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Bahir Dar bound
I always feel that I stay in capital cities too long, but overall I think our three nights in Addis, given that I was so tired and simply...

Natalie Dimmock
Jan 1, 20212 min read


Seeing in 2021 from a campfire
We have only been in Addis Ababa a few days now, but it somehow feels longer. Tiger slept - even through the other children of the house...

Natalie Dimmock
Dec 30, 20203 min read


Escape to Ethiopia
Way back in May 2020, and at the very start of the first lockdown, I decided that I needed something to look forward to, and with me that...

Natalie Dimmock
Dec 29, 20205 min read


Island hopping
On Saturday 19th September, we had a free weekend so decided very last minute to hot foot it over to the Isle of Wight. This was not...

Natalie Dimmock
Sep 20, 20203 min read


Slumming it in Sibiu
On 14th August, we drove the 97km (2 hours) from Deva to Sibui arriving at just after 2pm and in time for a nap - so organised! Parking...

Natalie Dimmock
Sep 15, 20202 min read


So long Romania
On our last day in Romania, we stayed very near to the Optemi Airport in an apartment hosted by homestay.ro, booked via Booking.com for...

Natalie Dimmock
Aug 15, 20202 min read


Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains
On 12th August we drove from Turda to Deva (136km and about 3 hours with traffic) to check into our Airbnb owned by Alina. The Airbnb...

Natalie Dimmock
Aug 13, 20202 min read


Mining for salt
On 10th August, we left Sovata at just after midday after a massive downpour for the 3 hour or so drive (131km) to Turda. It also took me...

Natalie Dimmock
Aug 11, 20204 min read


Spa time in Sovata
We left our gorgeous apartment in Sighișoara at around noon on 9th August (we'd requested a "late" check out as it is usually 10am and we...

Natalie Dimmock
Aug 10, 20202 min read


Sunny days in Sighișoara
On Friday 7th August, we drove the 117km from Brașov to Sighișoara leaving at 12.45 and arriving just before 3pm. It was an easy drive,...

Natalie Dimmock
Aug 8, 20202 min read


Hiking with a husky
On 5th August, we packed up to leave Bran to do the relatively short 30 minute drive to Brașov. I kept debating whether to quickly take...

Natalie Dimmock
Aug 6, 20204 min read


Dracula's Castle at Bran
After our three nights in Bucharest, we were ready to get on the move. After two trips to the car car park going up and down in lift and...

Natalie Dimmock
Aug 4, 20204 min read


Beautiful Bucharest
From Bucharest airport, we had my usual "holy shit" moment of I'm driving in a foreign country on the "wrong" side of the road moment but...

Natalie Dimmock
Aug 2, 20202 min read


Bucharest bound!
After months of speculation thanks to the global pandemic, and our trip in May cancelled, re-planned then postponed as late as...

Natalie Dimmock
Jul 31, 20204 min read


Weston to wet and windy Wales
After seeing Jaxx in Truro, on 22 July we drove the 150 miles or so to the seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare. We'd originally booked into...

Natalie Dimmock
Jul 23, 20202 min read


Sundowners in Newquay
I'd previously thought that, if you were going to the Eden Project, you had to stay nearby but in actual fact Newquay is only 20 miles or...

Natalie Dimmock
Jul 22, 20201 min read


Cornish adventures at Eden Project
On 21 July, we had our breakfast and ran ourselves ragged (Tiger, not me) so during our lunchtime nap, one of us had a good old sleep...

Natalie Dimmock
Jul 21, 20202 min read


Glastonbury Tor-ing with a toddler
Our next week-long trip (and in our new-to-us VW Golf, rather than the much loved Smart) started in Glastonbury on 20 July, where we we...

Natalie Dimmock
Jul 20, 20202 min read


Brighton baby!
Welcome back to Tiger on Tour. Since I last wrote I have been back to work after my maternity leave ended mid-October 2019 and Tiger has...

Natalie Dimmock
Jul 10, 20203 min read


Looking for Royal Bengal Tigers with Tiger
Who flies on Friday 13th? That’d be me. We woke in the morning and took a taxi from Srimongol to Sylhet Airport for 3500 taka (£32) which...

Natalie Dimmock
Sep 13, 20193 min read
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