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We often watch the Big Duck Boat belting around the bay and islands chasing whales and Dolphins, and thought it was about time we went and checked it! We had a great time - sadly no whales as the season has finished, but we saw sealions and loads of dolphins, and finally got to see

Our third trip to Japan!  We just love it there for so many reasons - the people, the food, the scenery - the respect! This time we started in Okinawa, basing ourselves in Naha and hiring a car to explore the island, which felt like a cross between Hawaii and Cairns to me. The weather

In March 2026 my great pal Steve and I hopped on a plane to go and visit another pal, Geoff, who I had worked with way back at Hostworks and remained good friends with.  Geoff had just bought a 40 foot Catamaran and was preparing to start some extensive travels. After landing we hit the

It's always  been a dream to go on a (Camera) Safari, and this year we made it happen!  We started out with 2 days in Kruger National Park, spent a couple more in Capetown, then flew on to Zimbabwe where we stayed in an amazing lodge and cruised the Zambesi River having drinks and nibbles.

I have been a big fan of Meross gear for years, using it where possible to power my automated home. Recently though, I received an email from Meross giving me 72 hours to fix an "issue" that my equipment was sending messages to their cloud server at an unaceptable rate. The email contained no information

Japan was so good we had to go back again! This trip we got off the main Island and hired a car to drive around the island of Shikoku. We based ourselves in Kochi, the capital city. The island is beautiful, and we had a great time exploring. You can see my photos HERE And