We delayed our visit to Thailand after realising the weather looked appalling and the monsoon season was lingering, causing flooding, landslides and a state of emergency…yet a month later the forecast was still predicting days of heavy rain. We didn’t want to wait any longer so we risked it and flew to Phuket. Less than…
Tag: nature
Searching for wild rhinos and tigers in Chitwan National Park | Nepal
We visited Chitwan National Park 10 years ago and loved the experience of hiking in search of wildlife so we decided to return and try our luck at spotting a Bengal Tiger this time. Rhinos are the main attraction in the park with almost 700 of them roaming the forest and grasslands. Along with the…
Exploring Victoria Falls and enjoying high tea with zebras
Our flight landed at Victoria Falls Airport in Zimbabwe just as the sun was going down. The air was balmy and not as hot as I was expecting which was a relief as my forecast said it was 38° every day. Border control was very quick but bizarre as the inspector said we couldn’t pay…
Canoeing past flamingoes, eating with seals and hiking Lions Head | Cape Town
The coastal town of Muizenberg is famous for it’s good surf which brings amateurs and pros to its popular beach. Craig found a really lovely place for us to stay just north of the town on the shores of a lake and canal system. It was a bit over our budget at €37 a night…
Waddling penguins and hiking around Cape Point | South Africa
After being warned about how dangerous the local minivans and trains can be in South Africa we opted for an Uber to take us from downtown Cape Town to a little village called Glencairn Heights. It was a very safe neighbourhood near a beach and would be our base for the next four days whilst…
Exploring the colourful sights around Cape Town
We didn’t have much of a plan for Africa so as we sat on a deckchair admiring the rolling hills in the distance and zebras grazing nearby we clicked ‘confirm’ on a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town. After our three weeks in Kruger we really didn’t know where to go next, we were thinking…
Wildlife encounters in Kruger National Park | Part 3
We’ve been very lucky to spend 13 days doing 12 hour game drives through Kruger National Park. I’ve written a couple of posts about our first wildlife encounters in the park but here’s what our final week looked like including our first night drive. DAY 8 We could see vultures circling in the sky which…
Lion prides, laughing hyenas and elephant herds | Kruger National Park
After spending the past three days having the most insane wildlife encounters in the southern part of Kruger, today we’re making our way a little bit north. We’ll use Hazy View as our base which is about 25 minutes from the nearest park gate. These are the wildlife encounters we had during our four days…
Arriving in South Africa and staying in our first game reserve
We’ve been putting Southern Africa off for many years due to safety issues and whenever I read the FCO government website it instantly puts me off as the crime is extremely violent. But we have to remember we’re not the first tourists to visit and we can’t let the scary stories put us off. So…
The best beach in Mauritius | Le Morne
La Gaulette is a chilled little village set beside the sea with a backdrop of forested hills and hunting grounds. It’s not a nice area to swim or sunbath as it’s marshy, muddy and rocky, however it offers much more affordable accommodation than Le Morne which is just a few kilometres away and one of…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 