It's Thursday morning and the market in Key Afar is already in full swing. There is a tourist on my forehead and my guide pays the entrance fee and gets strict orders regarding photography. I think about paying for photos and I quickly realise the rule of no money - no photos. 3 bucks per portrait photo. On the other hand, who wants to have a lens shoved in their face. The pear quickly disappears from the wallet and the circus can begin.
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Iceland is worth staying for days or weeks, but if you only have one day, you can still get a condensed experience of much of what the island has to offer in terms of breathtaking natural scenery, warm baths and fantastic, fresh food.
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My nautical knowledge is so-so when it comes to the difference between ship, vessel, catamaran and boat and even Wikipedia doesn't make me any wiser, but the day is important for a fjord trip.
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-Take the filter off the camera, a friend wrote when I posted a picture from the runway in Tromsö, Norway. It was just that I didn't have a filter, it was really grey, all shades of grey that exist and it stood out like a sore thumb.
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G day for gorillas arrived, excited with anticipation, we are briefed at the reception centre and divided into small groups. There are rules to go through, all for the good of the gorillas.
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One of my top three favourite trips is definitely Uganda, a country I could definitely go back to.
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The dream of seeing a dugong has been around for a long time, I'm doing google and throwing out threads here and there and hit on Mozambique.
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One of the main attractions on the island of Palawan in the Philippines is an underground river in Puerto Princesa. The river, which is 8.2 kilometres long, is listed as one of the 7 natural wonders of the world and, together with the national park it is located in, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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What to do in Andorra in summer? Located in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain, this tiny principality is perhaps best known for skiing in winter. But the country has a lot to offer, even in summer.
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The idea wasn't Djibouti at all, it was Eritrea, but after far too much trouble with a covid-closed country and difficulties in obtaining sensible information, I gave up, booked a trip to the Seychelles, but didn't see myself fitting in there between smirking honeymooners.
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