Gorilla Trekking In Rwanda: One Incredible Hour With Mountain Gorillas
“Don’t worry, she’s only playing,” whispers our guide. 100 kilos of scowling gorilla is barrelling towards us, tearing at plants for dramatic effect. I have a split second to decide whether to stay put or toss my safety briefing to the wind …
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16 Of Our Favourite Wildlife Encounters Around The World
While history, culture and the great outdoors play a big role in setting our travel agenda, searching out epic wildlife encounters around the world is often a driving force in how we choose a destination. There’s nothing quite like coming …
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Jungle Adventures On An Ecuador Amazon Rainforest Trip
The Amazon rainforest of Ecuador is a relatively small patch of the vast jungle that stretches across no less than nine countries of South America. Ecuador is, however, one of the more accessible jump-off points for an unforgettable journey into …
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The Curious Story Of The Jains & Cranes of Khichan
Around 150-kilometres north of Jodhpur in India’s state of Rajasthan, the dusty town of Khichan emerges through a dusty haze. At first glance, there’s nothing extraordinary about this small village in the parched landscape of the Thar Desert. It’s an …
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Swimming With Whale Sharks In Mexico: Should You Do It?
Swimming with whale sharks in Mexico is undeniably a bucket list wildlife encounter. Watching a vast shadow materialise out of the blue and coalesce into the sleek, spotted behemoth of the world’s largest living fish is a thrill that stays …
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Celebrating The Ugly Five Of Africa’s Wildlife
We’ve all heard of the Big Five: the showcase wildlife of Africa and the highlight encounters of any safari. But what about the continent’s less attractive creatures: the warty, repellent and unsightly? There’s a club for them too – the …
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Up Close And Personal With Antarctic Wildlife
In a place as wild and beautiful as Antarctica, the highlights are many. For us though, it was our Antarctic wildlife encounters that left one of the most lasting impressions.
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30 Photos Of Antarctica That Show Why It’s The Coolest Place On Earth
From incredible and unexpected landscapes, magical icebergs and powerful glaciers to vast skies, up-close wildlife encounters and a beauty so pristine it makes your eyes water, Antarctica is a land beyond compare. But don’t just take our word for it. …
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10 Reasons Why Going To Antarctica Is The Adventure Of A Lifetime
Going to Antarctica is a huge decision. If you’re in two minds about whether to take the polar plunge, we’ve put together 10 reasons why Antarctica should be next on your bucket list. 1. There Are Penguins. Is there a …
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Diving With Mantas In Komodo National Park
There comes a moment, when you’re ten metres below the surface, face into a driving current, hanging on by a finger to your divemaster’s fin and doing your best to avoid the stinging fire coral just inches away, that you wonder whether you’re actually ready …
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Muck Diving In Bali: All The Small Things
We’re trundling down a dirt track towards the sea on the outskirts of Amed, a jumble of villages stretching for miles along Bali’s east coast. Gentle waves lap against a beach of large, smooth stones lined with narrow, brightly-coloured fishing boats. Behind …
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Diving In Malta: The Underwater Wonders Of Gozo
We’ve often heard tell of the excellent diving in Malta and Gozo, an area awash with caves, wrecks and reefs. And while we’re a little uncertain about its vote as the second best diving destination on the planet – as judged by …
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Island Adventures In The Galapagos
Today is the fourth anniversary of the death of Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise in the Galapagos Islands – and the world. Sadly, his death also marked the end of the line for his giant tortoise subspecies. We ‘met’ George …
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Spectacular Red Sea Diving: Photo Gallery
Diving doesn’t get much better than the Red Sea, and with so many dive sites to choose from there really is something for even the most discerning diver. We’ve enjoyed enchanting coral gardens, exciting caves, an amazing variety of colourful …
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Dahab Diving: A Red Sea Escape
Sydney diving is great fun, but we’ve been aching for the warm, clear waters of the Red Sea, and the spectacular dive sites off the coast of Dahab. It’s a place we frequently talk about, especially with other divers, and …
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Bali’s underwater wonderland: Photo Gallery
Superb shipwrecks, mantas, mola mola, fantastic coral, cute cuttlefish, morish muck diving, nifty night diving and fantastic tropical water with awesome visibility. Add easy, relatively short flights from Sydney, great cheap accommodation overlooking the ocean, and friendly, gentle people, and …
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A birthday diving adventure in Bali
Hopping across to Bali from Sydney may not be your typical long weekend break, however for this birthday boy it seemed like a great antidote to the depths of a Sydney winter. Sunshine and diving anyone . . . . …
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Maasai Mara Safari: Photo Gallery
Welcome to safari heaven. The Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya is 1,500 square kilometres of expansive savannah landscapes, magnificent wildlife and vibrant local culture. Whether you’re out spotting the Big Five on a jeep safari or hunkering down at your camp twitching for birdlife, every …
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The Maasai Express
Not unlike car journeys involving maps, putting up, taking down and living in a tent can be a potentially fraught experience for a couple. Throw in mud, sleepless nights and pre-dawn starts and you’re guaranteed some early morning grumbles over …
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A Camping Safari In East Africa
We’ve visited some cities with seriously bad reps in our travels, but none has had our arrival nerves jumping quite like Nairobi, or Nairobbery as it’s notoriously nicknamed by some. It didn’t help that we were carrying a small ransom in cash …
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Visiting Ecuador’s Amazon Jungle: A Photo Gallery
Visiting Ecuador’s Amazon Jungle is one of life’s great adventures. This vital yet fragile environment is among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth, home to thousands of species of plants, trees, insects, reptiles, fish, birds and mammals. The best …
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Incomparable Galapagos: Photo Gallery
They say a picture speaks a thousand words, and as adjectives and whimsy won’t ever paint a vivid enough picture of this enchanted archipelago, we’re letting our photos do the talking. After nearly three weeks in the Galapagos Islands, we depart not only with several thousand images …
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