Your Guide to the Best Wildlife and Travel Experiences on Earth
For anyone travelling to Scotland in the hopes of seeing the surprising wildlife this country has to offer, then the Trossachs National Park should definitely be part of your itinerary. Not only do you have an excellent chance of spotting some iconic animals, but this also happens to be one of the most beautiful spots…
The picturesque coastal town of Paraty was originally a thriving port, settled by the Portuguese in the mid 17th century as way of safely extracting gold from Brazil back to Portugal and avoiding the pirates targeting ships in and out of Rio. Today it is a tourist hot spot, famous for its beautiful old town…
Have you ever dreamed of staying for days on a tropical island. Trekking through lush rainforest to forgotten beaches. Sleeping in your hammock on the beach, watching the boats gently sailing by. Welcome to Ilha Grande, Brazil. The island is perhaps best known for Lopes Mendes beach. This beach has been voted in the worlds top…
Imagine cruising through Canada’s Inside Passage towards Alaska. Sitting back in your seat watching humpback whales, orca and seals swimming alongside your ship. Spotting bears fishing on the shoreline while you eat breakfast and seeing the sunset over the coastal islands of British Columbia. Sound good? We think so too. But perhaps you think cruises are expensive…
If you haven’t read our post from the first half of our epic train journey through the Rockies you can do so here. Riding the Rocky Mountaineer train through the Canadian Rockies is an experience many people put on their Bucket List. One of the world’s most iconic train journeys takes you through some of…
Margaret River is one of those destinations which you’ll want to return to over and over again. Not only because it offers some of the most spectacular beaches on earth, Margs is also home to a number of wonderful cave systems. Visit Mammoth cave and Lake cave for a spectacular subterranean experience What makes Margaret River famous though…
Kerry and I had been together nine years when we travelled to Tonga, a relatively small group of islands in the Pacific ocean, just over 2000km North East of New Zealand. The plan was to achieve possibly our number one bucket list experience, to swim alongside a humpback whale. Humpback whales give birth to their…
Riding the Rocky Mountaineer train through the Canadian Rockies is an experience many people put on their Bucket List. One of the world’s most iconic train journeys takes you through some of the most stunning mountain scenery anywhere in the world, all in the comfort of your luxury train carriage. Taking various routes and tracks…
There aren’t many places in the world where you can raft off a waterfall during the day and then soak in a real hot spring at night…
Truly one of our favourite places on earth, Rottnest island or “Rotto” to locals is a mix of white sand beaches, hidden coves and fantastic snorkeling. On its own it would be paradise but for many the highlight of Rottnest is the opportunity to meet the adorable little marsupial, the quokka. The quokka is a…