A not so great time in Antsiranana

A not so great few days in Antsiranana

After an extraordinarily long day driving from Nosy Be to Antsiranana, our trip started to hit a few road bumps. We arrived into Antsiranana (also known as Diego Suarez and commonly referred to simply as ‘Diego’) and were just hit with issue after issue. Upon checking in to our hotel we were told that the […]

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Driving from Nosy Be to Antsiranana (with some lemurs along the way)

Nosy Be to Antsiranana via Ankarana National Park in Madagascar

Our journey from Nosy Be to Antsiranana (also known as Diego Suarez or simply, Diego) was one seriously long travel day. We got up at the asscrack of dawn and were promptly picked up from our hotel and shuttled to the boat terminal at Hell-ville and lets just say, Hell-ville is a painfully apt name […]

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Swimming with mobula rays, dolphins, whale sharks and more around Nosy Be

The main reason we had come to Nosy Be was to (hopefully) swim with whale sharks, which are known to migrate in droves to Nosy Be from around september to november. As it would turn out, finding whale sharks isn’t nearly as easy it is to find my normal marine friends (humpback whales) and our […]

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Iranja, Komba and Tanikely – exploring the islands around Nosy Be

Nosy Iranja in Nosy Be, Madagascar

Nosy Be as an island is fairly ‘meh’, most people come to Nosy Be to then venture out to the smaller surrounding islands which is exactly what we did too. Each day we would head out via boat to explore various beaches, reefs, islands and to spot all the marine life we could find. The […]

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Lemurs, chameleons and more! A day in Lokobe National Park

Lokobe National Park in Nosy Be, Madagascar

After an overnight layover in Antananarivo (more commonly referred to as simply Tana) we had an uneventful domestic flight with Tsaradia (also known as Air Madagascar) to Nosy Be where we had arranged to be picked up directly from the airport and shuttled to Lokobe National Park – a spot renowned for its thriving populations […]

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Bedbugs, potential rabies and natural disasters: 2024, a year of travel mishaps

A few magical days in wintery Ilulissat

I’ve already done my annual ‘year in pictures’ post but let’s be real, the highlights reel is just a fraction of what actually goes on in our lives, travel or otherwise. Some years I find myself blessed with very few travel dramas and other years are absolutely laden with them. 2024 was a year with […]

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14 glorious hours in Qantas first class – SYD to JNB

I have never been one to write about my experiences in the air. Generally, flying has been the unavoidable thing that I need to do in order to see the world and do all the bucket list trips that I dream about. However, thanks to the world of frequent flier points, I have had some […]

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My Year in Pictures: 2024 Edition

Okay, so this is mega delayed and let me start off by saying, you have my deepest apologies! I got back from a big trip in late November, jumped straight back into work, then it was a hectic lead up to Christmas and now, well, lol, I am currently home with bloody covid. 2024 was […]

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A week in Bali with some of my favourite gal pals

Mostly I travel, but sometimes I will go on a good old holiday. When I left Darwin, I left two of my favourite people – Laura and Chelsea – both of whom I have travelled with in the past. Laura has since moved to Perth and Chelsea is still based in Darwin so as we […]

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Swimming with humpback whales in Tonga (again) in 2024

The most magical wildlife experience of my life in Tonga

I’ve been asked why I keep returning to Tonga for whale season, like, surely the novelty wears off? I am here to tell you that after four glorious seasons of whale swimming, the novelty has far from worn off and it likely never will. Every year (when covid and natural disasters don’t prevent one from […]

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