ZANZIBAR – Know Before You Go
For several years we had been talking about visiting the mysterious spice island of Zanzibar, located just under 6 hrs away by air from our […]
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Antarctica – Visiting the 7th Continent with Quark Expeditions
Visiting Antarctica has been a dream of mine since my teen years when I first marveled at the amazing photographs and adventures experienced by the […]
Covid19 = No Travelling
As most travellers have come to realize, the advent of a global pandemic stopped international travel in its tracks for those of us who travel […]
Patagonia in winter…a photographer’s paradise – if the weather is good :)
Visiting Patagonia in winter is a risk – but if the weather is on your side it is a photographers paradise…
We hated Uruguay!
When you travel constantly for six months, there’s bound to come a time when you arrive at a destination, and after a day or two […]
The mighty Iguaza Falls – best seen from both Brazil and Argentina…
When we decided to add Iguana Falls to our travel itinerary, we spent a few days researching which side of the falls to visit, and […]
Brazil’s Pantenal on a Budget…
While researching our trip to Brazil I stumbled across different suggestions by travellers to definitely visit the Pantanal region of Brazil. To be honest, I […]
Uyuni Salt Flats – a must-do 3 day expedition filled with amazing landscapes…
To be honest, before I began researching our trip to South America I had never heard of the Uyuni Salt Flats – or Salar de […]
From Lima to La Paz by Bus…the best way to discover Peru and Bolivia…
South America is a very large continent, and distances between major cities and must-see spots are often immense. Usually travellers would choose to fly from […]
Visiting Machu Picchu – a childhood dream comes true…
I grew up and went to school in a working class neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa. My father was a fitter and turner and […]