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Packing for your safari

21 Jan 2015
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adventure travel, Africa, clothing, east africa, luggage, Overlanding, packing, safari, tours africa
So now your trip is booked, flights sorted, and jabs done it is time to think about what to pack. The biggest mistake most people make is to over pack – everything barring the kitchen sink ends up in the luggage. How many times have you been on holiday only to return home with...
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Why do Hippos yawn?

27 Nov 2014
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Africa, east africa, hippos, Overlanding
I love stories from different African countries, there are so many of them. One of my all-time favourites is the story about why hippos yawn. Thousands of years ago Hippos were land dwelling animals but the hot African sun meant they were subject to sunburn on their delicate pink...
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Masai Mara – more than just game viewing

21 Nov 2014
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Africa, animal conservation, cheetah, elephant, game reserve, game viewing, hyena, lion, masai mara, research, Responsible Tourism, wildlife
There are not many people who have not heard of the Masai Mara Game Reserve for its incredible game viewing, abundance of wildlife, large lion populations and the Great Wildebeest Migration, after all it was just voted again as Africa’s premium game park. However not many know,...
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10 Facts for Bob Geldof

19 Nov 2014
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I was thinking about some of these points only this morning while listening to the local radio in Kenya as they were talking about the new release of Do they know it’s Christmas.
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The Good Old Days

17 Nov 2014
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4WD Africa, 4x4 Africa, adventure travel, Africa, Africa Expedition Support, guided self drive, mauritania, overlander 4WD, Overlanding, sahara crossing, trans africa, UK to Cape overland
I was recently asked by 4WD Touring Australia to write a short article about how I left Australia and ending up living and running a tourism business in Kenya. While I was trying to put fingers to the keyboard I spent more time reminiscing over the past then I did writing about...
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Africa is a Continent – not a country!

17 Oct 2014
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4WD Africa, adventure travel, Africa, africa tours, African people, continent, ebola, Overland travel, Responsible Tourism, Travel and Tourism
With the Ebola virus dominating the global press I thought I would share this article from the Washington Post about the geography of Africa.  It is far too easy to refer to Africa as if it is a country, I even find myself doing this sometimes and I live in Kenya!...
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Go Green, Go Solar ……. Napenda Solar Community

10 Oct 2014
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africa tours, community service trips, east africa, go green, go solar, guided self drive, Kenya, Nairobi, Overlanding, people's climate march, renewable energy, Responsible Tourism, rural communities, solar power, sustainable energy, teen travel, tours africa
Include a Solar power workshop to your next safari or expedition to learn about solar power and install a system in a poor rural home in Kenya is a fabulous community service project for teens, student groups, families and tourists.
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4×4 expedition through Africa in less than 3 minutes

17 Sep 2014
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4WD Africa, 4x4, 4x4 Africa, adventure travel, africa tours, African people, David Livingstone
For those of you who are too busy to join us for a 26 day guided self drive from Nairobi to Livingstone then watch the video!  This video was a gift from 2 fantastic clients Tom and Bel from Sydney, Australia.  We could not believe how quickly they put this together after their...
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On The Move

20 Aug 2014
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east africa, guided self drive, kenya safari
This photo was sent to me from some clients from Victoria, Australia from their recent guided self drive Kenya safari with us.  As they say a picture says a thousand words – so instead of talking about the photo I will leave you to enjoy it in peace! For your next adventure...
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