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Gunner's Quoin Island Trip 11-18th October

MAURITIUS | Sunday, 27 Nov 2011 | Views [3254] | Comments [1]

Let me set the scene… Imagine an ancient volcanic island rising out of the sea; every face is a sheer cliff, 20 metres high, collapsing into the depths of the Indian Ocean below. Ancient layers of ash make up the crumbling cliff rocks, littered with ... Read more >


A little bit about what i'm doing here in Paradise...

MAURITIUS | Monday, 26 Sep 2011 | Views [1388]

Hello dearest friends and family all over the world! It’s me! Finally, have had the time to sit down and write this blog, apologies for taking so long, so much has been happening here in the middle of the Indian Ocean! I have so far ... Read more >


Photos: Volunteering in Mauritius

MAURITIUS | Monday, 29 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Salut! Hello from the land of the Dodo!…

MAURITIUS | Monday, 29 Aug 2011 | Views [913]

…Where the sea is gin-clear and bath-warm, the rich scent of Indian spices waft through the villages, and the gentle rustling of sugar cane fields can be faintly heard over the market din. Voices chanting, voices jeering, a multitude of colored tropical ... Read more >


The Tale of the Double-overhand-reverse-cobra-grip Mana Trip!

ZIMBABWE | Friday, 5 Aug 2011 | Views [822]

Hello dear friends! It is now the first week of August, I’ve been in Zim now for a good 3 ½ months but the end is drawing near! I’m leaving in 19 days for Mauritius, just his morning my work permit was finalized so it’s official!! I am off to island ... Read more >


Photos: Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE | Thursday, 4 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery


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Zim: It's like plugging that green earth-wire in.

ZIMBABWE | Thursday, 7 Jul 2011 | Views [1356]

Hello from freezing cold Zimbabwe! It’s been a while, sorry folks, has been almost 2 months since I last wrote, apologies for that, just been busy and having way too much fun! ;) Lots has been happening since we last spoke, ... Read more >


"Blonde-sprinting, hunters-chugging, espetada-munching machine”

ZIMBABWE | Wednesday, 11 May 2011 | Views [864]

Hey guys here's an older blog i wrote about 2 months ago and forgot to upload!... Hello all! So I have been in Zimbabwe for 3 weeks now and so far have got 3 jobs, made a whole load of new friends, found two new weekly hobbies, and ... Read more >


Photos: Volunteering in Grand Cayman

CAYMAN ISLANDS | Monday, 9 May 2011 | Photo Gallery


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I got the Blues...

USA | Friday, 22 Apr 2011 | Views [691]

It’s 4.30 am New York time. I have been sitting in JFK airport for 7 hours now, dozing on and off on a café couch to the sounds of loudspeaker announcements and air conditioning. My three month time in Grand Cayman has come and gone, it feels like I ... Read more >


The story of the seven-mile-beach sand-iguana and his rum.

CAYMAN ISLANDS | Friday, 25 Mar 2011 | Views [842]

Hello dear friends, It has been a while since I last wrote; life has been a bit hectic up until about just under a week ago. We finished the 3 week baseline population survey of the iguanas in the reserve and are now free of field work! So to celebrate ... Read more >


Red Ants are crazy! Don’t listen to them, they’re drunk on cheese!

CAYMAN ISLANDS | Wednesday, 2 Mar 2011 | Views [628]

It’s been a great week. We haven’t been out to the field to camp for over a week now and have had a huge amount of time off which has been fantastic! Today a new volunteer arrived from the States, and another one is just about to arrive, also from the ... Read more >


Flip-Flops and Wet-Wipes!

CAYMAN ISLANDS | Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 | Views [1380]

Hey friends, family and anyone else reading this blog. Have just spent the day lazing around at home, watching some tv shows and doing some housecleaning and   laundry and all that kinda stuff after a big weekend. I am sitting in ... Read more >


A Canadian, an Australian and a Scott walk in to a bar…

CAYMAN ISLANDS | Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011 | Views [727] | Comments [3]

Hey guys, so as of today I have been living in Grand Cayman for a month exactly… Nope ok that was weird, I just remembered I arrived on the 24th so that’s a lie… I have only been here 3 weeks, and it feels like I have been here for ages!! Anyway, the ... Read more >


Day 1 in Grand Cayman

CAYMAN ISLANDS | Monday, 24 Jan 2011 | Views [783]

This morning I woke to the sound of waves crashing on the shore, and the light pitter patter of rain drops on the big tropical leaves outside the room. I went outside to watch the sun rise for my first day of a new adventure.... Read more >


Johannesburg Zoo

SOUTH AFRICA | Friday, 21 Jan 2011 | Views [907]

A night in Joberg with some family friends before jetsetting off to America... Lovely people with a beautiful house just down the road from Joberg Zoo. i had time to kill this morning so I took a wander round the zoo. Everything is so cheap here! A ... Read more >


Mana Pools... some fun observations

ZIMBABWE | Wednesday, 22 Dec 2010 | Views [640]

Instead of a diary of day to day events  for this leg of the trip, I decided to write an account of particular things that happened on this trip. Mostly of course you will notice the zoological and behavioural observations that are quite descriptive, ... Read more >


Biltong and Bilboards!

ZIMBABWE | Saturday, 27 Nov 2010 | Views [1018]

So it's been 3 days, and I am ashamed to say that I have already started taking photos of the crazy things I have seen here so far... Yesterday I bought a sim card for US$2 (the currency used in Zim now)... 5 years ago a sim card cost ZIM$10,000 the ... Read more >


Welcome back to Africa

ZIMBABWE | Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 | Views [566]

Have arrived in Zimbabwe, after a long 48 hours of being awake. My body clock is completely confused... An interesting 3 flights, surprisingly not a lot of sitting around, except the part where our flight to Harare was apparently inexistant according ... Read more >


Testing Mr Blog.

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 11 Nov 2010 | Views [630]

11 days to go! Still in Brisbane, waiting on one last exam then Uni is OVER! Flying through Melbourne to Johannesburg on the 23rd Nov, then up to Harare, Zimbabwe. Will be in Zim for 2 months, will update you on what is going on while I am there. I ... Read more >


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