The past 2 days we have been camping and hiking in the incredible natural beauty of the Purnululu National Park, or more commonly known as the Bungle Bungle ranges. This World Heritage site has 2 main features, the amazing natural beauty and outstanding geological value. Local Aboriginal people maintain a strong connection to this ancient landscape through story, art and [….]
Read MoreOur 30 minute helicopter flight over the Bungle Bungles and Purnululu was spectacular, you could capture the sheer beauty and size of the massive national park spanning over an area of 239,723 ha, and the famous Bungle Bungle banded sandstone domes which cover 45,000 ha of the park, these dramatically sculptured natural formations are unrivalled in their scale, grandeur and [….]
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From 3 pm Saturday 13 June Help rebuild Nepal’s remote villages You are kindly invited to join a training session in the relief effort for Nepal – and have some fun along the way.
Read MoreNepal is known to the rest of the world as a premium adventure destination. Kathmandu with its 8 million people is a tourists gold mine, a living cultural museum, with its ancient palaces and temples.Our trip takes us into the Sherpa area of Gokyo on some of the best trekking trails in Nepal. Gokyo is surrounded by a series of [….]
Read MoreWe have just experienced an amazing last 2 days in Sri Lanka. Yesterday we departed the hotel early to avoid the heat, for a boat ride on the Mardu River. The main treasure of the Mardu is the mangroves that acts as a bio lock to the area giving protection of aqua marine animals and plant life. The other important [….]
Read MoreWe departed Belahoya for our 5 hour drive to the south of Bentota Island. It was a very pleasant and scenic drive, stopping at Ratnapurna where the famous gems of Sri Lanka are mined. It was interesting to see the the mining at first hand after seeing it on a video in Kandy. We were shown the uncut gems, then [….]
Read MoreToday was an action packed. We actually began our adventure last night when we arrived at Belahoya River Resort, and were shown to our rustic style accommodation set in an idyllic position on the Belahoya river. After settling in we decided to explore and wander down to the river for a swim where we met two local men taking their [….]
Read MoreSri Lanka holds some of the world’s ancient cities spanning together with a culture enriched with 3 thousand years of knowledge. Fortresses, temples, palaces, exotic water gardens, SigiriyaRock “eight wonder of the world”. Climb the rock, spectacular panoramic views. Before boarding our train to Nuraya Ela we visited Sri Lanka’s only botanical gardens. We were surprised at the amount of police at the gardens, but [….]
Read MoreDeparting today for Kandy which was the last Royal capital city, altogether over 2300years Sri Lanka has had 7 capital cities. Kandy is a bustling vibrant city, with crazy congested traffic. On the way we stopped to taste the local curd and treacle, it was mouthwatering. The drive was pleasant, stopping at a famous spice garden in Matale, which was [….]
Read MoreYesterday we visited the Dambulla cave temples which were interesting as they ranged from 2,000 years to 200 and 100 years. There were frescos and tempera paintings but the 100 year old frescos had not adhered as the tradition had been lost since British colonisation. Visible from afar is a coloured flat top rock column of Sigiriya formation rising up [….]
Read MoreToday we visited the Hindu Temple of Shiva which was rebuilt by the Dutch after being destroyed by the Portuguese. Due to a 3 day weekend with the full moon holiday there were many worshippers at the temple which is precariously situated on rocky outcrop within the old Dutch walls of Fort Frederick. There were many stalls selling, toys, hats, [….]
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