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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
Q-Bar
I think the hotel staff hate me. I would hate me if I were staff here and someone like me came along. There have been a couple little...
Joanna
Dec 5, 20223 min read
Plight of the Pants
I packed poorly. Seriously. I have ended up in Africa with a total of 13 tops, 2 dresses, no shorts and two skirts. How I managed to cram...
Joanna
Dec 4, 20224 min read
The Border Awaits
I arrived at the Tanzanian Airport, only to be met with the usual navigational shenanigans. There are always airport corridors. Very long...
Joanna
Dec 4, 20226 min read
Aviation Nausea
I've always been of the opinion that I am overcome with illness every time I board a plane, due to the food I consume prior to departure....
Joanna
Dec 3, 20223 min read
Totsiens. Hamba kahle. Sara mushe. Goodbye Africa...
“Africa changes you forever, like nowhere on earth. Once you have been there, you will never be the same. But how do you begin to...
Joanna
Jan 16, 20205 min read
My Adventurous Last Day
After the thrills collected at the mall had subsided and the fun had run its course, David headed to meet his new Nomad tour crew and I...
Joanna
Jan 15, 20206 min read
Joanna-sburg & the Mall Maze
Once I was safely out of customs yesterday, without a 7 month working visa to contend with... I carefully and confidently made my way...
Joanna
Jan 14, 20204 min read
Early Morning International
Up early this morning to do a hop, skip and a jump over to Zambia to fulfill my Kaza Visa requirements. I figured it would be a quick...
Joanna
Jan 13, 20205 min read
Not Tenting Anymore
As a special last night together, we were all taken to another lodge for dinner. It was a very large and very deserted venue, located...
Joanna
Jan 12, 20205 min read
The Smoke that Thunders
“Why is it you can never hope to describe the emotion Africa creates? You are lifted. Out of whatever pit, unbound from whatever tie,...
Joanna
Jan 11, 20207 min read
Air Tree n Tree
They say that there is nowhere quite like Africa. A continent of extremes. “Unparalleled beauty exists alongside devastating poverty, and...
Joanna
Jan 10, 20206 min read
The Pans
We got stopped at a check stop today. To be fair though, Malinga had warned us that this might happen. Hand and foot disease checkpoint....
Joanna
Jan 9, 20204 min read
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