Anna CooperSep 11, 20237 min readSouth Africa£1.7K stolen, Day 1, South Africa!Note: It's taken me a while to write this particular blog. I needed to let enough time pass after the incident to be able to write about...
Anna CooperMay 24, 20235 min readJordanMagnificent Petra!Inhabited since prehistoric times, this remote Nabataean city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important commercial...
Anna CooperMay 1, 20236 min readIsraelA dead sea, into the desert and a challenging borderStaying with Shera at her apartment in Jaffa was so nice, especially returning from a few days away in Haifa and our mammoth adventures...
Anna CooperApr 21, 20236 min readIsraelKeep living. Keep learning.At the end of our 1st week in Israel, we were lucky enough to be welcomed to attend a Passover Seder meal at the International Synagogue...
Anna CooperApr 11, 20235 min readIsraelShalom Israel, a modern mix of people, food & religion The flight from Tenerife to Tel Aviv in Israel was straight forward. Apart from a very early start that day and a 1hr layover in Madrid,...
Anna CooperMar 20, 20234 min readSpainAdventures in Tenerife with family & friendsThe journey to Tenerife from Senegal was so tiring - we travelled through the night to save on accommodation, but with a 3 hour layover...
Anna CooperFeb 21, 20236 min readSenegalCheesy trees, Irish fury & our final days in SenegalOur stay in the beautiful green Casamance region had been a fairly last minute decision. I had learned that it was a must-see...
Anna CooperFeb 13, 20235 min readSenegalCows & coastal liaisons in Cap SkirringCasamance is the region of Senegal below The Gambia. It is known for it's long sweeping beautiful beaches, it's mangrove river deltas,...
Anna CooperFeb 2, 20236 min readSenegalFrom Dakar to Casamance Being back in Dakar was as we expected it to be - loud, dusty, chaotic. But at the same time, our hotel felt so welcoming and familiar to...