To the Ende of the earth
It is a couple of hours of uphill switchback roads to reach Moni from the nearest airport at Ende. Moni is a village enveloped by forest at the foot of Mt Kelimutu, one of the highest peaks on Flores, Indonesia…
Go for the Komodo Dragons and scuba, but spend more time in Labuan Bajo
The internet is a funny place, full of information on anything you can imagine – how many metres in a fathom, what is the third largest natural harbour in the world, how closely related are red and standard pandas (1.829,…
Climbing and more around stunning Ao Nang, Thailand
Ao Nang sits in the south of Thailand, west of Krabi and east of Phuket. How did we end up here? Simply we were looking for some outdoor rock climbing suitable for the kids. Railay, the next bay south from…
World school: Term starts for Rafe and Odessa
September saw the start of the autumn term at Rafe and Odessa’s school at home in Chobham, which signalled the right time to get started on world schooling for the kids. Prior to leaving we had been in touch with…
Oman road trip: camping on top of the world at Jebal Akhdar
Some of the most epic tales of adventure have occurred in the desert. T. E. Lawrence fighting alongside the Arabs during the first world war, and… well anyway there’s plenty of similar tales. The desert itself is the real star…