https://www.baldhiker.com Travel, Walks, Retreats & Experiences Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:56:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.baldhiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-FAV-512X512-3-32x32.png https://www.baldhiker.com 32 32 https://www.baldhiker.com/kolmanskop-namibias-ghost-town/ https://www.baldhiker.com/kolmanskop-namibias-ghost-town/#respond Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:39:24 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=55833 Kolmanskop is a ghost town in Namibia, inundated by rolling banks of sand, in the middle of a region known as “The forbidden zone”. Within a timeline of 40 years, this town was created, flourished...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/kolmanskop-namibias-ghost-town/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/rebali-riads-sidi-kaouki-near-essaouira-morocco/ https://www.baldhiker.com/rebali-riads-sidi-kaouki-near-essaouira-morocco/#respond Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:13:22 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=51934 We first discovered the beautiful boutique hotel of Rebali Riads, Morocco in May 2015 (according to a quick search of my Google photos).  We were captivated by this little oasis located three hours drive from...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/rebali-riads-sidi-kaouki-near-essaouira-morocco/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/mafia-island-a-tropical-tanzania-castaway/ https://www.baldhiker.com/mafia-island-a-tropical-tanzania-castaway/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2020 12:14:16 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=40929 A couple of years ago, I went to Mafia Island, off the coast of Tanzania. I spent a few months on the island – my first introduction to learning Swahili – and while there I...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/mafia-island-a-tropical-tanzania-castaway/feed/ 2 https://www.baldhiker.com/the-vibrant-colours-and-jewellery-of-east-africa/ https://www.baldhiker.com/the-vibrant-colours-and-jewellery-of-east-africa/#respond Tue, 26 May 2020 11:45:52 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=40609 A highlight of all my travels is often coming away with art, fabrics and jewellery that remind me of the destination. Travellers coming to East Africa are spoilt for choice on the vibrant fabrics and...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/the-vibrant-colours-and-jewellery-of-east-africa/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/living-the-safari-life-amongst-the-wildlife-of-africa/ https://www.baldhiker.com/living-the-safari-life-amongst-the-wildlife-of-africa/#comments Fri, 22 May 2020 10:30:50 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=40567 Visiting Africa and staying in some of the beautiful properties, getting to experience the wildlife, landscapes and amazing people is, for many people, a Bucket list experience.  For many of our guests traveling to our...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/living-the-safari-life-amongst-the-wildlife-of-africa/feed/ 2 https://www.baldhiker.com/trekking-in-the-high-atlas-morocco/ https://www.baldhiker.com/trekking-in-the-high-atlas-morocco/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2019 10:43:20 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=36214 Day 1 began with a three-hour mini-bus drive from the oppressive humidity of Marrakech up into the cool relief of the mountains via a long switchback road, taking in the Tizi’n’Tichka – the highest road...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/trekking-in-the-high-atlas-morocco/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/morocco-caravane-cafe-in-essaouira/ https://www.baldhiker.com/morocco-caravane-cafe-in-essaouira/#respond Sat, 25 Aug 2018 09:40:06 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=32207 In the heart of Essaouira, Morocco, just off Avenue de l’Istiqlal, in the jewellery quarter, is a gem of a restaurant called Caravane Cafe.  From the moment you walk in off the little side street you’re...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/morocco-caravane-cafe-in-essaouira/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/marrakech-by-balloon-and-camel/ https://www.baldhiker.com/marrakech-by-balloon-and-camel/#respond Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:06:21 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=30760 As starts to the day go, watching the sun rise over Africa from a few hundred feet up in the air is as good as early morning experiences get. Slowly drifting over Moroccan plains, suspended...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/marrakech-by-balloon-and-camel/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/marvellous-marrakech/ https://www.baldhiker.com/marvellous-marrakech/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2018 08:34:14 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=30683 It was only halfway through my second day that I’d managed to adjust my senses to the sounds, sights, and sheer chaos of old town Marrakech. The labyrinth-like walkways of the souks feel claustrophobic as...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/marvellous-marrakech/feed/ 2 https://www.baldhiker.com/time-with-the-batwa-people-of-bwindi-impenetrable-rainforest/ https://www.baldhiker.com/time-with-the-batwa-people-of-bwindi-impenetrable-rainforest/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:09:26 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=28138 I had arrived at Bwindi Impenetrable Rainforest in the South West of Uganda. The plane journey and the experience over road of the previous posts was over and it was time to discover this magical...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/time-with-the-batwa-people-of-bwindi-impenetrable-rainforest/feed/ 0