Tag: April 2003
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Leaving Mikindani by Richard Densham
Richard was a volunteer working in Mikindani, Tanzania for a UK based charity, Trade Aid. It is with mixed feelings that I am about to leave Mikindani, although I would
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Bumsters in The Gambia
A recent report by the UK newspaper, the Independent said that the Gambian Tourism Association is fed up with reports saying that 60% of visitors to the country would not
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Of Connemara by Matthew Doughty
Sitting silently during the drive over from Rosleague Manor to Killary Harbour, I reflected on whether this was one of those trips where I would fail to write about what
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Cataluna Chill Out by Tony Annis
It was 31o C and a cold one slipped easily down my throat. The cyclists were lying in the hot sun, and yet this was still England. We were awaiting
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Our Friends Ryanair
Well, it’s now official: European budget carrier Ryanair has completed its take-over the low cost airline Buzz , formerly owned by KLM. Ryanair paid EUR 20.1 million (USD$21.5 million) some
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Part Two of: Travelling in Tibetan Buddhist Spiti: High Altitude Adventure in the Indian Himalayas with Carol and Martin: What Happened When it Rained in this Rainless Land
All the houses in Kaza are built in traditional Spiti style: massive two-storied mud brick structures. Their flat mud roofs are supported by beams of poplar tree trunks with a
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Iris.s Diary of An Overland Trip Through South America
Iris, a British lady of considerable character and pluck, is on a 23 week overland expedition from Quito in Ecuador to Caracas in Venezuela. After this, she plans to do