The guide came to pick us up at 4:30 am and it was so dark that it was actually difficult to find the way from our bungalow to the reception area where he was waiting. …
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Hidden gems
After a rather long drive on pot-holed roads covered in red dust, we got out of the car in the middle of a rubber plantation, but it looked as though the whole plantation was scarred, …
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All day enlightenment in Langres
Langres is a lovely little place to stop, or why not stay the night?, if you travel through north-eastern France, perhaps on your way to nearby wine districts (Champagne, Burgundy) or to sample and stock …
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The enchanting chanting
Eight years ago I visited lovely Luang Prabang in Laos for the first time. Ever since I wanted to go back, and now I was there, for four days, as part of a month’s tour …
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The toothbrush and the lady
Every day in Cambodia my fantastic guide Len brought me to visit something or someone out of the ordinary. On this particular day during our stay in Mondulkiri, a province in the eastern part of …
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The bird that won my heart
There were so many colourful birds in Uganda, sunbirds, orioles, bee eaters, kingfishers, one more beautiful than the other (see my blog post Birds, birds, birds), but for some reason none of these stunning little creatures …
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Birds, birds, birds
Let’s get it straight: normally I’m not a bird enthusiast, I never go birdwatching at home, although I’m very fond of the blackbirds and little tits that come to our garden. I just like birds …
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Looking for the leopard
Our little group of photo enthusiasts travelled in two jeeps, we were in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, and the problem was that the other jeep had spotted a leopard. They showed us some terrific …
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The unexpected time keeper
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – just the name makes you want to go there! It is a rain forest, almost on the equator, in Uganda, and it is just as green, lush, humid and indeed impenetrable …
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The long walk or Don’t give up!
We walked and we walked and we walked in the dense vegetation in the tropical forest, uphill, downhill, very rarely on paths, stumbling on roots, getting stuck on thorny bushes and avoiding safari ants. We …
