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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. The Earlybird on QueenstownMarch 2, 2023

    Thanks Zoe!

  2. 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…

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

    Thanks for the feedback Björn!

  4. 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.

  5. The Earlybird on Crazy Magic Mushroom trip in TokyoSeptember 14, 2020

    Wow, that's some crazy shit man!

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