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Visiting a Masai Village in Tanzania

Rays of sunlight shined through the clouds onto the vast grasslands near Lake Manyara. Our land cruiser kicked up the dust behind it as our driver navigated the rough dirt track through the grasslands. Up ahead I could see a lone baobab tree sitting on some higher ground, it's bare root like branches standing out against [...]

By |2012-12-06T10:14:36+10:00October 30th, 2012|Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania|18 Comments

Visiting a Tharu Village in Chitwan, Nepal

My time in Nepal was coming to an end. I had trekked through the beauty of the Himalayas, climbing up to Mount Everest Base Camp and Kalapattar, and I had explored the busy little capital city of Kathmandu. With only a few days left before I had to leave, I wanted to explore another part [...]

By |2024-10-02T09:35:56+10:00November 29th, 2011|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|1 Comment

Photos: Statue Street Performers in Italy

I absolutely love the culture in Italy, from the food to the art, I just always want to be out and about wandering the streets. There are a lot of buskers in Italy; nearly every city and town that I went through had someone playing an instrument or doing some other type of interesting performance. [...]

By |2024-08-22T09:59:16+10:00November 3rd, 2011|Destinations, Europe, Italy, Photo Essays, Photos|2 Comments

Going Local in Nong Khiaw, Laos: A location for independent travellers

I didn't really know a lot about Nong Khiaw, Laos. All I had really seen about it was the amazing photos of a river surrounded by jungle, with huge limestone karsts surrounding it. That was enough for me to want to visit. The slow road to Nong Khiaw I left Luang Prabang in the morning [...]

By |2024-07-25T09:49:55+10:00September 26th, 2011|Asia, Budget Tips, Destinations, Featured, Laos, Motivation|7 Comments
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