26/03/19 Today we are heading to Pushkar to spend a night in the desert. We dropped our bags and had a chance to have lunch at the hotel but the environment did not really inspired us a clean kitchen so with Sandra and Lana we decided to visit the markets Read more
24/03/19 Today we left the volunteering house. The crew came to say goodbye and it was our last chance to thank them for how they took good care of us, and congratulate them for the amazing work they do at the animal sanctuaries. After 6h of driving we reached Jaipur. Read more
20/03/19 On the road we stopped to buy powder and water guns for Holi celebration before driving to the volunteering house of the Wildlife SOS organisation, a guesthouse located in a quiet community where we could drop out bags then we visited the sloth bears sanctuary. We learned more about Read more
19/03/19 Today we are going to the Taj Mahal (which means crown palace)! It was built in a Persian and Turkish style by the 5th king of the empire for his wife after she died. She was the only wife he married for love, as the previous ones were arranged Read more
16/03/19 Kem drove me last night to the airport and the lady at the desk made me realise I only had the Indian visa application form printed, not the visa itself. Luckily she was happy to request someone to print the visa for me and I left Mauritius on time. Read more
11/03/19 We had our dose of adrenaline before our planned activities today thanks to Morgane who collapsed during breakfast. Probably too tired from the long trip and due to the heat (and a drinking night last night?). She wanted to join us for the activities for the day but felt Read more
05/03/19 I can’t wait to meet the Belgian crew! Today I am flying to Mauritius for a Sydney friends reunion. A driver picked me up at 12pm and we stopped by the craft market before the airport. After checking my suitcase, I passed security but just before hand luggage screening, Read more
24/02/19 I met Fanny, a nice Swiss girl who stayed in Antsirabe for 6 months. She kept me company during dinner and gave me some tips about where to go. Today Liva the driver is taking me to Ambohimanga (‘the blue hill’ gets its name due to the vegetation which Read more
17/02/19 We landed on time in Antananarivo. A driver from the hostel picked me up and drove me to Madagascar Underground, a friendly hostel in the city. I met Liva the tour guide who comes often at the hostel to find customers and decided to join an Italian guy for Read more
13/02/19 We left the camp site at 8am and stopped by the great rift valley view point on the way to Maasai Mara. I saw cute stone hippos in the gift shop but I think we will see more later so I didn’t buy any. We stopped later for bathroom Read more