It may come as a surprise but not everywhere is amazing. Don’t get me wrong a lot of the places I go to are absolutely
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One of my heroes growing up was Michael Palin. The former member of Monty Python became one of the first travel presenters that went to
One of the perks of my job in New Zealand was the helicopter flights onto the two glaciers. On my first day in the job I was told that if I was extremely lucky, I may be able to spend a night at one of the huts on the glacier. After spending nearly 18 months there I finally got the chance to spend a night in Chancellor Hut on Fox Glacier. Here’s what happened.
I took a step further into the darkness. The floor was cold and slippery on my bare feet. The child holding the light was a few steps in front of me, through another small opening. I squeezed through on my hands and knees and the boy shone the torch further in. I could see the water a few metres ahead. I jumped into the cool fresh water and ducked my head underneath; I hadn’t washed properly in a couple of days.
A villager said something in Pidgin I didn’t understand. Francis translated for me. “You are probably the first white man in these caves” he said. That’s when I realised that this wasn’t normal traveling. What I had done and seen over the previous few days isn’t just something that you can buy on a tour package, or plan to do before you leave. This was a once in a lifetime adventure I had stumbled upon. Something I could only have dreamed about back home.
This post was originally found on my friends blog Where Kimmy Went. If you’re looking for another travel blog to get some more inspiration from
One of the worst bus journey’s I have ever taken When it comes to travelling, anybody that has been to a less developed country for