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Hiking and Bush Walking Safety Tips

Putting on my hiking boots, stepping out the front door and venturing into the wild; this is natural for me. There is something about bush walking that relaxes me and keeps me grounded. If I've had a stressful week, a walk in the forest almost immediately takes it all away, and I get an amazing [...]

By |2016-05-21T10:40:40+10:00May 18th, 2013|Adventure, Featured, Travel Tips|13 Comments

Cave Tubing in Vang Vieng, Laos

What I thought was going to be only a quick one night stopover in Vang Vieng, Laos, turned into several days as I realised that there was so much more to this popular backpacker town than drunken tubing. The town itself is pretty much as expected - lots of backpackers, bars, guesthouses and laid back [...]

By |2012-12-06T22:02:59+10:00November 30th, 2012|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Laos|13 Comments

Hiking the Queen Charlotte Track in New Zealand

At the top end of the South Island of New Zealand, there are a series of spectacular sounds known as the Marlborough Sounds. The most beautiful and popular of these is the Queen Charlotte Sound, and running almost the entire length is one of New Zealand's best walks - The Queen Charlotte Track. This interesting [...]

By |2012-12-06T11:02:09+10:00September 28th, 2012|Adventure, Destinations, Featured, New Zealand, Oceania|16 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Conquering the Summit

This is the fifth and final part of my Mount Kilimanjaro Climb. If you missed part 4, you can read it here. I awoke suddenly from a restless sleep. It was pitch black in my tent as I fumbled around in my sleeping bag to find my phone. Sleepily, I turned it on and squinted [...]

By |2012-12-06T13:42:43+10:00August 23rd, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Motivation, Tanzania|38 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – The Great Barranco Wall to Barafu Camp

This is part 4 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 3, you can read it here. I looked up at the huge imposing rock face as I slowly walked out of Barranco Camp. The shadow of the Great Barranco Wall kept the temperature low, the icy air numbing the exposed skin on [...]

By |2012-12-06T13:58:30+10:00August 14th, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Motivation, Tanzania|8 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – The Lava Tower and the Great Barranco Valley

This is part 3 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 2, you can read it here. The sun warmed my face as I slowly walked across the barren volcanic landscape. The vast alpine desert of the Shira Plateau stretched out before me as I trekked up the rocky terrain of an old [...]

By |2012-12-06T14:18:39+10:00August 7th, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania|17 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Trekking to Shira Plateau

This is part 2 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 1, you can read it here. I awoke to the sound of footsteps outside my tent. The soft morning light filtered in through the half open zip on one of the windows and as the footsteps got closer, I remembered that I [...]

By |2012-12-06T14:27:10+10:00July 31st, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania|14 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Machame Gate to Machame Hut

This is part 1 of my trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro Groves of banana trees flashed by as I watched out of the window of the bus. As we drove through a tiny village, some kids waved at me from the side of the road with big smiles on their faces. Slowly, the [...]

Trekking to the Summit of Mount Barney, Australia

The leaves rustled in the trees above me as the breeze cooled the sweat on my skin. My shoulders began to ache from the full pack I was carrying as the ground under my feet began to steadily rise. It was time to take a break, and I dropped my pack down on the leafy ground and [...]

By |2012-12-06T15:05:03+10:00June 20th, 2012|Adventure, Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania|11 Comments

The next adventure: I’m climbing Mount Kilimanjaro!

Next week I will be setting off on my next adventure, and it is one that I am very excited about. I have given a few hints on this blog and the Facebook page over the last few weeks, but today I am happy to finally announce where I will be going. I'm going to [...]

By |2012-12-06T15:23:49+10:00June 15th, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania|12 Comments
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