The World in a Weekend Author

Hi, we are Rachel and Tim from The World in a Weekend. We treat every trip as a once in a lifetime experience, maximising our time by squeezing in as many sites and activities as we can. Our ultimate goal is to visit every country in the world (one weekend at a time). We seek to inspire, expose different experiences, and hope others follow in our footsteps and travel out of their normal comfort zones. We love to motivate and get people to try new things and fully immerse themselves in different destinations. Our passion is to discover secret wonders and try new things, and we are committed to report our honest findings to our loyal readers.
Lake Manyara, Africa, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Tanzania

A visit to Lake Manyara

Somehow we had reached our final day on safari and after yesterday’s epic journey to Ngoronogoro Crater we decided on a more relaxed day at Lake Manyara National Park....

Africa • Day Trips • Tanzania|

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Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Tanzania,

Ngorongoro Crater

Blindly following the dirt track, the thick veil of cloud slowly thinned as we crept to the edge of Ngorongoro Crater. Other vehicles eventually came into focus as we started to...

Adventure • Africa • Tanzania|

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Gate to the Serengeti, Tanzania

The day we almost died in Africa…

We had 3 options: Stay where we were and hope we didn’t die. Die in a car crash Get eaten by Hyenas This is a story that almost didn’t get written…. Because the writers...

Africa • Misadventures • Road Trip • Tanzania|

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Acacia Farm Lodge, Luxury Lodge, Safari Lodge, Karatu, Ngorongoro Crater, Luxury Lodge of the Year, Tanzania National Park, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park

Acacia Farm Lodge – Safari Lodge Review

Most importantly – Does the hotel and room do what it’s supposed to do? Yes! The Acacia Farm Lodge is located in Karatu, a scenic town in the middle of Tanzania’s most...

Africa • Review|

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Acacia Farm Lodge, Luxury Lodge, Safari Lodge, Karatu, Ngorongoro Crater, Luxury Lodge of the Year, Tanzania National Park, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park

Sweet Surprises at the Acacia Farm Lodge

Acacia Farm Lodge is a special hotel in Karatu, Tanzania near the Ngorongoro crater. We say it’s a special place, because the passion of the people who work there. Karatu is a...

Africa • Relax • Review • Tanzania|

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Four Seasons Serengeti Safari, honeymoon

Four Seasons Serengeti – Safari Lodge Review

Most importantly – Does the hotel and room do what it’s supposed to do? Emphatically yes. As a slight spoiler this hotel is the best hotel we’ve ever stayed at. Not only...

Africa • Tanzania|

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Four Seasons Serengeti, Serengeti National Park, East Africa, Infinity Pool, Tanzania, FSSafari, MyFSSafari, watering hole

The Four Seasons Serengeti: Paradise Found

I knew I’d love the Four Seasons Serengeti because it’s just like another thing I love: disaster movies. I’m talking about a certain type of movie, like ‘The Martian’ or...

Adventure • Africa • Tanzania|

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Our plane at Tarime Airport, Tanzania

Crossing from the Masai Mara to the Serengeti: An African Odyssey

I struggled to keep my eyes awake as the tiny plane passed over the Great Rift Valley. It was only 3pm but thanks to a pack of hyenas, a hot air balloon, an even hotter pack of...

Africa • Kenya • Tanzania|

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Isebania

Reflections on Kenya

Isebania Border Crossing The no-man’s land between Kenya and Tanzania is a mysterious place for many reasons. The biggest mystery of all might be why there is a border in the...

Africa • Kenya|

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Governor’s Balloon Safaris, Governors Balloon Safaris, Balloon Safari, Balloon ride, Kenya, Masai Mara, Masai, Governor’s Camp, Governors Camp, Kananga International, Julia's River Camp, Julias River Camp, Safari, East Africa, Migration, The Great Migration

Governor’s Balloon Safaris

Being woken at 2:30am is always disorientating. Being woken by a Masai warrior doesn’t help the situation. Climbing into a giant wicker basket under an enormous balloon on...

Adventure • Africa • Kenya • Weird & Wonderful|

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