Hermanus is a lovely coastal area of South Africa about a 90-minute drive from Cape Town. It is the home of the Southern Right Whales from June to December which is the best time for whale watching in Hermanus South Africa. The whales migrate from the Antarctic around June for mating and breeding. The area …
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The Blue Lagoon is at the top of the list for most visitors to Iceland. This well-instagrammed Iceland lagoon is very busy for good reason – it offers a unique and immersive experience. There are quite a few options on the Iceland Blue Lagoon website – but how do you decide which of the Blue …
Chile is a LONG thin country. The north of Chile is one of the driest places in the world with the Atacama Desert and Salt Flats. Down south is the stunning Patagonia which crosses into Argentina. Along the way you can stay in some stunning boutique hotels in unique locations where you can have some …
Trekking to Everest Base Camp is not for the faint of heart. I trained for several months before my base camp trek and still found it extremely challenging. I also found the food and accommodations very challenging as well! Here is my Everest Base Camp trek blog with a blow-by-blow account of each trek day. …
I first read about Inside the Volcano Iceland four years ago. As soon as I read that this dormant volcano was the only place in the world where you could actually go inside a volcano – and do it on a day tour – I was hooked. I pulled the page featuring the Inside the …
Do you want to find the best Iceland Northern Lights hotel options? Well, the key objective of my recent trip to Iceland was to see Aurora Borealis Iceland. It was a friend’s “important” birthday and her key goal was to see the lights – and hopefully on her actual birthday. And Iceland is one of …
Jordan is one of the safest countries to visit in the Middle East and to my mind one of the most stunning. And forget that it is in the Middle East – Jordan offers some absolutely extraordinary world-class things to do and see. From Petra to Wadi Rum to floating in the dead sea Jordan …
It isn’t easy to choose what to leave out of a Sydney Itinerary. I have lost track of how many times I have been to Sydney. I grew up in Melbourne lived there until I was 30 so there were many trips. I then lived in sydney for a year and now my brother lives …
Sure Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the UK. But it’s up and back in the day. And I’ve done Kilimanjaro. I’d climbed Snowdon the year before and whilst it was a big day it was manageable. I really didn’t think climbing Ben Nevis would be that big a deal. I was very wrong. …