You’ve seen Finding Nemo haven’t you? If you have I’m sure you’ll remember Nemo, the adorable little clown fish. But do you remember Crush? and Squirt? The chilled out sea turtles who help Nemo’s dad, Marlin. In the film the turtles are given laid-back ‘surfer’ personalities. And can I tell you a secret? This is exactly how they come across in…
Swimming with sea turtles – Ningaloo Reef
Top things to do in Rio De Janeiro: A Bucket List guide
Rio de Janeiro; one of the world’s most beautiful cities and home to some of the most iconic sites on the planet. Whatever you like doing there is something for everyone. You can spend your days relaxing on the world famous Ipenema or Copacabana beach, take a trip up to meet Christ the Redeemer and even see a game…
Important please read: We’re moving!
This is just a quick post, but a very important one. We need your help today. We’re in the process of moving the blog from WordPress.com to a self-hosted version of the site, and we need a couple of things from our awesome followers. In order for you to keep receiving notifications, newsletters and exclusive…
Ride the Rocky Mountain Explorer line – Jasper to Vancouver
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…
Explore the charming city of Lima
Lima is the capital city of Peru and even though it is the largest city in Peru, it has a quaint charm to it. We visited the local markets and the coastal beaches, but other than that there isn’t much more to do than chill out in the cafes & bars or visit some of the museums and galleries that…
Watch orca hunting in Johnstone Strait – Telegraph Cove
Telegraph Cove, in northern Vancouver Island, has become a a hub for eco-tourism in recent years. It is probably best known for it’s access to Knight Inlet, home to world famous grizzly bear viewing, with TideRip tours. However, it is also the perfect starting point for a trip into Johnstone Strait and a chance to…
Wine and white sand beaches – Margaret River
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…
Take a stroll around Vancouver
A couple of days in Vancouver is probably enough given the incredible beauty and adventure that is on offer throughout Canada. And we feel that trips to Stanley Park and the Museum of Anthropology at UBC are probably the best ways to spend them. Stanley park is an enormous inner city park set on the…
Swim with a harbour seal: Top things to do in Prince Rupert
We arrived into Prince Rupert on the overnight BC Ferry from Port Hardy on Vancouver Island. The ferry trip was a great way to get a view of Canada’s stunning inside passage, so do take a read of our post on this trip. However, the main reason for our trip to Prince Rupert was to…
Get up close to a grizzly bear – Knight Inlet
Brown bears can be found all over the globe, from Asia to Europe and of course North America. And it was in North America, on the pacific coast of British Columbia, that we were fortunate enough to get up close and personal with the North American brown bear, more commonly known as the grizzly bear.…