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These travel blogs across Africa and India offer the opportunity to get motivated, gain insights, expand your knowledge.

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Travel Blogs Across Africa and India

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Lessons from Travelling in India

Preconceived ideas about travel in India should be forgotten, instead expect a vibrant, friendly, inspiring and memorable experience.

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Opening Ceremony at Mbita Primary School

This opening ceremony is a testament to the partnership strength between Mbita Primary School and Abbey Gate College. May it continue.

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Team 731 Opening Ceremony

Team 731 organised an amazing opening ceremony. They have participated with enthusiasm and compassion, they made a difference to Mhlumeni.

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Opening Ceremony for Team Lasalette

Opening Ceremony for the volunteer project by St Helen and St Katharine’s School students to add two more rooms to an Old Peoples Home in Eswatini.

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Project and Safaris with Abbey Gate College

This week of Abbey Gate College’s Eswatini expedition has been eventful. They’ve been busy at the community, on safaris, and on conservation.

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Building an Old Peoples Home

Read about Team Lasalette’s time on project and how they grew to love the community they were working in. An inspiring blog by SHSK students.

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Project work at Mbita with Abbey Gate College

This expedition has been the most amazing, eye-opening experience. The project work at Mbita Primary School has been incredibly rewarding.

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Challenges on Expedition from Team Lasalette

There are many challenges on expedition, for some of us simply travelling without parents was a daunting enough step out of our comfort zone.

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Project at Mhlumeni High School

Continuing with the project at Mhlumeni High School, the team from SHSK work hard to help build a science block and staff accommodation.

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Driving the Skeleton Coast to Shipwreck Lodge

My memorable Namibia drive takes in the north section of the Skeleton coast, from Torra Bay to Shipwreck Lodge. It’s a fascinating place to visit.

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giraffe in Eswatini

Affordable Safaris in Africa

Looking for an affordable safari on a limited budget? You just have to know which countries to visit, how to travel and where to stay.

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Road sign in Zimbabwe

The Benefits of a Self-Drive Holiday

When planning a trip, the transport can be overwhelming. A self-drive holiday offers a different perspective, there’s nothing quite like it!

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suggested reading

AFRICA

Ladies Detection Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
When the Lion Feeds by Wilbur Smith
Book about African Wildlife
House of Stone by Christina Lamb
Sense Africa Five Ways by Jenny Bowen

indiA

Kim by Budyard Kipling
A Passage to India Book
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
India after Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha
India's Unending Journey by Mark Tully

recommended travel guides

The Wildlife of Southern Africa by Vincent Carruthers - Travel Blogs

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My first trip to Africa has been a truly wonderful experience, thanks for your amazing local knowledge.

Suzie Delaney

The meticulous planning and organisation gently guided us to places well worth visiting. It ultimately fulfilled our wish for a great relaxing holiday.

Brian O’Boyle

During our journeys your infectious enthusiasm, and specialist knowledge illustrated Sense Africa is pertinently named as our senses are still buzzing from our experiences.

Dave Thomas