I spent five weeks volunteering in an orphanage in Port Elizabeth with the exception of a few days where I mixed up my role and spent time sports coaching or assisting the teachers at a local township school. The company I was working through Umzingizi ran volunteer schemes for these three roles even know I […]
Canon 550D 18-55 mm lens Tamron 70-300 mm zoom lens (canon fit) Sigma 15mm fish eye lens (canon fit) 2 x ultra violet filters 1 x ultra-speed 8gb SD memory card Manfrotto bella v shoulder bag I used to own a 400D with standard 18-55mm lens and every time I travelled I would regret having […]
Week 33 – 24th to 30th May – Sunset from my balcony Week 34 – 31st to 6th June – Me at the Grampian’s National Park, if you like these photos keep your eyes peeled for my photo essay post.
I have now been in the city for three months and unlike when we visited in November things have gone right this time. We have been able to build a life here we enjoy. We have found jobs, built friendships, found bars we like, settled in to an apartment and even started to follow the […]
30 before 30 – Number 2 – Learn a Language For months probably years I have wanted to learn another language. At school I gave up languages when I was 14 so I never really retained any of that information in to adult life yet actually used it to hold a ‘proper’ conversation. I have […]
We entered the island from Tongue Bay where we immediately headed through the rainforest following signs for ‘Hill Inlet’, the walk isn’t far but in our hungover state we were not revelling in the idea of having to do more than lying flat on the beach. Following along one after another with our small group […]
After my blog being live for a year now, I have finally invested in owning my own domain and becoming .com Over the past few weeks I have been working on the look of my site and now that I am fully happy with the layout and order of everything I have upgraded the domain […]
Plan – Write bucket lists, write travel wish lists, be realistic, and be unrealistic. Work hard, save and save more, budget. Plan where to go, plan how to go, working holiday visa, volunteer, teach, backpack, holiday, adventure. Book appointments, book trips, book flights, book visas. Buy rucksacks, pack clothes, print tickets, and board a plane. […]
Three years ago my life sucked, I was stuck in an apartment in my uni town. My friends had all left for the summer and my flat mates were barely home. I was nursing a broken heart and spiralling in to a bit of a mess – quite happily letting myself wallow in self-pity. Until […]
