March 6, 2025 | peru

Five awesome things to do in Peru beyond Machu Picchu

When we first started telling people we were heading to Peru the most common question we got was 'Why?". Even people who had hears of Machu Picchu...

March 6, 2025 | myanmar

Footsteps in Myanmar

We finally made it to Myanmar. After months of planning and talking about our girls' holiday, here we are. What a different holiday this will be - a girls'...

March 6, 2025 | kenya

Chasing the big 5 in the Masai Mara

Within minutes of arriving in the Masai Mara, we hear word that a leopard has been spotted somewhere off in the distance. It's an impromptu game drive...

March 5, 2025 | india

Getting lost in the crowds in Delhi

I've lost Adrian. Not lost him entirely. I know he's here at Qutb Minar with me. I just can't actually see him. You see we've been swamped...

March 5, 2025 | kenya

The elegant flamingoes stealing the show at Lake Nakuru

We survived the trip from Samburu to Lake Nakuru with nothing but a mobbing at the Isoilo checkpoint by a woman trying to sell us bananas and a man...

March 5, 2025 | italy

Falling in love with Italy

The first time we came to Italy I couldn't wait to get out of there. It was hot, dirty and we got ripped off everywhere we went - and...

March 3, 2025 | india

From fort to fort in the pink city of Jaipur

Another harrowing bus trip and we arrived in Jaipur. The trip was made somewhat easier by the local who sat next to us and offered us chips and biscuits...

March 3, 2025 | kenya

Our first leopard spotted in Samburu

The road to Samburu is long and dry. Very dry. It took us about four hours to drive from Sweetwaters at Ol Pejeta Conservancy to Samburu...

March 3, 2025 | italy

Getting lost in Florence and the sweet goodness of Gilli’s

I'm caught, stuck. I know I should be ordering a salad roll, something healthy for lunch, but the cakes here look so good. Florentines, cream-filled buns...

March 3, 2025 | india

Watching the world go by in Fatehpur Sikri

We arrive in Fatehpur Sikri in the afternoon and make our way straight to a hotel with a rooftop terrace so we can sit and watch the world go...