I can’t not acknowledge the fact that my monthly summaries have been all over the place! I hit the pause button on them for a while, as they’ve always been some of my least popular posts, but after so many requests to bring them back, I realised they were more loved …
You could say the Bazaruto Archipelago was the entire reason behind my trip to Mozambique. If you’ve seen any photos of this Southern African country, they’ll most likely have been of miles of sandbanks stretching across the ocean. It’s on the cover of every guidebook and Vilanculos — the jumping-off point for the …
I buried my toes in the sand beneath me and blinked in confusion. In front of me stretched five miles of beach with nothing but the occasional jellyfish dotted along the shore. I had the entire beach to myself. Literally. I was the only person here. I laid down on my …
A middle seat on an overnight flight to Luanda with Angola Airlines. Travel is rarely glamorous. I bumbled my way through Lisbon airport with my boarding pass gripped tightly between my fingers, my intuition screaming at me to turn around and leave. I shook my head in a failed attempt to gain a …
Mozambique marked my first foray in Sub-Saharan Africa and I couldn’t have chosen a better country to start with. I had such a wonderful trip that I’m actually excited to be back in Lisbon with my laptop in front of me, so I can start sharing the fantastic experiences I had. After just two …
Mozambique is my new favourite country. Before I arrived, I had no idea what to expect from this little-visited Southern African spot and if I’m being honest, I was filled with trepidation. I had zero experience travelling Sub-Saharan Africa and the prospect of taking my first steps into the region (and …