Nature Vacations: 25 Amazing Places For An Outdoors Adventure
Nature vacations are becoming more and more popular – especially since the pandemic, when social distancing and long walks in the countryside became a thing. …
Australasia
Here’s where you’ll find blog posts about places I’ve visited in Australasia – in other words Australia and New Zealand
Tandem Skydiving: Why I Hated Jumping out of a Plane
I’m pretty adventurous. I’ve climbed 3 active volcanoes. I’ve hiked up Kilimanjaro and rafted the Colorado river. I once cycled from London to Oxford (about …
Farming Pearls in Australia – The Lustrous Australian Pearls
Ah, pearls. Those gorgeous, lustrous, perfectly round jewels that seem to glow and shimmer with an internal light, like a full moon, or a lightbox, …
Coober Pedy Opal Mining: Australia’s Final Frontier
Humans are obsessed with sparkly things, going to phenomenal lengths and expense to get our grubby little hands on gems like gold, rubies, diamonds and …