As with South Africa, Australia was something of a bolt-on to our travel plans. Don’t get me wrong - I’ve had many friends disappear to Australia for a year or so and come back tanned, about 2 stone lighter, and raving about how good it is. But for
Before going on one myself, when I thought of safaris, I had the same mental picture as the one I presume you have. Dusty, dry, arid landscapes, interspersed with some lions hiding under the shade of a shrivelled tree or a dehydrated-looking elephant. Imagine my surprise, then, when we arrived
The Big Two on my travel bucket list were always, unquestionably, New Zealand and Japan. Being a bit of a bumpkin at heart, I love being outside. I have frequently been told I have “Golden Retriever Energy”, and I choose to accept this statement as being happy on walks and
This has been a long time coming. My name is Matt Underhill, and in 2021, I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, a type of blood cancer. For the next three years, I underwent various rounds of intensive and maintenance chemotherapy, a full cycle of total-body radiotherapy, and finally a