Brian Ó hÚrdail, Author at Brian's Blog

On the Road to Kilimanjaro

19th December 201917th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

We’re on our way from Snake Farm to Kilimanjaro foothills Shanga Project December 19, 2019[…]

Snake Farm, 2nd Visit

18th December 201918th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 18, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C Arrive back in the afternoon to[…]

Flamingo Lodge, Karatu

16th December 20198th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 16, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C Pleasant drive to the campsite through[…]

Snake Farm – 1st Visit

16th December 201920th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 16, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C Staying at an interesting place called[…]

Nairobi Intermission

13th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 13, 2019 in Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C Arrived in Nairobi following a long[…]

Road from Maasai Mari to Nairobi

13th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 13, 2019 in Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C Leaving the Maasai Mara to make[…]

Maasai Mara Day 2

13th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 13, 2019 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C I hear Scott moving about in[…]

Maasai Mara Day 1

13th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 12, 2019 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C Had one of the most amazing[…]

Road to Maasai Mara

12th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 12, 2019 in Kenya ⋅ 🌙 15 °C Slept like a log last night.[…]

Road to Kisii, Kenya

11th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 11, 2019 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C Once we passed the Frontier we[…]

Road from Musoma to Kenyan Border

11th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 11, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C Up at 6:15am for breakfast and[…]

Tembo Beach, Musoma, Lake Victoria.

10th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 10, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ 🌧 20 °C Arrived at the campsite this evening[…]

Morning Mzungu in Mwanza

10th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 10, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C Sitting here on shore of Lake[…]

Lake Victoria, Mwanza, Tanzania.

9th December 20199th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 9, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C Arrived this afternoon at Lake Victoria[…]

On the Road to Lake Victoria

9th December 201910th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

Road to Mwanza, Tanzania December 9, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C Early start[…]

A Surpising Interlude

8th December 201910th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 8, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ 🌧 21 °C Arrived at around 5pm at our[…]

Shake, Rattle & Roll on the Road to Tanzania

8th December 201910th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 8, 2019 in Tanzania ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C Up this morning at 5:45am for[…]

More Rambles around Rwanda

6th December 201910th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

Road to Kigali December 6, 2019 in Rwanda ⋅ 🌧 21 °C Slept very well[…]

Rambles around Rwanda

5th December 201910th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

Musanze December 5, 2019 in Rwanda ⋅ 🌧 19 °C We arrived at our first[…]

Road to Rwanda

5th December 201910th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 5, 2019 in Uganda ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C We left Lake Bunyonyi at 9am[…]

Gorillas

3rd December 201910th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

Chillin’ by the Lake December 3, 2019 in Uganda ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C Today was[…]

On the Road in Uganda

2nd December 201914th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest December 2, 2019 in Uganda ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C We[…]

Orange Country

1st December 201914th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

December 1, 2019 in Uganda ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C The colour red or, more correctly,[…]

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Denial IS a river in Africa

30th November 201914th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

November 30, 2019 in Uganda ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C I’m in Jinja, on Victoria Nile[…]

Eldoret, Kenya to Jinet, Uganda

29th November 201914th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

November 29, 2019 in Uganda ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C Up this morning at 6am for[…]

Kenya

28th November 20191st June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

Arriving in Nairobi November 24, 2019 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C Whooooooosh. Another sweaty[…]

Drifting Along the Rift Valley

28th November 201914th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

Eldoret, Kenya in the Rift Valley November 28, 2019 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C[…]

Lake Nakura Nature Park

27th November 201914th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

A delightful day spent in Lake Nakura Nature Park in Kenya’s Rift Valley where we saw lots of animals and shape of things to come.

The Safari Starts…

25th November 201913th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

Nairobi to Lake Naivasha, Kenya November 25, 2019 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C First[…]

The Journey Starts…

24th November 20196th June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

The Leaving of Dublin November 23, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 9 °C Well, the[…]

To Africa with Love

31st March 201922nd April 2019 Brian Ó hÚrdail2019 African Safari

Here are details of my next big three month Safari to Africa in November 2019[…]

This is the End, my Friend

9th November 201814th April 2019 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

The end of my Silk Road journey. My final days in istanbul before returning home.[…]

In the Persian Empire

10th October 20181st June 2020 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

My time in Iran is coming to a close now, only a few more days[…]

Habibi, my Mellow Yellow Chariot

17th September 201827th July 2019 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

The start of the expedition with Oasis Overland. Some details about the truck and journey.[…]

Uzbekistan

14th September 20186th April 2019 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

This is an account of my travels through Uzbekistan from the border crossing with Kazakhstan[…]

Kyrgyzstan

11th September 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

I’m almost a fortnight on the road now. Days are blurring together and the only[…]

Almaty, My First Steps on the Silk Road

31st August 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

At last, after years of planning and following one failed, or aborted, attempt, I finally[…]

Steppes around Astana

29th August 201830th August 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

Friday 24th November – Astana Main process today has been travelling from Helsinki to Astana,[…]

The Wheel Starts Turning

24th August 201824th August 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdailUncategorized

The wheel starts turning. My journey to the Silk Road has started. At last, a[…]

Steps and Stops Along the Way

29th July 201830th July 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

I promised in my last post to write a more detailed report on the places[…]

Just Keep on Truckin’

19th July 201819th July 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

You know what the say about the best laid plans of mice and men. By[…]

Joining the Road

16th June 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

It’s been awhile since I posted anything here as I’ve been caught up with work[…]

First Silk Road Steps

7th May 20188th May 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

The fact that I managed to maintain a love of poetry from childhood is a[…]

Bla, Blaa; Blah, Blah, Blah.

3rd May 20183rd May 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

Technobabble time. I love technology and have been an early adopter of internet related thingys[…]

On Sleeping Pods and Yurts

30th April 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

This is just a brief overview of my travelling plans on The Silk Road for[…]

The Silk Road Revisited

16th April 2018 Brian Ó hÚrdail2018 Trip

I started to get itchy feet again a few months ago so my mind started[…]

Long, long ago (fadó, fadó)

24th December 2017 Brian Ó hÚrdailUncategorized

Yesterday, I found myself using an expression I don’t think I’ve ever used before. I[…]

Dreams and Dreaming the Dream

15th October 2017 Brian Ó hÚrdailMy Grand Tour 2017

I had a very vivid dream last night. I was on an old boat. It[…]