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Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe - overlooking a waterhole

The Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe is a truly delightful and natural accommodation near the Victoria Falls. Here you can sit on the balcony, overlooking a waterhole where the wild animals, such as buffalo and elephants, come to drink. Absolutely magical!

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Simon's Town in South Africa - seaside accommodation, penguins, excursions

Simon's Town in South Africa is a real gem, located relatively close to Cape Town. Here you can enjoy fantastic seaside accommodation, see penguins in the wild and take excursions to places like Godahoppsudden and charming Kalk Bay.

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Animals in Kruger Park in South Africa - more than the 'big five'

What are the animals in Kruger Park in South Africa? The answer is that there are lots of animals, including mammals, reptiles and birds. The most famous are of course the 'big five' - elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino.

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Ngorongoro, Tanzania - Auntie Anna in the Garden of Eden

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

Garden of Eden, the words came to me as I stood on a cliff edge and looked out over the Ngorongoro Crater, it was breathtakingly beautiful and a light layer of morning mist swept over the landscape painted in 50 shades of green. The view hit me like a punch in the solar plexus.  

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Shrimp fishing on horseback in Belgium - Aunt Anna and the giants of the North Sea

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

The shrimp fisherman sits on a tonne of horse, pulling a trawl, back and forth in the shallows off the Belgian coastal town of Koksijde. It's shrimp trawling and I've travelled almost two and a half hours to see this old-fashioned way of fishing, which is actually a UNESCO heritage site. 

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Kungsbyn in Västerås - with Grandma Anna and the grandchildren

Guest writer: Anna Nilson Spets

A quick visit to Sweden to hang out with children and grandchildren needs a fun activity. The idea was actually to go to Skansen, but then I realised that there was a closer and much quieter alternative: Kungsbyn. 

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Gorillas in Uganda - Aunt Anna and the Silverback

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

G day for gorillas arrived, excited with anticipation, we are briefed at the reception centre and divided into small groups. There are rules to go through, all for the good of the gorillas. 

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Uganda - Aunt Anna and the ugly bird

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

One of my top three favourite trips is definitely Uganda, a country I could definitely go back to. 

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Kolmården - Aunt Anna walks around the world

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

I search the archives of my memory and wonder when I was last at Kolmården, could it have been 30 years ago? Or 40? I don't really remember, but here we are; me, my son and my two granddaughters.

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Mafia Island in Tanzania - Auntie Anna and the ultimate chill.

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

The vast majority of people go to Zanzibar after finishing their safari on the mainland in the TanzaniaI did not. I was in Zanzibar many years ago, before the big tourist influx. What would I do without Google maps and the magnifying glass function?  

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