Last year on 5th November I waved goodbye to Ushuaia aboard the Ocean Endeavour. For the first time in my life I was Antarctica bound as...

There are few countries that will overload your senses and pull at your heartstrings in quite the way India does. The colours, the food,...

Nepal, home to the world's highest mountain, offers endless trekking opportunities. On my first visit to Nepal I trekked to Everest...

Whether it is the extreme climes, the isolation, the spectacular ice formations or the penguins, Antarctica’s spell beckoned past explorers

Famous throughout South America for it's skiing in the winter, Bariloche is a hiker's paradise for the rest of the year. Surrounded by...

Lake Titicaca sits at an altitude of 3800 meters between Bolivia and Peru. It has the largest surface area of any lake in South America...

Say the word 'Bolivia' and my mind immediately conjures up images of pristine salt flats and sparkling lagoons full of pink flamingos. A...

Nestled in the heart of Chile's lake district lies Pucon. The town sits on the shore of lake Lago Villarrica and is dwarfed by the snow...

As a child I watched a documentary of an orca propelling itself onto a beach in order to catch a seal pup. After this epic feat the orca...

Many backpackers are put off of travelling to Australia because of the sheer cost of it. There is no denying that a return flight is...

When planning a trip to Sydney I'd suggest setting aside a day to explore Sydney's harbour. Sydney is a very clean city with a great...

Australia is well known for it's weird and wonderful wildlife. As a wildlife fanatic I found myself paging through travel guides and...

Kaziranga, Assam India, is home to two thirds of the world's Greater One-horned rhinos. This fact alone had us travelling on a train for...

Perched on a mountain side overlooking Khangchendzonga (8598m), Darjeeling is neatly tucked between Nepal and Bhutan. Darjeeling is world...

I recently had the opportunity to visit Tiger Tops, Tharu Lodge, situated on the western side of Chitwan National Park, Nepal. This...

Meet Kevin. An Egyptian vulture and my guide for the day. Kevin is one of two Egyptian vultures at the Parahawking project in Pokhara,...

Top things to do in Kathmandu in a couple of days.

Thanks to some recent rain the Waterberg is lush, green, the rivers full and the dams overflowing. Last week the Marataba section of the...

It has now been six months since we started working to familiarise a female leopard and her 3 cubs with game drive vehicles. All three...

The Zambezi River is the very essence of ‘true Africa’. It’s banks are abundant with wildlife and it’s water full of hippos, crocodiles...