7lows in Djibouti
On June 12, 2011, Stephen and I flew from London to Djibouti City for a 6 day adventure. Upon arrival on June 13 we stayed the first night in the lovely Kempinski Hotel before going on a 3 day tour…
7 Lows
Car Rental
About a month before leaving on our trip we emailed several car rental companies in Río Gallegos. We promptly got an answer back from Adrian Riestra from Riestra Car Rental and entered into an email conversation with him and Maria…
Trip Preparation
Our Antarctic trip of January 2011 had been planned and organized well in advance, and we’d planned a visit to Buenos Aires from the get go. Flight for this were booked about 10-11 months before. At that time the idea…
Planning our trip to Africa’s Low Point
Stephen got his vacation approved in March 2011 and we booked our flights in April. The plan is to spend 5 days in Djibouti: days 1 (arrival June 13) and 5 (departure June 17) in Djibouti City; days 2-4 (June…
Fully vaccinated for the trip
Mandatory: Malaria: Malarone pills. Daily. We will start the course 2 days before arriving in Djibouti and finish 5 days after leaving the country. Recommended: Typhoid: we both got our shot on May 6th. Good for 2 years. Polio, Hepatitis…