Visiting Malawi with The Sparkle Foundation was more than a trip; it was a journey into the heart of a community working to create hope and opportunity. Over the course of a week, I witnessed children learning and playing, families striving for self-sufficiency, and…
After two intense days crossing Morocco from Marrakech to Fez, through the High Atlas, Kasbahs, and the golden dunes of the Sahara, we arrived in Fez just after sunset, dusty, tired, and excited. The city felt different right away: more intimate, more layered, and…
When we first started planning our 9-day trip to Morocco, we knew two cities had to be on our list: Marrakech, with its buzzing souks and colourful chaos, and Fez, Morocco’s cultural soul, full of winding alleys and ancient tradition. But we also couldn’t…
We travelled to Marrakech in October 2022 as part of a family trip to celebrate my partner’s mum’s retirement. Her original plan had been Japan, but with the country slower to reopen after the pandemic, she turned her attention somewhere entirely different: Morocco! We…
If you’ve been following my blog post journey through Egypt, you’ll know that I’ve been all over the place! I started my coverage with a two part series looking at Cairo, primarily on the Great Pyramids and Saqqara. This followed with a four part…
This four part series documents my time on a cruise ship, quite literally cruising down the Nile from Luxor to Aswan. Read Part I, Part II, and Part III to catch up! After more than 24 hours of pure misery, I started out Day 8 fresh…
This four part series documents my time on a cruise ship, quite literally cruising down the Nile from Luxor to Aswan. Read Part I and Part II to catch up! Our seventh day consisted of a longer journey time down the Nile, with a…
This four part series documents my time on a cruise ship, quite literally cruising down the Nile from Luxor to Aswan. Read Part I here. And so, temples galore filled my first day on the Nile. The next day our tour guide focused on various…
This four part series documents my time on a cruise ship, quite literally cruising down the Nile from Luxor to Aswan. And so our next adventure arrived at the crack of dawn. Early in the morning, before checking out of the Fairmont Hotel, the…
This two part mini-series documents my first couple days in Cairo, Egypt, the first part of my epic trip to Egypt in October 2017. Check out Part I on the Alabaster Mosque and the Great Pyramids here. Did I forget to mention that our…