Screw "The Big Five" African Animals. Here is My Real Top (Twenty) 5

Screw “The Big Five” African Animals: Here is My Real Top (Twenty) 5 Animals!

“The animal instinct in me” – Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries). Don’t you hate it when some buck eejit decides on a final list and they expect you to adhere to it. They are right. Everybody else is wrong. And they try to destroy everyone who disagrees with it. That is how I feel about the Read more about Screw “The Big Five” African Animals: Here is My Real Top (Twenty) 5 Animals![…]

Sleeping in a Crocodile Farm!! Our Jaw Inspiring Stay at Chobe Crocodile Cottage in Botswana

Sleeping in a Crocodile Farm!! Our Jaw Inspiring Stay at Chobe Crocodile Cottage in Botswana

On my second trip to Botswana, in 2020 I visited the north of the country. We crossed in from Zimbabwe at Kazungula and decided to stay overnight in a crocodile farm. This was certainly another crazy adventure and another interesting sleeping location to add to our repertoire. I had read about this Crocodile Farm in Read more about Sleeping in a Crocodile Farm!! Our Jaw Inspiring Stay at Chobe Crocodile Cottage in Botswana[…]

Backpacking in Botswana: Touring Chobe Crocodile Farm Near Kasane

Backpacking in Botswana: Touring Chobe Crocodile Farm Near Kasane

African experiences generally throw in animal surprises when you least expect it. My second visit to Botswana was no exception. In May 2016, whilst I was on a lost luggage challenge with Money Supermarket I ended up in Senegal and The Gambia. The Gambia trip gave me the chance to get up close and personal Read more about Backpacking in Botswana: Touring Chobe Crocodile Farm Near Kasane[…]

Stroking Crocodiles at Kachikally Pool, Bakau, The Gambia

Stroking Crocodiles at Kachikally Pool, Bakau, The Gambia

“There goes the fear. There it goes.” – The Doves. When you leave your hometown gloriously behind, these are the days you live for. The idea of stroking and touching a fully alive, awake and undrugged crocodile had me buzzing. There’s no time for any scaredy cat nonsense here. You run on adrenalin and you Read more about Stroking Crocodiles at Kachikally Pool, Bakau, The Gambia[…]

el salvador boat tour

Backpacking in El Salvador: Boat Tour of Crocodile Creek at Mangrove Forest, Barra de Santiago

Yet another exciting post today on my journey backpacking in El Salvador. After finding a paradise right by the Pacific Ocean at Capricho Beach House, I booked myself on a boat tour around the protected waters of the Mangrove Forest. The area I was staying in is called Barra de Santiago and it is a Read more about Backpacking in El Salvador: Boat Tour of Crocodile Creek at Mangrove Forest, Barra de Santiago[…]