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Postcard: jungle fish
The craziest-looking fish I’ve ever seen One of the biggest dietary changes that I have experienced in the last few months is the amount of fish that I’m eating has increased – a lot. That is especially true of the few … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Latin America, Manaus, postcard, South America, travel
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Hang Gliding in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
So I decided to take the leap (literally!) and try out hang gliding for the first time whilst in Rio. I’m feeling pretty used to being in the air now but contained in a tin can shooting through the sky, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventures, backpacking, Brazil, coastal, explorer, gap year, hang gliding, mountains, ocean, Rio de Janeiro, South America, travel, wanderlust
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Inside Banksy’s Dismaland
This post contains descriptions of Dismaland that are better left to your untarnished initial experience. Leave if you don’t want the experience explained to you. Getting there is easy enough. From London, you can catch a train to Bristol, and … Continue reading
Postcard: where two rivers meet
For a very long time, since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by nature, this thing and concept that was largely out of reach for me. Sure, I went to the park all the time, and when I was growing … Continue reading
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A long weekend in Manchester
August 2015 I went to Manchester for the August bank holiday weekend, to visit a friend who moved there recently. I have been to Manchester a couple of times before and always enjoyed it. SATURDAY I booked my tickets on https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/ for … Continue reading
ATM Cave Adventure in Belize
Originally posted on Lower Dover Field Journal:
ATM Cave Entrance in Western Belize One of the greatest known ceremonial caves in the entire world, ATM Cave (Actun Tunichil Muknal), is unquestionably the hottest spot for Western Belize tourism today. In…
