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Drawing of the green bamboo forest at Arashiyama

Exploring Kyoto’s Beautiful Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

December 20, 2017

Kyoto’s eye-catching bamboo forest is called Arashiyama, and you’ve probably seen photos of it before. The forest is dense and tall, and wandering through it is a lovely, elemental experience, feeling completely enveloped by these hollow giants.

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Encountering big fat greedy monkeys in Uluwatu

May 13, 2014

The beach was at the bottom of the cliff, and inside a cave. At low tide, Suluban Beach at Blue Point in south Bali can be an amazing place to see some coral reefs.

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Spotting wildlife in Costa Rica

March 3, 2013

The quest for the scarlet macaw was beginning! The quest took place in the Osa Peninsula, a jungle region sprouting off the south west of Costa Rica’s slender frame. By all reports, this was one of the richest wildlife spotting destinations on earth. We arrived in gateway town Puerto Jimenez; getting here took two buses … More Spotting wildlife in Costa Rica

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Drawing of a green tree snake in malaysia

Solo backpacking in Bako National Park

May 14, 2012

“Enjoy it, man”, T said as I walked past, a backpacker from Liverpool who was travelling with his New Zealander girlfriend, S. “Will do”, I replied, as I set off into the jungle. I had met them days earlier in Kuching, capital city of Sarawak, on the West Coast of Borneo.

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