About the author: Siobhan studied and worked in the wine trade for four years before becoming a full-time travel writer. She specialises in food, drink, history and architecture, and focuses on discovering new cultures and traditions. The Seychelles: An Island Guide The...
Where is Tunisia? This is the question I hear the most when I declare Tunisia as one of my "must visit destinations". So where is Tunia? And why would anyone want to go on holidays to Tunisia?Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa, and lies immediately south to Italy and...
By Jade JohnstonI've been to more than thirty countries, and in every single one of them, I have been an independent, budget traveller. So while this doesn't make me an expert on indie travel in any means, I can say which countries I think (from experience) are the best for...
By Jade JohnstonI always love the travel blog memes that go around, and this one has got to be my favourite so far! The 7 super shots game, which was started by HostelBookers encourages bloggers to display seven of their best photographs. What an awesome idea!I was lucky...
By Jade JohnstonThis post was made possible by our friends at My Destination: Locally informed, globally inspired'. We are a network of online travel guides providing unrivalled levels of local information. 24 Hours In Cape Town - Something For Everyone Got 24 hours to...
By James CookUp until last week the Zebra was my favorite animal. When I was in Zimbabwe their were a lot of Zebra. Thus I learnt a lot of Zebra facts.Fact 1: Each Zebra has an individual patturn. Much like our fingerprints no 2 Zebra are identical!Fact 2: A Zebra foal...
By James CookWhen I was in Zimbabwe we would spend time each week at a local school. Our time there would include playing with the young children, teaching the older ones (a whole new respect for teachers came of this experience!) and working with them on their Permaculture...
By James CookWhen I was in Zimbabwe we used to drive past a particular tree on the way to and from the conservation work each day. The tree was dead and looked like it had been there...
By James CookThis is a Sable Antelope. This Sable is a fully matured male. You can tell this by his distinctive black pelt, thick muscular build and an impressive set of horns. He was the bull of the herd having exiled all the other males when they reached adolescence.The...
By Jade Johnston Moroccan Tanneries In between study periods at the Danish university I attended, my fellow female adventurer (Mel) and I went off to Morocco for a short holiday. Flights were cheap on Ryanair, and we needed a break from the winter. We arrived...
