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Author Archives: Amy & Kieron

The Wildlife and Saltwater Crocodiles of Kakadu National Park

The number one thing on my Kakadu to-do list was to see a saltwater crocodile in the wild, the largest living reptiles in the world. Considering the wild croc population in the Northern Territory is now at an almost one-to-one […]

Soweto By Bike

I only had the one morning in Johannesburg and was delighted that my day would begin at Lebo’s Soweto Backpackers, home of Soweto Bicycle Tours.

5 Highlights From Darwin’s Crocosaurus Cove

With a couple of hours to spare in Darwin, we knew exactly what we wanted to do and that was to visit Crocosaurus Cove. Croc Cove is known as “Darwin’s Ultimate Urban Wildlife Experience” and gives visitors an up-close and […]

Sunday Spotlight: Mount Rinjani, Lombok

Kristin Addis used to think that she didn’t like trekking. She thought it would be too buggy, humid, sweaty, and, well, jungly. Then she found myself in Indonesia where trekking volcanos is just what you do in between surfing and eating sate.

Video: 2013 Jabiru Mahbilil Festival

Our recent visit to the Northern Territory coincided with the annual Jabiru Mahbilil Festival, a one-day celebration of cultural diversity and community. We only spent a little bit of time there during the day but there were plenty of family […]

Photo Essay: Oman’s Grand Mosque

Although I’ve visited Malaysia many times before and even walked past the As Syakirin Mosque in Kuala Lumpur’s City Centre, I’ve never actually been inside a mosque. So when we were taken to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, the […]