Gone West Blog

FROM THE HIGHLY GLACIATED AREAS OF THE FJORDS ON THE WEST COAST OR THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PLATEAUS INLAND, TO THE SOUTHERN SANDY BEACHES AND FROZEN PLAINS OF THE FAR NORTH,...

When thinking of the African continent, pictures of starving children and ferocious animals are conjured in the minds eye. Africa is a destination for the wild at heart - those seeking adventure who...

ARRIVING AT A SMALL COVE AT MILLER’S POINT, NEAR SIMON’S TOWN, FALSE BAY, A FORTY FIVE MINUTE DRIVE FROM CAPE TOWN, I FOUND IT HARD TO RECONCILE THE FLAT CALM...

Saigon to Hanoi: A thousand miles of a thousand hello’s “HELLO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?!”   Dozens of school children littered the road, beaming with delight at the opportunity to...

SLOUCHED IN THE SOFT DEEP POW! PHOTO:JOE GOSNEY More comfortable than any easyboy, breathing hard after one of the best tree runs of the day, quite possibly my life, I sense...

NEPAL IS A PLACE FILLED WITH SOUND, LIGHT, ENERGY AND WARMTH. RIVERS FLOW, BIRDLIFE SINGS....   PHOTO: J.H The geography is incredibly diverse ranging from the highest mountain range in...

EXPEDITION EXCITEMENT  Diving into the sheer blue, 3000m of ocean plunging straight down below us, we levelled off at around 25m, with just the hint of the reef in sight...

RAISED UP ON IT’S HAUNCHES, TEETH BARED, SHOULDERS HUNCHED, THE MASSIVE TIGER WAS READY TO POUNCE. As I looked around me, I felt like I was in the middle of...