In this episode Team Toto soar above the Serengeti in a hot air balloon and drink champagne like the rock stars they wish they were! An unforgettable experience that we shared with many of our travel companions.
Also, I deliver on a promise I made to amp up the excitement of a balloon coming in to land… 😉
Thanks again to Pete and Deb for letting us use some of their footage!
On this episode of Here Comes The Planet we head out to the Serengeti for our first safari, and spot a good number of animals! As exciting as it was, to get there we had to drive many hours over what was by far the worst “road” many of us have ever had the displeasure to experience. Worth it in the end, but only just!
Also, we take a sneak peak at the location of what will be the location of our next safari, the Ngorongoro crater.
Special thanks to our travel companions Pete and Deb for loaning us their footage to use in our video!
Yes, I know, an update – and a video one at that! I’m as amazed as you are.
Obviously it’s been a while. Doing these videos hasn’t been a priority for me over the past year. I’d like to say it’s because my new business has been booming and I’ve been run off my feet, and indeed that did happen for a few months, but there was plenty of other time I could have put towards these videos. I spent that time enjoying the activities I couldn’t always do while travelling, like playing games or watching TV and movies. I also worked on a few film projects as well.
Recently I have moved house (again) and find myself without an internet connection for a while, plus work has slowed to a pace that has once again given me some free time. Amanda brought up the videos in conversation recently, and that’s returned them to the front of my mind. Time to work on them again!
Since we were going on a mini holiday, and I fully intend to, where possible, document our travels no matter where on the planet we go, I thought I’d make a little video on our sojourn to Ballarat to get back in to the travel-video-editing groove. However, for one reason or another, I think it’s the longest Here Comes The Planet episode so far. Hopefully it’s entertaining enough to sustain your attention. I did wonder about leaving the pantomime stuff in there, but I enjoyed it quite a bit and so want to remember it in future. Apologies for the indulgence!
In any case, you can expect to see more video updates this year. I can’t tell you how many or how long you’ll have to wait for them, I can only tell you they’re more of a priority for me this year and I’ll be working on them for you. So be vocal when they’re posted and let me know you’re watching them – I thrive on comments! 😉
And with that, I might go and see how the next episode is shaping up. Ciao for now!
We drop out of chronological order once again to bring you an update from back home! We recently went to Ballarat for a mini holiday, primarily to go to Sovereign Hill, a gold-rush era themed recreational site.
Also, Luke comes very close to getting married!
In this episode of Here Comes The Planet we make our way through Tanzania towards the Serengeti. On the way we discuss our Dragoman truck jobs and what we hope to see once we’re on safari. We set up camp at the Meserani Snake Park after checking out feeding time.
Also, tortoises! If, like Amanda, you’re not a fan of watching snakes eat stuff.
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Progress on the blog has, predictably, slowed down considerably now that we’re not traveling. I still have many videos to edit and upload, and intend to continue with the process slowly but surely.
The first few months of my return has seen me focus on finding new work and a new place to live. Although my previous employer had promised to hold my job for me until I got back, for reasons unknown they contacted me during our holiday (when we were in Bologna to be precise) to let me know they would not be able to do as they’d promised. So this year I have gone freelance for the first time; something I had intended to do eventually, but gradually, instead of throwing myself in the deep end. However the deep end seems to be working out just fine so far, with my contacts yielding good sources of work, and promising prospects.
Now that I’ve moved in to new digs and the work is steady, I have more free time for working on HCTP videos for all of you. It may take a while, but I promise I’ll get them all done eventually! Hopefully when they’re out you’ll still want to watch them. 🙂
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