Category: Adventure

  • Climbing Kilimanjaro – The World’s Most Accessible Summit

    Climbing Kilimanjaro – The World’s Most Accessible Summit

    Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest freestanding mountain in the world. Any reasonably strong and ambitious person is bound to conquer it. Snow-capped Kilimanjaro, floating above the clouds is no doubt one of the most beautiful and impressive sights in the natural world. Even hard-boiled non-believers, in their unguarded moments, empathise with the Maasai who call…

  • Top Trips of a Lifetime to Take in 2024

    Top Trips of a Lifetime to Take in 2024

    What’s your idea of a trip of a lifetime? Is there one location you’ve always wanted to visit or a particular activity that remains top of your ‘must-do’ list? For me it’s got to be the chance to follow the trail taken by Che Guervara on his famous motorcycle tour of South America. The descriptions…

  • Machu Picchu: What’s the big deal?

    Machu Picchu: What’s the big deal?

    When anyone sees Machu Picchu for the first time, the question that begs to be asked is: ‘what’s the big deal?’ At first glance, Machu Picchu is no more impressive than many European churches or universities built around the same time. However, most people refrain from verbalizing this observation and instead join the choir of…

  • Diving in the Maldives: Everything You Need to Know

    Warm ocean waters, stunning underwater views, spectacular white beaches, coupled with a coterie of world class hotels and resorts have propelled the Maldives into one of the world’s top diving and snorkelling destinations. About 700,000 tourists flock to the Maldives annually. It is thought that 1 in 5 specifically travel to the islands for diving.…

  • Wildlife Unleashed in Botswana

    Wildlife Unleashed in Botswana

    However gracious and warm the people here in Botswana are, there are just few British who come here to visit the country. If you travel to Botswana to catch a glimpse of the wildlife, what you get to see is real raw wildlife. This place has more elephants in one square mile than any other…

  • 10 Things to Do in India

    10 Things to Do in India

    India has a wealth of opportunities for adventure sports. Such thrills can be combined with more conventional sightseeing. Apart from the activities listed here, you can also try ballooning, heli-skiing, hang-gliding, mountain or rock climbing and even motor rallying. There are even ski resorts in Himachal Pradesh. Birdwatching The country’s diverse and rich natural habitats…

  • Why Rwenzori is a Great Mountain for any Bucket list

    Why Rwenzori is a Great Mountain for any Bucket list

    The Rwenzori Mountains, also known as the “Mountains of the Moon,” are indeed a fascinating and unique destination that could be a great addition to any adventurer’s bucket list. The mountains are located in the eastern equatorial Africa between the international border of Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo and they are known for hosting…

  • Unforgettable Trekking in the Atacama Desert

    Unforgettable Trekking in the Atacama Desert

    Chile, a long narrow strip of land on the south west side of South America is land of varied landscapes. It has mountain ranges of Andes to the east, coastal land in the west, Atacama Desert in the north, Easter Island in the Polynesia and some territory in Antarctica, too. Chile has the mainland, islands…

  • Starry Nights in Kenya

    Starry Nights in Kenya

    It was that time to go out again… on a safari. Being Kenyan, I felt lucky to have been to so many places already, and yet I had never run out of places to visit in my country.  The next stop in my adventure series was Loisaba. I’d heard about these so called star beds…

  • Belgium – Flanders With the Bicycle and Ship

    Flanders is the federal region of Northern Belgium that is predominantly Dutch-speaking. It is surrounded by the North Sea, Netherlands, France and the Belgian region of Wallonia. Note that the term Flanders is also sometimes used to refer to the original land of the Flemings that not only comprises Belgian Flanders but also the French…