If you love the idea of camping but don’t love sleeping like a folded pretzel on rocky ground, a wall tent getaway can be a happy middle ground. You still get the fresh air, the quiet mornings, and the little thrill of being outdoors. You just add more comfort to the mix. For a first…
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Backpacking In Mauritania 🇲🇷: Camping ⛺️By The Atlantic Ocean 🌊 At Villa Maguela In Nouadhibou I’ve camped out so many times in my life that I’d forgotten the charm of it the last few years. I ended up renting flats so lost the wildness of tent loyalty. It had been a long time coming. As…
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“Sing a sad song in a lonely place, and try to put a word in for me” – Noel Gallagher. Back in 2010, I spent just short of 6 months living and working in Tasmania. It was a totally magical time of my life! In that time, I worked with a Devonport based agricultural company…
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When I think back on all the accommodation options that I have chosen in the last few years, most of them have been inside buildings – hotels, hostels, bed and breakfasts, guesthouses, Couchsurfing, rental apartments, friend’s flats, flats I rented. However, part of the wild in me also loved my nights outside in the wildernesstic…
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“Down the waterfall, wherever it may take me” – Robbie Williams. “Don’t go chasing waterfalls, stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to” – TLC. It might seem odd and even lazy of Zimbabwe to name a city (or town) “Victoria Falls”. It doesn’t quite fit with me. It is so English…
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“Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon. They come and go. Oh ho. They come and go.” – Boy George. Windhoek will never make my list of world’s greatest capitals, nor Namibia a highly ranked country, however there was solace and some joy to be had during my time here, even in the largely neglected “fly…
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“It ain’t all bad as far as I can tell” – Noel Gallagher. Namibia is huge. Gaze at a map and you will see the sheer vastness of this African beast! It spans an area of 825,419 kilometres squared, yet houses just 2.5 million people – the same population as tiny Lesotho. Over the course of…
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“Every lonely city where I lay my hat, ain’t as half as pretty as where my baby’s at” – Howard Greenfield / Neil Sedaka. Down the years of my travels, and also in my teenage life I have done a fair bit of camping. This even goes back to family holidays as a kid, school trips,…
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Camping is all about enjoying nature while being prepared. However, some may not play by the rules and so find only the bad side of the wonderful experience. But, it does not have to be that way. If you know these quick tricks, you will be able to enjoy camping. Try to avoid these common…
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Camping is fantastic activity, in which you can provide hours of enjoyment and a welcome occasion to connect with loved ones, as well as nature. Generally, participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in more natural ones in hunt of activities providing them enjoyment. Camping can be enjoyed in all the four seasons and…
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