Matt and Alisa's Blog
In and around World
Alisa and Matt are taking a year away from their everyday lives to gain an appreciation for Southern, Eastern, Northern Africa, Part of the Middle East, and South America. We hope you enjoy tuning into our blog as we move along our adventure.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Matt and Alisa
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Alert: Transito Banditos!
Well, our trip started out well. We were held up in Vancouver for 2 hours longer than expected as we waited for our airline to get sorted out, the... Continue reading »
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The Cape Town Shake Down
Before leaving Canada we had many people tell us about what a beautiful city Cape Town is (one of the most beautiful cities in the world in fact) an... Continue reading » -
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Surf and Turf in Namibia
We apologize ahead of time for this lengthy blog. You might want to grab a drink and a snack...
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Wet & Wild! - Part 1
Month 1 is officially in the books and we are both still loving it here and are still together, well I guess you can't win them all.
After mu... Continue reading »
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Wet & Wild! - Part 2
Zambia, Finally the vibrant Africa we had expected. Active, scent-filled streets as well as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Vic... Continue reading »
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Hakuna Matata!
Each year thousands of animals follow the water into the World’s largest in-land delta, and we were no different during this portion of our trip. W... Continue reading »
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Ola Mozambique! Coma Esta?
Fala Ingles? What happened to easy traveling? For those that don’t know Portuguese, Mozambique was colonized by Portugal and this is very apparent... Continue reading »
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African Variety: From Volunteering to Hookers with Props
It has been a while since we had a solid internet connection. Unfortunately we were unable to attach photos. We will add those photos once it is an... Continue reading »
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Matt's Special Blog - Tourism Africa Warning
If anyone is planning a trip to Africa please be aware of the tour guide pictured here. Putting my anal tendencies aside I handed over full control... Continue reading »
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Porcelain Paradise
It would only be fair, after that last "Special Blog", to also inform you about Matt's contribution to our 41 hour escapade. Now I take full respon... Continue reading »
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Dr. Parker - Medicine Woman
Leaving Southern Africa we have now arrived in East Africa, more specifically Tanzania. An over night train (7 hours late of course) took us from M... Continue reading »
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GAME ON!
We took a week off of backpacking to spend a week with Matt's parents enjoying a safari around the northern cicuit of Tanzania. The safari itse... Continue reading »
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Look What the 'Kat' Dragged In
Out of Tanzania and into Kenya we crossed the famed Tsavo Game Reserve (famous for being the home of the ‘man eating’ lions who devoured over 120 r... Continue reading »
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Riding Through Hell's Gates
Backed by popular demand we will start this blog off with a short update on Soo, the Korean. Now don’t worry, we have not decided to tempt fate a... Continue reading »
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A Very Hairy Experience
Into Uganda our first stop was Mbale. For the first time during our trip we did not experience the warmth of the African people. Hardly a smile o... Continue reading »
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Alisa's Special Blog: Tourism Alert II - Africa's Worst Tour Guide
I no longer hold the title of Africa’s worst tour guide. Matt has tremendously outdone me as he planned our overland route from Nairobi to Add... Continue reading »
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"Mule"-tide Greetings from Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a country that doesn't like to conform. It is the only African country that wasn't colonized, it works on a 13 month calendar, it uses... Continue reading »
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A "Round-about" Trip in Oman
After much anticipation we arrived in Oman to take a break from our travels and enjoy being around family and some creature comforts. Ah yes, Oman....... Continue reading » -
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The Middle East... Syriasly!
We start this installment with a short visit to Dubai. Now Dubai on a traveller's budget is much like going to a fancy restaurant and only ordering... Continue reading »
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Canada Dry....Never Die!
For those of you who experienced elementary school in Canada it is with little doubt that you can remember those dusty well used social studies boo... Continue reading »
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Out of Africa
We didn´t mention this in our last blog but we had been struggling to obtain an entry visa to Brazil. This had consumed a few days in Cairo a... Continue reading »
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Coming To America......Well, South America....
Well we are now back in the Western Hemisphere and couldn´t have experienced a larger culture shift - from conservative traditional clothing,... Continue reading »
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It Takes More Than Two to Tango
Argentina, home to cheap wine, amazing beef, and... Continue reading »
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On our way to Our Lady Peace
Unfortunately this blog will not be including any of our photos from this portion of our trip. Our camera and memory card with all our Bolivian pho... Continue reading »
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A case of Jungle Fever
We spent 5 very interesting days in Bolivia´s Amazon Basin on a Jungle and Pampas tour. During this time we discovered how quickly we w... Continue reading »
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Doing Lines in Peru
The pretty city of Cuzco is known as the archaeological capital of the Americas as you could likely hit a historical site by closing your eyes... Continue reading »
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Banos... A Relaxing Time
A few days in Lima, Peru were enough with the Plaza De Armas and the changing of the guards being o... Continue reading »
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Hola Colombia... no thanks, I dont feel like a Coke
Most travellers are warned about Quito´s reputation well before arriving. I imagine some tavellers would feel that tourist brochures should r... Continue reading »
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