Katmandu what a busy city, people and cars everywhere and no footpaths. Great vibe and great shopping. We spent the first day exploring, visiting temples including the monkey temple and shopping for the trek. So many shops with North Face … Continue reading
EAMO: AN ORPHANAGE CHANGING LIVES IN KENYA AND AUSTRALIA
Gecko Adventures Blog After a Gecko’s trip visiting the East Africa Mission Orphanage in Nakuru, Kenya, my life would never be the same. Since my first visit, I have volunteered at the orphanage and currently back home fundraising for a … Continue reading
Time to go home – 10/11/2011
Well from Melbourne to Johannesburg to Moshi to Zanzibar to Nairobi to Rwanda to Uganda to Nairobi to Nakuru to Mombasa to Nairobi and back to Melbourne. What a 3 month journey its been but as they say all good … Continue reading
Beautiful babies – 19/10/2011
How cute you could fall in love with all of them. They are so well behaved and greet me every day by calling out auntie Ann. There’s just isn’t enough of me to go around all wanting cuddles and to … Continue reading
Teaching at EAMO – 16/10/2011
I was lucky to be able to take the senior business class for Accounting and had to dig deep into my memory and recall my teaching days. Have to say the children are so so better behaved and have a … Continue reading
Beading at EAMO – 12/10/2011
To help raise awareness and funds the Orphanage have many visitors from people on Gecko tours and one of the little projects that I wanted to do with the children was to have someone teach them beading so they could … Continue reading
East Africa Mission Orphanage -(EAMO) – 12/10/2011
Background My first visit to EAMO was in 2010 as part of a Gecko overland Safari. We camped at the orphanage for two days and during this visit spent time with the children. I was really taken by the children … Continue reading
Gecko Safari – Highlights of 15 days of Adventure – 30/9/2011
Well the 15 days started at Kigali meeting the other 18 people on the trip. The group was a good mix of both gender and ages and we all got on really well throughout the 2 weeks. Highlights of the … Continue reading
Zanzibar a slice of heaven – 4/9/2011
Well what can I say! You have to have this place on your bucket list as its just divine, a slice of heaven and what a contrast to the last 2 weeks in Moshi. The water is warm and crystal … Continue reading
Wrapping up Moshi – 1/9/2011
Most of the afternoons in my second week of Moshi were free so I spent time setting up the blog emailing and did a bit of shopping. I bought some great beads, leather beaded thongs, earnings, paintings and also a … Continue reading