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A hummingbird in Bella Vista Cloud Forest.

3 April, 2017 By Amanda

Hummingbirds, The Equator and Quito

Ecuador has a lot of animals, and not just in the Galapagos. After we made it back to Quito we spent a day visiting the Bella Vista Cloud Forest to go see the hummingbirds. Bella Vista Cloud Forest This place used to be farmland, but an English expat bought the land 20 years ago and […]

A giant tortoise at the breeding centre on Isabela Island.

1 April, 2017 By Amanda

The Amazing and Incredible Galapagos Islands – Part 2

Since there wasn’t enough space to fit into one post all the photos of what the Galapagos has to offer, here is Part 2 for you. (If you haven’t seen Part 1 you can see it here) Day 5 – Isabela Isabela Island is the biggest island in the Galapagos so we made a few […]

27 March, 2017 By Amanda

The Amazing and Incredible Galapagos Islands – Part 1

I’m going to stay it straight away. The Galapagos Islands are the most amazing and incredible place we have seen in our lives. We spent 8 days here cruising around the islands on a boat, which meant we got to visit some of the more distant islands. But even in the populated islands, and near […]

View of the Golden Gate Bridge from outside the bay.

17 March, 2017 By Amanda

Back on the Road – First Stop: USA

We’re back on the road again! We spent a couple of months back in Sydney to catch up with everyone since it had been nearly a year since we’d seen them. And it was nice to experience all the things we’d missed while we were away. For example: good Asian food, good coffee, a month […]

The Gorner Glacier in the Swiss Alps.

7 January, 2017 By Amanda

Chasing a White Christmas

One of the things I really wanted to see while we were in Europe was snow at Christmas. Pedr was a bit less excited seeing as he’d already had quite a few Christmases in Canada where it can snow as early as October. So we decided to head to Zermatt in the Swiss Alps where […]

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Hi, we're Amanda and Pedr and we think that you don't need to be an athlete or look like a fitness model to be able to enjoy adventurous activities. We're just two regular people who don't fit the young / beautiful / athletic traveller mould, but we're still doing all sorts of adventurous things. Read More

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