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The Winelands

Good wine in Tanzania is about as common as chastity in Essex so we’ve been looking forward to the South African winelands for some time. They did not disappoint. Continue reading

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Sumption-o-rama

In which we were expecting to have the pleasure of hosting my mother and sister, only to observe all the planets align in a exhibition of Sumptionhood unmatched in living memory (or in 8 months in any case) Continue reading

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The A-Z of Tanzania

We’ve been in Dar es Salaam for the last 6 weeks, working with an NGO that organises volunteering in Tanzania. Tanzania is sometimes delightful, sometimes infuriating, always humid and never boring. Here are 26 of our memories. Continue reading

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Anyone for pool?

This video is dedicated to those who like a nice game of pool. Continue reading

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Find the Jude – medieval mud brick fort edition

In which Jude is lost (OK OK, I was lost) in a giant mud brick citadel. Continue reading

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White Desert safari

With an old white jeep and a resourceful and refreshingly quiet Bedouin guide called Faraq, we headed out into the White Desert, a few hundred kilometres south-west of Cairo. Continue reading

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Floating down the nile

In Aswan there is only one place where you don’t get hassled by Felucca captains trying to sell you a trip, and that’s on board a Felucca. With that in mind, we braced ourselves for haggling and entered the Corniche el Nil to run the gauntlet of boat hawkers. Continue reading

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Cairo

Video: it’s a good job that the pyramids are beautiful, because the city next to them has a face like a bag full of smashed badgers. Continue reading

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The Pyramids

In which we visit the said pyramids, and note that they are rather large. Continue reading

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Istanbul: where properly old meets just old

It’s often said about Istanbul that it’s the “city where old meets new”. This was no doubt true in the 80’s, when neon lights were new. Continue reading

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