My Thai Trek: Bamboo Huts and Bat-Poo!
Trekking around Chiang Mai in Thailand was both a great opportunity for me to check out the spectacular scenery and also a chance to visit the charming Hill Tribe people...
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Climbing and Fun on The Island of the Sun - And the World's First Donkey Shower!
The stunning blue water of Lake Titicaca straddles Bolivia and Peru. It’s located in the Andean Mountain region and is one of the highest lakes in the world...
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A Bucketful of Fun on Phi Phi
Due to its natural beauty, the island of Ko Phi Phi in Thailand has become a very popular place with travellers and therefore is quite developed. I have visited the...
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Revealing All in Fiji: Wet-T-Shirts and Traditions
I knew that when I travelled to Fiji, visiting a local village would be an excellent way to meet the locals and immerse myself in their traditional culture. I...
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Glorious Glaciers - Following Fossil and a Few Slip-Ups!
The west coast of New Zealand has two incredible glaciers called Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier. I have a lot of favourite places in New Zealand and Franz Josef...
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Living in Sydney - Sea Views and Scavenging!
Finding somewhere to live in Sydney was fun. My friend Kate and I decided we wanted to rent an apartment with some friends and we all agreed that a place...
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Working in Sydney - Culture and Cocktails!
I could never fully explain the overwhelming sense of excitement and awe I felt when I first drove through Sydney – it was as if I had a thousand butterflies...
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In Search of the Big Five: A Skyful of Birds and One Smelly Cat!
Kruger National Park in South Africa is a great place to see scores of incredible, native animals. I did about three game drives in total, and then when I knew...
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Why We Started Gap 360
Let me take you back to April 2008. I was Managing Director of Real Gap Experience, aka Real Travel Ltd. We were booming, sending close to 10,000 people a year away on...
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A Birdseye View of New Zealand: Freefalling and a Double-Dose of Terror!
My favourite outdoor adventure in New Zealand was when I went skydiving 12,000 feet above Lake Taupo, which is the sky-diving capital of the world. I could not stop giggling and...
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