Welcome to Shweta & Vivek’s blog – a portmanteau of memories, thoughts, updates and more, during our travels. We look forward to hearing from you and taking you on our journey.
portmanteau //pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ//:
1 : a large bag that opens up into two equal sections
2 : a word derived from the blending of two e.g. “portmanteau” and “two”
Our primary goals for the northern-most bits of Europe were to see some old friends in Norway, and to try and find Slartibartfast’s signature on its spectacular west-coast. We started off by spending a few days in Oslo, mostly hanging out and catching up with our friends who were in town. We also explored Oslo,…
…And we’re back!…with trumpets, crumpets and tea 😉
As the pilot announced our approach towards Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, I instinctively tried to plot out the lights underneath on the map in my head and find my way home. It used to be somewhat easy, but now the sprawling city had spread an unrecognizable disarray of lights well past the airport in all…
Swinging around to the east coast of Africa with sand, palm trees and some long-awaited diving.
We had very ambitious plans for the garden route. It quickly became apparent that we couldn’t enjoy it as much if we tried to drive all the way to Durban, and then on to Johannesburg (Joburg), in just 7 days. So, we modified our plan and decided to stay longer in fewer places and go…
Cape Town minute – from sea-shores to mountain-tops
With the coast in our rear-view mirror we started making our way eastwards towards Etosha National Game Park. We had a long way to go and had to make it to the gate before it closed at 1500hrs. We had been constantly trying to make these seemingly arbitrary deadlines the past few days but these…
Tired, but very exhilarated, from trekking the dunes, we made our way to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay (pronounced Vahl-vish Bae-i-y by many). This area was another that we had heard conflicting views about. Vivek knew of Walvis Bay as his previous employer had business there, and had a few colleagues that had been to the…
Sossusvlei and the sand dunes of Namib-Naukluft
Down south to Fish River Canyon
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