An uncomfortable drive to Cairo
The car is fancy, the kind of car that feels part limousine. Two seats in the back, like aeroplane seats with our own armrests and a gap in between.
Watching jaguars swim in Brazil
The boats are small, eight-seater at most, all lined up along the edge of the water. And it's dark, just a glimpse of sunlight edges its way into the...
Wildlife wonders outside the Pantanal
On our way into the Pantanal, as we pass through the outer zone, our guide spots a Savannah hawk sitting on a branch.
Feeling the heat on an Amazon adventure
Few things in life can compare to the feeling of floating down a river in the middle of the Amazon Jungle.
The funeral pyres of Kathmandu
I'm sitting overlooking the funeral pyres at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. It's a strange feeling, watching life here. These are the intimate moments.
Packing up life for a 3 year global adventure
Imagine packing up your entire world, your life, for an extended trip around the world. Imagine holding every piece you own in your hands and thinking, what can I...
Searching for wildlife at Ngorongoro Crater
We find the guide on the streets of Arusha, in Tanzania. Parked alongside a street-side bead seller, where the day before my Dad had bought a hand-made beaded wrist...