Penny Raylott Travel Articles

Day 28: Lushoto, Tanzania – Big Brother’s African Brother

Big Brother's African Brother: Day 28 - Woke up to Jason and Natasha having yet
another argument - this time about Natasha not wanting to participate in ...

Hippies, Hikers, Hookahs and Harems #3: Up in the Hill Country: Kandy – Sri Lanka

Not quite as sweet as it sounds, the capital of the 'Hill Country' will leave you choking in a fog of exhaust fumes, and battered and bruised in the Temple of the Tooth.

Hippies, Hikers, Hookahs and Harems #4: West and South Coast – Hikkaduwa, Galle & Ambalangoda – Sri Lanka

Squalid train travel, wailing blind beggars, the baby milk scam and lolling on the beach. The Raylotts finally make it to the chill out surf zone of Sri Lanka.

Hippies, Hikers, Hookahs and Harems #5: Kerala – India

A sedate cruise through the Keralan backwaters, the 'Hugging Mother' roadshow and a talented, fortune-telling parakeet completed Penny's introduction to India.

Hippies, Hikers, Hookahs and Harems #1: Introduction – Asia

Having completed their first leg in deepest, darkest Africa, Penny and Tom decided it was time to immerse themselves in an entirely different culture - Asia.

Hippies, Hikers, Hookahs and Harems #2: The Ancient Cities: Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa – Sri Lanka

The 'pearl of the Indian ocean' or a pale imitation cast into the ocean's depths. Penny tries to unravel what makes the Sinhalese tick.

Big Brother’s African Brother #59: Cape Town, South Africa

Coaxed up Table Mountain by the lure of chocolate, Penny spent a sobering hour within the Langa township and caught the ferry for a thought-provoking tour round Robben Island.

Big Brother’s African Brother #57: Simons Town to Hermanus, South Africa

Wine tasting and stroking cheetahs in Stellenbosch, a whale fest in Hermanus and sleeping in the car in Simons Town. The non-stop adventure continues.

Big Brother’s African Brother #58: The Garden Route, South Africa

Penny sensibly sits back and relaxes as Tom makes a hash of riding an ostrich. Anyone for ostrich kebabs?

Big Brother’s African Brother #53: Uppington, South Africa to Tsumeb, Namibia via Windhoek

Arid, barren, fly-infested and windy spring to mind when Penny tries to conjure up images of Namibia. Not to mention being caught speeding by the Namibian police who were thankfully not armed with AK4