animal encounters

Making meerkat friends in Tasmania (Australia)

In Australia, on the island of Tasmania, a fun thing you can do is go visit the meerkats. I’ve been...

Swimming with otters!

Anyone who knows me knows how excited I was to find a meerkat experience in Australia. Well, I just found...

Goats in trees in Morocco; argan oil

If you are in Morocco, one of the things you may see when driving outside of the cities is goats...

Cute animals: Koalas, wallabies, and more (Brisbane, Australia)

Cute animals: Koalas, wallabies, and more (Brisbane, Australia)

If you are in Brisbane, I recommend a stop at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.  There are over 100 koalas...

Oranjestad, Aruba – Netherlands Antilles – sightseeing and the Butterfly Farm

In addition to beaches, there are a few cultural things you can do in Aruba if your cruise lands in...

Snorkeling tips – how to have a great experience

If you are going snorkeling for the first time, there are some things you need to know to increase the...

Swimming with a fever of stingrays (Caribbean)

Swimming with a fever of stingrays (Caribbean)

Swimming with a stingray fever Yes, that’s what a group of stingrays is called. A fever.  One of the more...

Manta ray swim

In several countries around the world (including Mexico, USA-Hawaii, Thailand, Fiji, Australia, and others) you can swim with manta rays....

Panama – leafcutter ants

Panama – Leafcutter Ants It’s always fun when you, as a tourist, find something so mundane to people from the...

What to know: Royal Dolphin experience with Dolphin Discovery

When I was on a Caribbean cruise this past winter, one of the things I really wanted to do was...