2017 Yearly Review: Highlights & Lowlights of The Year
I can’t believe it! Where has 2017 gone? It felt like only yesterday that I was waving goodbye to 2016. In fact, sometimes I accidentally …
Ella McKendrick
I Felt Like I Was On Another Planet: The Drive to the Skeleton Coast
Dawn light filtered through our tent. I emerged from my sleeping bag, a crumpled heap squashed up to one side of the tent. What a night. …
Falling in Love with Damaraland: An Adventurer’s Dream
I was still buzzing after coming face to face with a wild lioness in Etosha National Park. I honestly didn’t know how my road-trip would get any …
Acing a Self-Drive Safari in Etosha National Park
The sun rose over our campsite in Onguma for a second and final time. Today was the day that we were leaving Onguma, situated just …
Accidentally Setting a Gas Canister Alight & Having a Mental Breakdown in Luxurious Onguma
I know what you’re thinking – what the heck could this article possibly be about? Explosive and luxurious are two adjectives that you wouldn’t really …
Hand-Feeding Ostriches & Getting Hopelessly Lost in Namibia
My first few days in Namibia certainly yielded a rollercoaster of emotions for me. Whilst everything from the landscape to the animals to the food …
Driving through the Scorching Namibian Desert with No Air-Con
On our first full day in Namibia we drove our rental car to the mechanic and handed back the keys to the rental company. How …
A Morning at N/a’an ku sê Wildlife Sanctuary
I was there. I was in Namibia. After a very taxing day of travel, I unfortunately had a fitful night’s sleep. I’m not sure how many hours …
The Realities of Travel: Our Disastrous First Night in Namibia
I wasn’t going to write this blog post. I felt it was just a little too personal to share. However, the words just seemed to …
Landing in a Thunderstorm in Namibia – The Time Our Car Brakes Failed
I sat with my face pressed against the glass of the aeroplane, my camera in hand. I could feel my heart pounding with excitement as …