For a while, all I ever wanted was to see a giraffe in the wild, preferably with Mt Kilimanjaro in the background after reaching its summit. Very much like this first photo. It was a travel dream for a long time. It took a long time to achieve the first part. I had been to different parts of Africa on a few occasions, and while everyone wise had their eyes peeled for lions, cheetahs and leopards and the other members of the "big 5", I wanted to see the humble giraffe. I finally got my wish last year in Botswana (thanks @afsafco ) and it was an amazing feeling. The second part of the dream is one of my only real travel "regrets". A few years ago I undertook the challenge of climbing Mt Kilimanjaro. After weeks of training, I joined a small group of 5 trekkers (3 of which were the most annoying people I had ever met...although the 4 of them may have said the same about me!) for the week long trek. The morning of the final ascent, we started the trek at about 2am so we could be at the summit by sunrise. After a few hours of trudging in the dark, inching our way towards the summit, I started to feel light-headed and nauseous. I continued on for another hour, but the guides were quite worried about me. At one point I was crying and I didn't even know it! I managed to reach the crater rim of Gilman's Point (5681m) at which point the guides made the decision to take me back down the mountain due to altitude sickness. The actual summit was only 200m away! 200 effin metres! The guides explained that despite it only being 200m it was still another 1.5-2 hours away, so for my own safety they escorted me down the mountain to our camp. My regret is that I couldn't manage that final 200m. 😥 . Maybe one day. - - - #mtkilimanjaro #tanzania #travelregrets #gilmanspoint #giraffe #elephant #africa #africasafarico #safari #thedontforgettravelgroup #travel #adventure #alwayworking #adelaide #wanderlust #reallife #escape #vacation #explore #newadventures #travelagent #luxurytravel #letsgo #travelinspiration #travelinspo #visittanzania (at Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-arn-xDYFN/?igshid=1wbgab19fa29g