glory. It’s fancy pants and far away, but ohhhh so fab. Here’s what to expect…
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Under the African sun: Victoria Falls, Zambia
If the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls are on your Bucket List, then make a cup of tea, sit down and get comfortable because Livingstone, Zambia is the place to see them from…
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Delicious Mauritius
When I was offered a trip to Mauritius I had to sort a few things out. Firstly, where the heck is Mauritius, how do you get there and what should I pack?! Unexpectedly my research also pulled up that this country was home to the dodo. Poor dead dodo…
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Leaping off Victoria Falls
You’ve done bungy jumping and white water rafting, you’ve sky dived and eaten a cockroach… are you ready for the next big adrenalin thrill? In Livingstone Zambia you can go out to Livingstone Island and when the dry season begins and the mighty Victoria Falls (twice the height of Niagara at 110m) dwindle you can [...]
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Crazy tourists jump into Victoria Falls
The mighty Victoria Falls gush over 100 metres down from the Zambezi River in Zambia and if you visit Livingstone Island during what they call the dry season, you can jump off the very edge of death into a pool called Devil’s Pool. It’s insane and vomit-inducingly scary to even watch, let alone try. I [...]
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5 great things to do in Oman
Oman is the next big thing on the savvy globe-trotter’s agenda. It’s not as remote as you might think (an hour’s flight from Dubai and Abu Dhabi) and is still wonderfully traditional retaining its heritage and culture with stunning scenery ranging from golden sand dunes to rugged wadi (gorges) and ship-wreck dives in the ocean.
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Crossing the desert of Oman
I was going to title this post ‘peeing in the desert’ but that would just be vulgar. Even though this post is indeed about deserts I have peed in and will also provide helpful tips on said activity should you find yourself with your pants down, so to speak, and no facilities to frequent.
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Oman: Nothing like the smell of frankincense at Christmas
Until the other day I had no idea what frankincense looked like, smelled like or where you even got it. Now I do. No Christmas didn’t always smell of cinnamon that is wafted through American department stores or the chestnuts roasting on an open fire on Oxford Street. The original smell of Christmas (remember the [...]
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