After a fascinating five week exploration of Japan, @adventuresaroundasia and I are back in Australia for the holidays!
It was hard to say goodbye to a country in which we’d made so many memories. Dawn explorations of Fushimi Inari, geisha spotting in K… https://t.co/mY2wJQBFAn
Arishiyama bamboo forest in Kyoto was one of those “expectation vs. reality” experiences.
After seeing countless photos of this famous walkway and its towering bamboo, it was a bit of a (not unexpected) disappointment to contend with hordes of fellow to… https://t.co/tQgmI3cJTk
It is with a heavy heart that, despite determined attempts by rangers and @GorillaDoctors, Virunga National Park has lost one of it's beautiful silverbacks, Noël. Noël's sweet temperament will be greatly missed: https://t.co/7l5tXXaYBB
Virunga is working to help provide electricity to communities living around the national park. The development of this infrastructure is creating jobs, and with it helping build peace and prosperity in Eastern Congo. #HumanRightsDay