Roger: Saturday 16 May Landing in Sydney around 10 am I took the opportunity to go and see an old karate mate. Joe now runs “Joe’s Boxing” at Five Dock. Sylvia flies in from Wodonga around 3pm. After checking in we head to the lounge to await our 9 pm flight to Dubai. On board the A380 it […]
Three rough blokes were having a beer one day and Roger was saying how he’d like to do the other half of the Amazon from Manaus to the coast. The other two didn’t take much persuading so in January 2015 we met in Manaus, Cam flying in from a week in Guatemala, AJ arriving after […]
After the Congo we headed to Botswana, one of Sylvia’s favourite places to visit, for some outstanding service and fantastic wildlife viewing, To read the full story click on the link below: Tenting in Botswana
In December 2014 we headed off to the Congo with Sylvia’s daughter, Beka, and her partner Tom. Untouched wildnerness, gorillas and some very bumpy roads awaited us… To read more click on the link below: A Pygmy Hut in the Congo
Somewhere I heard about a Eurail Pass… After a bit of investigation I found that for NZ$1600 I could travel first class all around Europe. This turned out to be not quite true. After having read the fine print which said I would have to pay a small amount for booking seats it turned out their […]
Botswana has long been one of my absolute favourite places to visit. In April 2014 it was great to be able to take my sister Debbie, her fiancé, Dave, my Mum, Rosie, and her partner, Lardy to experience the place I love so much. We were able to spend 14 days in some fantastic camps […]
I managed to do all seven continents in one year, twice in a row, making it to Antarctica in both 2013 and 2014 (same trip). It is such a stunning continent with it’s huge ice-caps and glaciers as well as lots of interesting wildlife. I thoroughly enjoyed my trip and finished off in the much […]
I had always wanted to see orangutans and in September 2013 my daughter Beka, her partner Tom and my nephew Sam joined me on a trip to Indonesian Borneo. We spent time in the jungle with the apes and then headed to the Komodo area where we spent time snorkeling and diving as well as […]
Anacondas, sloths, alligators and pink dolphins abound in the Amazon River. In July 2013 I set off to explore this untamed region and discovered that boating down the Amazon is some of the best value travel around… To read more about my adventures there, click the link below: A Glimpse of Amazonas
I joined good friends Michelle and AJ on the Inca trail in June 2013. Stunning scenery and great camaraderie were in store as we set out to explore the ancient Inca history of Peru. To read more about our trip click on the link below: A Stroll in Peru