Tag: nature
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An Unforgettable Day in Nairobi

This post is originally from March 20, 2026 If you ever have the chance to come to Kenya, there is a good chance you will fly in and out of Nairobi. Now Nairobi is no joke – it is a massive city located in the south-central part of the country. It’s population is almost 6…
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Malindi or Bust!

This post is originally from March 13, 2026 Our time in Malindi has sure flown by! Malindi has been the perfect addition to our trip as it allowed us time to relax – especially after all the visiting we did in Cape Town. We have eaten our share of Italian food, lounged in our bougie…
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Wildness in the Wilderness

This post is originally from February 22, 2026 On Thursday we checked out of our guest house in Swellendam and drove just a few minutes out of town to a farm stall/gas station called Oude Post. Gas stations here in South Africa are nothing like those back in Canada. At home our gas stations are…
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Glorious Gili

This post was originally from March 2, 2025 On Wednesday morning we left Senggigi early to take a bus to the harbor in Lombok. We said ‘later Lombok’ and boarded a little boat that took us to the nearby island of Gili Trawangan. The Gilis consist of three islands: Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and…
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Livin’ La Vida Local – Our Stay near Mount Bromo in Beautiful Ngadas

This post was originally from February 15, 2025 Thursday we drove a full day to from Yogyakarta to East Java. At one point we had to switch vehicles to a smaller 4 wheel drive as we needed to make our way up to the little village of Ngadas that sits at 2150 meters above sea…