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As a frequent traveller, it can sometimes be a little hard to really be impressed by a new town. While far from being jaded or world-weary, it’s just not that often that a city distinguishes itself from the rest. Not so with Antananarivo, or Tana, the capital city of Madagascar.
Having had Madagascar on our travel list for longer than we can remember, we were finally able to lock in a trip to this beautiful and surprising island! We confess to some trepidation, the recent popular news out of the country was slightly less than inviting and prompted many doubtful questions and comments from friends and family when announcing our next destination. But if you can look past the headlines (which often serve an ulterior purpose, more on that later) you will discover, as we have, another of the worlds great treasures.
“Luxury travel in Madagascar”… one of our early google searches, an opening gambit if you will, but not nearly as fruitful a search as you might expect (or might hope).
When you are always looking forward to your next adventure overseas, it is sometimes easy to forget how much beauty and wonder is close to home. This weekend, we "borrowed" our niece to have an adventure in our own back yard - the town of Fremantle...
After several safari visits to Africa we had never actually been lucky enough to see an African leopard. So hopes were high on this trip to Zambia. The Lower Zambezi was in particular our biggest hope for that elusive African leopard sighting. Well, we need not have worried, in our experience, the Lower Zambezi was a veritable haven for a healthy, breeding, thriving leopard population, and almost immediately it felt like we were tripping (almost literally) over these beautiful, most majestic of animals.
After Busanga Plains in Kafue National Park, our next Zambian destination is the highly regarded South Luangwa National Park. While not as well known as reserves in Botswana and South Africa, the South Luangwa is generally considered a great unsung safari destination, with incredible game viewing, superb guiding and a small number of exceptional safari camps.
Our first destination in Zambia is the Busanga Plains, part of Kafue National Park in Western Zambia. The Busanga Plains are a hidden gem of Zambia, a remote and pristine wilderness of floodplains, wildlife and stunning scenery, only accessible for a small part of each year.
Our latest African safari adventure is to Zambia. We will be experiencing Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, South Luangwa, Lower Zambezi and then of course Victoria Falls via Livingstone. Internet access will be sparse, so we will unplug and unwind and recommence posting when we return.
Another conference, another perfect opportunity to visit more of our vast home state. This time the beautiful beach side town of Broome, in Western Australia’s north west. And on this occasion we were lucky enough to have D's young niece, Bella, join us for the adventure, including her first plane flight!
Wide open roads traversing an epic landscape under a piercing blue sky – Oman is the perfect destination for a road trip adventure. We describe a classic road trip itinerary…
Struggling for ways to spend five days in Tuscany ... no probably not ... but anyway here's some highlights as we see them.
We are presently in Tuscany, Italy, consuming copious amounts of Chianti Classico, ultra fresh pasta, sweet salumi, formaggio and of course grappa, all in celebration of our dear friend, Lucy and her latest life milestone!
Why, for the sun, the cyrstal clear waters, the wildlife and the food, oh the food!
What can we say about Vancouver other than, the food is awesome! Oh and it rains ... a lot! But don't let that hold you back, we didn't, British Columbia is stunning, largely in part, because of all that rain.
Do you harbour hopes of one day winning the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year? Well this is the place they will send you as your prize!
Our trip across Canada began taking in the mighty Niagara Falls, meandering through the 1,000 Islands, enjoying the food and hockey in Montreal before heading to Toronto for a trip up the CN Tower.
Borobudur, on the Indonesian island of Java, has been high on our to do list of ancient site visits for a number of years, particularly after visiting Angkor Wat in Cambodia. While it is not as extensive as the sprawling complex of Angkor Wat, the opportunity to climb on to the world's largest Buddhist Temple, in order to experience a spectacular sunrise, was a highly anticipated adventure.
