We spent 11 days in fabulous, fascinating Sri Lanka in December 2018. We flew Qatar, from Johannesburg to Colombo, and what an excellent airline it is: www.qatarairways.com We were met at the airport by a Pan Lanka Travels and Tours…
Bird Island, Seychelles – wild and wonderful
Something wild and wonderful happens each year on Bird Island, https://www.birdislandseychelles.com/ , Seychelles; from about mid-October to mid December, Green and Hawksbill turtles come up out of the sea to lay their eggs. We were lucky enough to be there…
Land of Fire and Ice; Iceland
What do you do when your husband is away in Antarctica for 10 weeks? How do you make the time go more quickly, take your mind off things? Go travelling perhaps? The Northern Lights were on my bucket list. How…
“Time for Relax”, Railay Beach, Thailand
It’s the 30th October, 2011. So, we’ve travelled from Khao Sok National Park (read about that here: https://footeloosefancyfree.com/no-nos-in-2011-k…-park-thailand-2/) and we’ve arrived at Krabi. We aren’t surprised to find ourselves being herded to a table, where stickers saying ‘Railay Beach’ are…
A Ball at Crystal Palace, Antarctica…not a fairy story
Introduction: We had the privilege of going to Antarctica at the end of 2011 through to March 2012. This is one of the highlights of our stay at the South African base, SANAE IV. You can read the entire story…