As I apprehensively shuffled into the caged box, my gut clenched and my heart stopped…I immediately knew that I was in a bad place, and I desperately wanted to run straight back out and find comfort in my friends hiding out in the car. But something stronger told me to carry on, something told me…
Tag: southafrica
Finding the fun in 28 hours
After a 28 hour journey I have made it safely to South Africa. And I'm pleased to say it all went preeeeetty smoothly. 🙂 After arriving at Heathrow, eager to get this show on the road (literally!) I joined the BA queue, residing with a lovely looking smiley young girl who's obviously so efficient that…
Off I go again…
Only six weeks after returning from South Africa, I am venturing the 8,800 miles back there today! During my three weeks there I will be joining a film crew to shoot the pilot episode of a new documentary titled 'Volunteering for Wildlife'. The idea of the documentary is to give viewers an insight into the…
Sally, My Gentle Giant
So I arrived back in London in the early hours of the English morning. The past month of my life in South Africa has been absolutely amazing and I would not change a single thing that happened. Aside from my previously posted experiences, obviously the primary reason that I went to the glorious Western Cape…
Toilet excitement on the decking
I can’t believe I’ve only got a week left here, it’s going SO QUICK!!! Again, SO much has happened I don’t know where to begin – I’ve been so busy immersing myself in absolutely everything that I can that I haven’t had time to post anything. However, an incredible amount to rave about as always,…
There is always reason behind the name…
Elephants. The largest land animals on this earth, but known more commonly as the 'gentle giants' of this world. As a keen wildlife enthusiast, past volunteer at a South African game reserve and a journalism student in utter adoration of elephants, I was (and still am) completely outraged after hearing that the Kruger National Park…