mountain biking down swartberg pass
The day started off with a long drive through rolling hills and recurring thoughts of wondering what sort of masochistic misadventure I got myself into… I was being dropped off […]
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cango caves – oudtshoorn, south africa
I’d taken a break from my 54km bike ride just before the halfway point to take an extra 2km roundtrip detour up a very steep hill to see something that […]
10 reasons to visit madagascar this year
If you are up to spending even one night in a tent in the Andasibe rainforest with the lemurs, the “music” of the indri, is all the reason you will […]
bouldering in the bay – plettenberg bay, south africa
After jumping out of an airplane, it doesn’t matter how you spend the rest of your day. That sense of euphoria keeps you buzzing and all you can do is […]
monkeying around in phalaborwa, south africa
If you ever have the opportunity to look a monkey in the eye while their little fingers grip your own, you realize that they have a way of sizing you up in a glance and wiggling their way into your soul. (I swear they can see it, too.)
skydiving over plettenberg bay, south africa
It’s almost a dreamlike state when you look out the side of an airplane and acknowledge that in a few more seconds, you’re going to be stepping out the door […]
trog phlog: visiting ivato’s croc farm, madagascar
I’ve been trying to upload a few short video logs from some of the parks and places I have been, but have been met with nothing but technical difficulties. So, […]
a walk in tsaralalana, madagascar
It was another sunny day north of Antananarivo (aka Tana), and I was looking forward to the five kilometre walk to the airport from the Croc Park as much as […]
andasibe national park, madagascar
I met my guide on the way to the park entrance. He’d approached me, introducing himself as such and explained the different parks in the area, the entrance fees, the […]
babakoto, indri of andasibe
There is a legend in Andasibe of a young boy, Koto, who had climbed a tree in search of honey. When he tried to get the honey, however, he had […]
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