I was one year old the first time I set foot in the Lake District National Park. I grew up in Preston, a mere one hour drive from the Southern lakes, and was taken to the Lakes at least once a year throughout my childhood. It is a special place I have visited without fail […]
2016 became the fourth consecutive National Burger Day outing, and this time I took down the infamous Kimchi burger at Hawksmoor Seven Dials in London. Let’s start from the beginning. I’ve been to Hawksmoor Seven Dials a couple of times before – once for my girlfriends birthday a couple of years ago, and once for […]
A couple of weeks ago I was invited by Panasonic to give their new Lumix GX80 compact camera a run for its money. Along with a few fellow travel bloggers, we were given a little photography lesson by Jacob James, an incredible photographer and Panasonic Lumix ambassador (check out some of the photos in the […]
I’ve visited Cornwall every year without fail since I was eleven years old. I’ve explored every nook and cranny Cornwall has to offer, but I’ve not properly explored Devon. So many of my friends have been to Croyde, which is nestled in a bay to the South of Woolacombe and around 30 miles North of […]
Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu was something I’d wanted to do since I was a young boy. Now that I’ve actually hiked one of the best trails in the world, I can safely say it was one of my top five travel highlights ever. Before I left the UK, I struggled to find […]
I think of myself as pretty adventurous. Someone who will try anything once. Before June, I’d never been canyoning (also called canyoneering or gorge scrambling). I’ve done a skydive. I’ve been white water rafting. I did rock jumping less than 3 weeks ago in Malawi. Even though it wasn’t on my bucket list, I’ve also […]
I’ve been searching for my ideal pair of sunglasses for a LONG time. I have ones for skiing, I have a nice pair that I use for special occasions (and the rest of the time they sit in their case as I’m scared I’m going to scratch and/or break them), and I have a cheap […]
Our last night in Malawi was spent at Danforth Yachting, a delightful water sports lodge in Cape McClear, right on the shores of Lake Malawi. After the eco-paradise of Mumbo Island, I didn’t think anywhere else could match the back to nature experience. Danforth Yachting doesn’t try to compete with Mumbo, and rightly so. Danforth […]
There are certain places in the world that have to visit at least once. Then there are other places in the world that visit once and don’t want anyone else to discover. Mumbo Island is one of those places. Situated at the Southern end of Lake Malawi, Mumbo Island is an example of sustainable ecotourism […]
As I started writing this post, I began to count how many times I’d been on safari. Twice in South Africa, three times in Zimbabwe, and once in Kenya. I’m very lucky to have been on so many great safaris, but you could forgive me for thinking that I’d seen it all, and that Liwonde […]
