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Mt Cook

Mt Cook and the blue lakes

The Earlybird May 7, 2023 Pacific Leave a Comment

The Southern Alps are a mountain range that spans almost the whole length of the South Island of New Zealand. …

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West Coast

West Coast and the Glaciers

The Earlybird May 7, 2023 Pacific Leave a Comment

The West Coast of New Zealand is one of the most rugged and wildest part of the country. It is …

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Milford Sound

Te Anau and Milford Sound

The Earlybird March 2, 2023 Pacific Leave a Comment

Te Anau Te Anau is a small town in the south of the South Island in New Zealand. It is …

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Queenstown

Queenstown

The Earlybird March 1, 2023 Pacific 2 Comments

Queenstown is the most popular tourist town in New Zealand – for good reason. The setting is magnificent: on the …

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Abel Tasman National Park

Nelson and the Abel Tasman National Park

The Earlybird February 27, 2023 Pacific Leave a Comment

Nelson Nelson is a small city located at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. This area is …

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Auckland

Auckland – City of Sails

The Earlybird February 25, 2023 Pacific Leave a Comment

Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand with a population of about 1.6 million people. It is known as …

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Murchison Falls National Park

The Earlybird February 19, 2023 Africa Leave a Comment

The Murchison Falls National Park (pronounced Murshon, by the locals) is located in the north west of Uganda. It’s about …

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Inle Lake

Inle Lake, Myanmar

The Earlybird October 23, 2018 Asia Leave a Comment

Inle Lake is one of Myanmar‘s top tourist attractions. It is somewhat of a backpacker centre with plenty of cheap …

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Chobe National Park Botswana

The Earlybird September 1, 2018 Africa Leave a Comment

The Chobe National Park is the number one tourist destination in Botswana. It is known as having one of, if …

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Cape Town world of birds

World of Birds, Cape Town

The Earlybird February 6, 2018 Africa Leave a Comment

World of Birds in Hout Bay near Cape Town is the largest aviary in Africa. It is one of Cape …

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Galapagos Islands

The Earlybird April 27, 2015 South America Leave a Comment

The Galapagos Islands are famous for their abundant wildlife which has no fear of humans. In fact, I don’t believe …

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Mexico Chichen Itza

Mexico: Tulum and the Mayan Riviera

The Earlybird April 14, 2015 North America 1 Comment

Tulum is an ancient Mayan city, the ruins of which are located spectacularly on the so-called “Mayan Riviera”, a fantastic …

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Mayan Ruins of Palenque

The Earlybird March 14, 2015 North America Leave a Comment

Palenque is one the big three ancient Mayan sites, the others being Chichen Itza in the Yucatan and Tikal in …

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Latest Comments

  1. Catherine on My pioneering journey in Vietnam 1994June 27, 2023

    When I visited Vietnam just 3 years later in 1997 it was still considered off the beaten track but there…

  2. The Earlybird on QueenstownMarch 2, 2023

    Thanks Zoe!

  3. Zoe whiting on QueenstownMarch 1, 2023

    As always, an interesting read with great historical insights. I notice the difference in writing when you talk about a…

  4. The Earlybird on Sumatra – Orangutan trekking and the 2004 TsunamiDecember 30, 2022

    Thanks for the feedback Björn!

  5. Björn Bartelsen on Sumatra – Orangutan trekking and the 2004 TsunamiDecember 23, 2022

    Inspiring! The section featuring Lake Toba has made an impact on my go-to places list.

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