Southern Indian diary

We’ve been thinking of visiting India for a while, and finally made the decision. With India being so very large and varied, we decided to travel with small groups, and leave the planning to someone else for a change! We started in the south, in Cochin, in the state of Kerala. The tour we chose… Continue reading Southern Indian diary

Kakadu – world of water and rock

Kakadu from the air

Kakadu National Park is known for its water and rocks: incredible floods and waterfalls, rivers, pools and waterholes. There are beautiful places of rock and Indigenous art. Vistas that go on forever. Kakadu is listed as a World Heritage site, and is the largest national park in Australia, at nearly half the size of the… Continue reading Kakadu – world of water and rock

Roadtrip! Darwin to Uluru

Uluru Sunrise

Darwin to Alice Springs We took a road trip from Darwin to Alice Springs. It was lots of fun! We discovered a few quirky little towns, and drove a road that was mostly pretty straight!

Not-so tall tales from the jungle!

Borneo Pygmy Elephants

Kinabatangan Jungle Camp It’s our third day in the Borneo rain forest. Two boat trips down the Kinabatangan River each day. It’s a rain forest, and it seems to have set out to prove it! We’d been on a short trek into the forest surrounding our camp earlier that day, and had squelched through the… Continue reading Not-so tall tales from the jungle!