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Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Celebrating Hollywood’s Golden Age
Some may say that walking around a cemetery is macabre but I have always found a cemetery to be a place of quiet contemplation. Cemeteries oftentimes reflect a city’s outlook on itself and its culture. Attitudes to death vary wildly according to geographical and...
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Welcome to my travel blog. I wish I could travel full time but life hasn’t worked out that way for me so I choose to see our wonderful planet one small adventure at a time.
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Pompeii – Ghost Town Of Vesuvius
It's perhaps one of the most famous historical sights in the world. Right up there with the Colosseum in Rome or the Acropolis in Athens but what exactly draws visitors in their millions annually to Pompeii, a ghost town of Vesuvius once it erupted in 79AD?...
Beyond Uyuni – The Stunning landscape of Reserva Eduardo Avaroa
The Salt Flats of Uyuni seem to get the headlines all the time when you talk about Bolivia and there is a very good reason for that. They are stunning but they are far from the only natural wonder you can find in Bolivia. Today I would like to highlight some equally...
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Climbing Kilimanjaro – Day 6 Millennium Camp to Mweka Gate
The mood in camp was a little more sombre than the past few days. We knew that our little adventure bubble was coming to an abrupt end and none of us wanted that. As tired as we were, we still wanted this to continue but our guides and porters had their...
Trekking The Inca Trail: Day 1
Silence shrouded the van in a veil of uncertainty. I had been dreaming of this moment for so long. Well, not the awkward silence we were now sitting through, but the moment in 4 short days when, hopefully, I would be standing at the Sun Gate gazing down on...
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Celebrating Hollywood’s Golden Age
Some may say that walking around a cemetery is macabre but I have always found a cemetery to be a place of quiet contemplation. Cemeteries oftentimes reflect a city’s outlook on itself and its culture. Attitudes to death vary wildly according to geographical and...
Touring Alcatraz
Alcatraz, the iconic island in the heart of San Francisco has, for decades, ignited peoples imaginations of daring break out attempts. No doubt fuelled by Hollywood's sometimes far fetched accounts of what supposedly happened on the windswept barren slab of rock under...
New York’s Top Attractions in 48 Hours
The bright lights and buzzing atmosphere of New York holds a fascination with many people. Whether you’re big on the shopping that the city is well known for, or you just want to experience the atmosphere for yourself, New York draws hundreds of thousands of visitors...
Cerro Rico – Bolivia’s Mountain Of Death
I am a firm believer that you cannot truly understand your chosen destinations until you experience both sides. While many people only ever see the glossy touristic exterior of a country or city, to understand the full story sometimes you need to delve a little...
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South America
El Chalten – Trekking Capital Of Patagonia
While it's not maybe as well known as its southern cousin, El Calafate, El Chalten is nirvana for hikers and climbers worldwide. A relatively new resort, built in 1985 to help settle a land dispute with neighbouring Chile, El Chalten today exists solely because of the...
Beyond Uyuni – The Stunning landscape of Reserva Eduardo Avaroa
The Salt Flats of Uyuni seem to get the headlines all the time when you talk about Bolivia and there is a very good reason for that. They are stunning but they are far from the only natural wonder you can find in Bolivia. Today I would like to highlight some equally...
Hidden Patagonia – The Amazing Petrified Forest Of La Leona
An hour outside of El Calafate in Argentina, hidden to the thousands of people that rush by on the busy Ruta Quarenta, lies a valley preserved in time for millennia. In the middle of the private Estancia Sant Teresita lies a whole valley with some amazing stories to...
Cerro Rico – Bolivia’s Mountain Of Death
I am a firm believer that you cannot truly understand your chosen destinations until you experience both sides. While many people only ever see the glossy touristic exterior of a country or city, to understand the full story sometimes you need to delve a little...
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Is It Time We Realised the Good Work Zoos Do?
The use of zoos and keeping of animals in artificial habitats has always been a controversial and polarising subject with plenty of arguments both for and against the practice. Since the equally controversial "documentary", Blackfish in 2013, public opinion has no...
Griffith Park Observatory – A Window To The Stars Not Just LA
It's a well known fact that Griffith Park Observatory is one of the best, and most accessible, places to see the sun set over Los Angeles. Thousands of people also come here to catch a closer look at the "Hollywood" sign located on adjacent Mount Lee. The Observatory...
Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Celebrating Hollywood’s Golden Age
Some may say that walking around a cemetery is macabre but I have always found a cemetery to be a place of quiet contemplation. Cemeteries oftentimes reflect a city’s outlook on itself and its culture. Attitudes to death vary wildly according to geographical and...
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My Story
Travel takes many forms for many people. I firmly believe that travel of any kind is enriching. For the last decade I have chosen trips that many people see as exotic or out of the way but the places I have been blessed to see and the people I have met have helped shape me as a person.
I’m not adverse to a “standard” beach holiday or city break but anywhere I travel I try to find something unique about the destination to explore.
This blog is the culmination of many thousands of airmiles and countless trips to amazing places and cultures. I hope you enjoy finding inspiration for your travels.
“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It’s lethal.”
– Paulo Coelho