July 2, 2025 | botswana

Saltpans and safaris in Botswana

At 9.30am our driver picks us up for the next part of our African Adventure. It's day two and country number two of our journey in southern Africa. Botswana...

June 20, 2025 | zambia

Setting off on an African Adventure

We first see them crossing the runway. Backpacks slung over a shoulder, a big grin on Dad's face as he strides across the runway beside our new friend, Myffie.

May 1, 2025 | australia

The magic of Kings Canyon

I'm sitting outside our van looking over the ensuite toilet block and the canyon range that makes up Kings Canyon in Watarrka national Park. It's almost peaceful...

April 6, 2025 | sri-lanka

Markets and museums in Colombo

I'm not sure what I expected to find in Sri Lanka's capital city, Colombo, but the reality certainly didn't match it. While we had flown into Colombo two weeks...

April 6, 2025 | australia

Finding outback gems and opals in Coober Pedy

Our adventure in Coober Pedy starts early. Somewhere between the massive, almost dry salt lakes, the brush and the red dust along the Stuart Highway we hear a conversation...

April 6, 2025 | malaysia

Searching for wildlife in the rivers of Borneo

We’re busy watching three different species of birds in a tree, they flit from branch to branch, fluff their feathers and twist their heads. We can just make out...

April 5, 2025 | australia

Taking in the beauty of Uluru

It's an image we have seen countless times - the iconic image of the rock rising up out of the flat barren landscape. And yet in reality Uluru is...

April 5, 2025 | vietnam

Living like a local in Ho Chi Minh

I've had a real lesson in trust this week and was forced to let go of my 'control freak' tendencies. Since being in Vietnam on the great life swap...

April 5, 2025 | sri-lanka

Meeting the elephants at Pinnawala

Ade has had an inexplicable love of wildlife ever since he was a kid - it kind of explains our time spent in Africa chasing the Big 5. As...