Guinea

Entering Guinea overland through the Kandika border crossing was a bit frustrating because of the surly border guards. They were furious that our tour leader, Chloe, couldn’t speak French and upset that none of us had two copies of our electronic visa (apparently one copy wasn’t enough!). Thankfully,  one of the guards eventually took pity…Continue reading Guinea

New Zealand – Waikato (Coromandel, Hamilton, Waitomo, Waikato, Lake Taupo)

This portion of our north island travels brought us to the Waikato region. First up was Lake Taupo, the caldera of the Taupo volcano and New Zealand’s largest lake. Despite the inclement weather, we signed up for a cruise across the lake to visit the Māori carvings, which was a lot of fun with Sail…Continue reading New Zealand – Waikato (Coromandel, Hamilton, Waitomo, Waikato, Lake Taupo)