Take the opportunity to meet the locals
Remains of the fortress-city in Gondar
Fasilada's Bath used during Timkat celebrations in Gondar
Fasil Ghebbi remains
One of northern Ethiopia’s highlights is Gondar, a historical town that is home to some significant and truly unique sights. It is also a town where, depending on the time
Troop of gorillas with silverback on the left.
Avoid direct eye contact with a silverback
Do you think they saw us?
Brett and the gorilla. Brett's the one with the camera.
Riding on mum's back
Looking right at you. Such amazing faces
Lunch anyone?
Along with my small group of 8, I crossed the border into Rwanda from Uganda with the typical level of bureaucracy expected in a developing African nation. After an hour
Young Mursi girls
Mursi tribesman carrying kalashnikov rifle
Mursi women, known for the plates worn in their lower lip
Young Mursi warriors
Mursi women wearing clay plates in their lips
You probably know them by sight if not by name – the Mursi is one of the most fascinating tribes in Africa, widely recognised for the clay plates the women
The Cheetah the fastest mammal on land
Trio of hippos
Jackals are nocturnal, omnivorous scavengers
Burchall zebra grazing in Etosha
Loins spotted in Etosha National Park
Incredible to see a leopard climbing a tree
You will see a lot of varieties of these in Etosha
Black rhino in Etosha National Park
Many people who have travelled to Namibia’s Etosha National Park rate it as the best wildlife-spotting destination in Southern Africa. Having taken a trip to Namibia on one of our
Zebra at a watering hole can be a sign of lion nearby
Those long legs making eating the treetops easy ... but getting a drink is another matter!
Desert lions in Etosha National Park
Deer abound in Etosha
Desert elephants in Damaraland
An old bull elephant in Damaraland
Damaraland is a huge, untamed and ruggedly beautiful region in Namibia. We stayed at the Mowani Mountain Camp, hidden among some of the region’s massive red granite boulders. The scene
Meet the local tribespeople
Climbing the sand dunes in Sossusvlei
Wreck of a classic car in the desert town of Solitaire Namibia
Red sand dunes of Sossusvlei
Delivering your luggage
Dramatic scenery of Sossusvlei
Wreck of a classic car in Namibia
Sometimes described as Africa for beginners, Namibia unexpectedly assembles in one place many iconic experiences: the highest sand dunes in the world; the deepest canyon in Africa; one of Africa’s richest
A model of the Arc of the Covenant
Blessing the water
Christians showered with blessed water
Priests chanting
Dancing and drumming as part of Timkat
Tabot is wrapped in cloth and carried through the crowd
Priests dance and shake their clappers during the procession
Priests holding Lalibela crosses
Colour of Timkat
Waiting for proceedings to begin
Day 2 of the Timkat Festival, we reach the special ground where the waters are blessed for the Baptism rites. The whole area was crowded, and locals waved lighted tapers as the priests
Dressing for the ceremony
Hamar women dancing prior to ceremony
Looking cool
Becoming a man
Face paint part of ceremony
Becoming a man today
Young boy ready for initiation
Young men from many cultures must endure rituals to enter manhood. The young Hamar men of southern Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, prove their manhood by eventually succeeding at ‘cattle-jumping,’ a challenge
View above Victoria Falls
Brett & Holly Goulston at the falls
Don't miss out on this
Our Blue Dot group ready with raincoats
View from Victoria Falls Hotel
View from the helicopter
Holly Goulston ready to take off
Victoria Falls Hotel
Mosi-oa- Tunya translates to the Smoke that Thunders. It describes the world’s greatest sheet of falling water aptly, where over 500 million litres of water each minute, pours over the
Enjoy the peaceful waterway of Okavango
Mokoros or dug out canoes
Focused on her job
Flying over Okavango Delta
Some impala on our walk
One of our paddlers
Our paddling crew in Okavango Delta
Water lillies in the Okavango delta
Herd of impala in the delta
Gordon and Julie McRonald on tour
Beautiful local girl
Even in the dry season, the Okavango Delta in Botswana’s north west, is an amazing sight. It’s the world’s largest inland delta, which, depending on the season, sprawls across some 15,000-22,000 square
Victoria and Alfred Harbour
Cape Seals
Nelson Mandela's statue on Robben Island with Brett & Holly Goulston
Rock hyrax commonly called a dassie
Wine regions near Cape Town
Table Mountain aerial cableway
African penguins at Simon's Town beach
Victoria and Alfred Harbour Cape Town
Local musicians
District 6 Museum
It’s hard to argue about the beauty of this city, at the very bottom of the African continent. Cape Town points of interest including Table Mountain as a backdrop to the
Whale watching Isle Saint Marie
Tropical paradise
Lobster anyone?
Off the north east coast of Madagascar lies the tropical island of Ile Sainte-Marie, a place where bragging rights are assured because you can almost certainly be sure nobody you know will have heard
Lip plates worn by Mursi tribe
Hamar women in traditional clothes
Ritual face painting of Hamar boys
Typical houses made from acacia wood
Modern take on Hamar tribe boys gear
Hamar women at market
Karo men like to dress up
Young Hamar man in traditional costume
Painted face of Hamar boy
The Omo Valley, in the remote south-west of Ethiopia, is a vast river basin fringed in the far distance by mountains. Life here has largely stood still. No Ethiopia trip is
Burchell's zebra
Lioness kicks back and relaxes
Small ears ... small eyes ... big mouths!
Time to head home late in the day
Brett & Holly Goulston ... cute hats!
Tranquil lands provide sanctuary to much wildlife
Baby elephant after its bath
Wildlife is abundant and in close range
Just saying this country makes you feel like you are on an exotic safari! Recently I camped in Botswana with my teenage daughter. It was a never-to-be-repeated daddy/daughter experience. There
Gorilla eating tree bark
Walking to find the gorillas
Two juvenile gorillas
Brett and Kate ready for ultimate gorilla experience
Magnificent siverback gorilla
Mother and baby gorilla
Tranquil Uganda landscape
There are just 880 mountain gorillas left in the wild. They exist in three countries; The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, has over 400 living in the mountains, almost half
Timkat Festival unfolds
High priests carrying the church Tabots
Deacons in a rhythmic dance
Orthodox Christian priests bless the water
Christians showered with blessed water
Annual site of Timkat in Lalibella
The Timkat Festival is a highlight of any visit to Ethiopia. Celebrating the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, it is one of the most important religious events in the Ethiopian
The Big Tsingy
One of the many lemurs
Crossing the suspension bridge
At the river crossing
Rafts are pulled across the river
Ring-tailed Mongoose
Climbing up through the gorge
Tsiribihina River crossing
Everyday tasks along the river
Using carabiners to hook on and off
Crossing suspension bridgs
River crossings on the way
The highlight for many of us on our Madagascar trip has been the trip to the Big Tsingy. Just getting there is an adventure! After passing through ancient baobab forests we finally