The floating island of Uros Khantati

“Get out of Puno as quick as you can” says every traveller you meet in Peru. Whilst we didn’t…

The highs and lows of the Salkantay Trek

Unlike any other part of our trip, we booked our Machu Picchu trek 6 months ago. We were…

Final countdown

2 weeks until the longest time away from work or education I’ve ever had and I’m trying to contain my excitement.

Rose and I would have been happy with a couple of months of hot weather, but with both of us ready for a job change and myself rapidly approaching 30, we decided…

Weekend adventures with Archie and Zoe

Cape Town is a phenomenal place and it’s easy to spend weeks…

The Trials of Colca Canyon

‘An easy hike’ our guide said. Nip down into the Canyon on day one, have a nice lunch, stroll over to an oasis…

A small corner of the world’s biggest rainforest

Southern islands of Thailand

Crossing from Malaysia to Thailand we headed straight to Krabi. Chris and I have both been to Thailand a…

Northern Thailand

After a flying visit to Bangkok where I was able to catch up with my cousin James and his fiancé Shooka who both work and teach…

The Mother City

The Mother City, Cape Town. Perched between the ocean and the mighty Table Mountain you will find bountiful sun-drenched…

‘Old people do this all the time’

So yesterday was one of those “holy crap this is what I came here for” kind of days.