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Rainforest Adventures in Sarawak, Borneo




Rainforest Adventures in Sarawak, Borneo




06/27/2018
Adventure Travel, Borneo (Indonesia), Off the beaten track
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The world is tranquil at the top of the Kalimantan lookout. Swirling mist envelops us in an eerie silence, occasionally breaking up to reveal swathes of lush jungle below.  Electric blue dragonflies hover on fragrant orchids. Wild deer bark their calls in the dark rainforest around us.

 We have struggled over an hour along a muddy, slippery, leech-infe[...]
A Kingdom for a Whale - A Travel Story from Tonga

A Kingdom for a Whale - A Travel Story from Tonga

04/11/2017
Off the beaten track, Tonga, Wanderlust F
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I want to see a whale. More than that - I want to swim with a whale. That was my one and only reason to travel to Tonga, an island state in the South Pacific that is one of the few places worldwide where it is possible to do exactly that. And now I am standing on this boat in the middle of the ocean with nothing around me but water. I repeat, nothing. We [...]
Meet the pets who travel more than you

Meet the pets who travel more than you

06/26/2016
Inspiration
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Most of the time I love checking out other people's travel blogs and stumbling across someone's Instagram account who is in the midst of travelling the world over an extended period of time. Sometimes, though, I get jealous. Just for a little moment I wish it was me taking a selfie in the Brazilian rainforest, sunbathing on a Caribbean beach or slurping coc[...]
Camping with Elephants in Zimbabwe

Camping with Elephants in Zimbabwe

02/23/2016
Adventure Travel, Zimbabwe
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Think You Know Animals? I like to think that I know African animals. I grew up in Zimbabwe and I often visited areas that were teeming with elephants, giraffe, zebra and more. I can tell you fifteen ways that leopards differ to cheetahs, apart from the fact that their spots are different. I know the sound impalas make during mating season. I know what a g[...]
A South African Safari: Can you get TOO close to nature?

A South African Safari: Can you get TOO close to nature?

02/13/2016
Adventure Travel, South Africa
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“C’mon, Mum!” - The rhino baby, just four months old, shoulders his mother, just like my nephew does when he wants to go and play. She doesn’t move. He nudges her again and then does a little dance in front of her. Sitting in our Land Rover with our safari guide, we are charmed. Such a cute mother-son moment! So anthropomorphically like exhausted [...]

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