Indonesia’s wildly diverse eco-systems harbour an incredible variety of animals. Orangutans are the stars of the show at Camp Leakey.

A long hairy arm extends over my shoulder, fingers tickle my torso. I reach around to hold her hand behind my back, like we’re canoodling at the cinema hoping no one will notice. She turns to me and smiles. Her mouth is full of stinky sweet durian and her lower lip protrudes comically.

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Sri Lanka continues to seduce in surprising ways.

Chamindah stops the van. He turns around, smiles at me and points to a large tortoise trying to cross the road. I climb out, pick it up and place it gently near a tree in the direction it was travelling. Chamindah clasps his hands together giving thanks to Buddha and we set off towards the rock monastery fortress of Sigiriya.

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Greece is going through a rough time. Unemployment is high and wages have nose-dived. What hasn’t changed is Greek hospitality, which continues to be boisterously generous. Though times may be hard, the Greek spirit is strong.

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LA is a megalopolis.  

I keep trying to get my head around its ever increasing expansion but it’s a tough mental challenge.

Santa Monica is like an escape hatch from urban sprawl. It’s a perfect town within a city so why not make it a base of operations while exploring the rest of LA?

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Canberra’s surprisingly delectable delights compete for attention. Memorials, museums and politicians’ haunts get the lion’s share of the national capital’s attention. This is no longer a fair go…

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Where we’ve been

Aboriginal Culture Australia Australian Wildlife Bali Bangkok Business Travel California Chicago coral reef crocodiles Cultural History eco-tourism Elephants Endangered Species Endangered Wildlife Fraser Island Gourmet dining Great Barrier Reef Hawaii Humpback Whales Indonesia Islamic Culture Italy Myanmar New Zealand Northern Territory Organic food Oslo Polynesia Queensland Rutherglen Scuba diving Shopping SouthEast Asia South Island sustainable tourism Sustainable Travel Thailand Tigers Turkey USA Victoria Vietnam Volcanoes Wine Tourism

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