Hiking Kjerag – A Heart Pumping Adventure in Norway
“Stand straight, arms up, smile. Show confidence, strength, and most of all, bravery. You’re a conqueror of your worst fears, ready for any challenge”. That’s what I’m telling myself anyway. It’s the image we all try to portray in that fleeting ...
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Hiking to Pulpit Rock – A Leg-Stretching Introduction To Norway’s Fjord Walks
My heart was hammering and my face was the shade of a ripe tomato. As we stopped to catch our breaths and take in the views, we started to laugh. We could still see the carpark. We’d just climbed the first ...
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The Maasai Express
Not unlike car journeys involving maps, putting up, taking down and living in a tent can be a potentially fraught experience for a couple. Throw in mud, sleepless nights and pre-dawn starts and you’re guaranteed some early morning grumbles over ...
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A Camping Safari In East Africa
We’ve visited some cities with seriously bad reps in our travels, but none has had our arrival nerves jumping quite like Nairobi, or Nairobbery as it’s notoriously nicknamed by some. It didn’t help that we were carrying a small ransom in cash ...
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Sailing Into The Sahara On A Moroccan Camel Safari
For years, whenever I’ve thought about Morocco, I’ve imagined myself sailing gracefully through burnt-orange sands at sunset aboard a comfy, good-natured ‘ship of the desert’. The reality proved far different.
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Un po-Quito: Getting to know Ecuador’s capital city
Quito, city in the clouds. During our month in Ecuador, we’d flown in and out of its precarious, mountain-framed airport no less than six times. So we figured it just wouldn’t be right to carry on without some small ode to this, ...
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Visiting Ecuador’s Amazon Jungle: A Photo Gallery
Visiting Ecuador’s Amazon Jungle is one of life’s great adventures. This vital yet fragile environment is among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth, home to thousands of species of plants, trees, insects, reptiles, fish, birds and mammals. The best ...
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