Adventure

Mount Batur: Sunrise from the top of a volcano

The ground was sliding beneath my feet, the darkness cloaking all of my senses. Time felt like it was standing still and nothing felt real but the rhythmic breathing deep in my...

Adventure • Asia • Day Trips • Fresh Air • Honeymoon • Indonesia • Weird & Wonderful|

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White Water Rafting on the Rio Balsa

“When would I get this opportunity again?” – Life is all about experiences, and white water rafting certainly is an experience. It always seemed scary and very...

Adventure • Central America • Costa Rica|

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Gravity Falls Canyoning with Desafio Adventures

It was going to be a day of daredevil adventure; climbing up and jumping off waterfalls, then hurtling down white water rapids like the wild, extreme daredevil travellers we are....

Adventure • Central America • Costa Rica|

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How to pack for a safari & beach holiday in hand luggage

I can’t believe how fast this year has gone, it doesn’t seem like 2 months since we set off on our Safari Adventure...

Adventure • Africa • Packing • Travel Tips|

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Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Tanzania,

Ngorongoro Crater

Blindly following the dirt track, the thick veil of cloud slowly thinned as we crept to the edge of Ngorongoro Crater. Other vehicles eventually came into focus as we started to...

Adventure • Africa • Tanzania|

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Four Seasons Serengeti, Serengeti National Park, East Africa, Infinity Pool, Tanzania, FSSafari, MyFSSafari, watering hole

The Four Seasons Serengeti: Paradise Found

I knew I’d love the Four Seasons Serengeti because it’s just like another thing I love: disaster movies. I’m talking about a certain type of movie, like ‘The Martian’ or...

Adventure • Africa • Tanzania|

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Governor’s Balloon Safaris, Governors Balloon Safaris, Balloon Safari, Balloon ride, Kenya, Masai Mara, Masai, Governor’s Camp, Governors Camp, Kananga International, Julia's River Camp, Julias River Camp, Safari, East Africa, Migration, The Great Migration

Governor’s Balloon Safaris

Being woken at 2:30am is always disorientating. Being woken by a Masai warrior doesn’t help the situation. Climbing into a giant wicker basket under an enormous balloon on...

Adventure • Africa • Kenya • Weird & Wonderful|

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Kenya, Masai Mara, Masai, Kananga International, Julia's River Camp, Safari, East Africa, Lion, Lions, Big 5, the big five

Lion encounters in the Masai Mara

Kenya Safari Adventures with Julia’s River Camp: Part 2 I’m sitting at a picnic table. Behind me are the sprawling and beautiful plains of Kenya’s Masai Mara. In front of...

Adventure • Africa • Kenya|

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Kenya, Masai Mara, Masai, Kananga International, Julia's River Camp, Safari, East Africa, Migration, The Great Migration, Buffalo, Big5, Big Five

Kenya Safari Adventures with Julia’s river Camp

Part 1: Flying into the Great Migration It had been 20 minutes since we’d our twin propeller passed over the great rifts that separates modern Kenya and the timeless Masai Mara....

Adventure • Africa • Kenya|

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Zebras in the Masai Mara, Safari, Serengeti, Essential Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar

Our Essential Africa Itinerary

So far our blog has explored Europe, Northern and Central America, the Middle East and even Australia. 3 months ago, we decided it was time to explore a continent that we knew...

Adventure • Africa • Beaches • Destinations • Itineraries • Kenya • Misadventures • Road Trip • Tanzania|

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