Author Archives: katieprescott

The reason some people get up in the morning… wine tours!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by katieprescott

The place I have been most looking forward to returning to on this trip was Stellenbosch; one of the most picture postcard perfect towns I have ever been to. Its shady streets lined with elegant white washed Cape Dutch houses, … Continue reading →

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Mount Cameroon

Posted on March 18, 2012 by katieprescott

At 2000 and something metres, in a rat infested shack with a corrugated iron roof, with hay on a large flat wooden board for a bed and the wind whistling through every tiny opening, I wonder whether my decision to … Continue reading →

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Snapshots of West Africa

Posted on March 17, 2012 by katieprescott

Vibrantly clothed women balancing bundles of firewood and huge basins of water on their heads with grace and ease; wizened, toothless old men sitting in the shade of a tree and watching the world go by; laughing, barefoot, partially clothed … Continue reading →

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Ghana

Posted on February 4, 2012 by katieprescott

My first thought when we crossed the border from Burkina Faso into Ghana was that it was so good to be able to speak English again after 2 months of struggling with French. It was also the first predominantly Christian … Continue reading →

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Christmas and New Year

Posted on January 17, 2012 by katieprescott

15th January 2012 I thought I should write about our experiences over the festive season, which, although we were only just out of the Sahara desert and in predominantly Muslim countries, felt very Christmassy. We spent Christmas in Bamako; the … Continue reading →

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Dakar to Bamako

Posted on December 22, 2011 by katieprescott

19th December We’ve just had the best couple of days on our trip so far. Ever since we crossed into Mali things have been easy going. Senegal had its ups and downs but thankfully ended on a high and left … Continue reading →

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Todra Gorge and Marrakech

Posted on November 30, 2011 by katieprescott

Well the last week has been a week of extremes. We have been up in the wilds of the high Atlas mountains, to a film set for Gladiator, to the hustle and bustle of Marrakech. We have had snow, ice … Continue reading →

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Better late than never

Posted on November 21, 2011 by katieprescott

9th November We’ve been on the road for 5 and a half weeks now and things have turned out slightly different from planned already. We started off with eurostar to Paris, overnight train to Barcelona, then Valencia, Madrid and Seville, … Continue reading →

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