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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Fun on Fiji: Beach Bliss, Dad Dancing and 101 Ways To Use a Coconut!
The three weeks I spent island-hopping in Fiji were some of the most content and relaxing times during my travels. Regardless of which island I was on, I had an...
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Me Tarzan Not Jane: How to Zip-it in Costa Rica!
I experienced one of Costa Rica’s most adrenaline-inducing activities when I took a canopy tour from Monteverde. Zip-lining involves sliding from tree platform to tree platform, whilst being...
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Hot Footing it in Guatemala: And the Invention of 'Bum-Sledding'
Volcan Pacaya (Pacaya Volcano) is one of the most climbed volcanoes in Guatemala. Rising to an altitude of 8,371 feet, the Pacaya Volcano is still active and last erupted in May...
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The Dizzy Heights of Machu Picchu, with a Firework Finish!
Heading off for my Peruvian adventure at Machu Picchu I travelled on the famous Backpacker train service from Ollantaytambo, which has been set up especially for travellers and is a...
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