The Kiwi (Apteryx) is a flightless, nocturnal bird native to New Zealand. There are five species of Kiwi: 1 – Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) 2 – Rowi (Apteryx rowi) 3 – Tokoeka (Apteryx australis) 4 – Great Spotted Kiwi/Roroa (Apteryx haastii) 5 – Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii) Kiwi live a long life: Depending on … Continue reading Meet the Kiwi
Month: March 2015
Seven reasons to drop everything and travel Southern Africa
When I began to tell people I was heading to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe for three months on my first real overseas adventure, a whole range of reactions were thrown at me. “You are a young, solo female, you know what’ll happen to you” was the most common type of reaction, but … Continue reading Seven reasons to drop everything and travel Southern Africa
For the love of Rhinos
1,215. A 21% increase from the year before, 1,215 Rhinos were slaughtered for their horns in 2014 in South Africa alone. Two of which I saw with my very own eyes - a mother and an eight month old calf - and that image haunts me every day. By the 34th day of 2015, 54 … Continue reading For the love of Rhinos
Weird and Wonderful Travel Essentials
Last year I set out on my first overseas adventure, and it was on this trip that I learnt how to pack appropriately, or should I say, inappropriately. I left the comforts of my day-to-day and headed for Southern Africa with everything I thought I would need. Turns out, everything I thought I would need, … Continue reading Weird and Wonderful Travel Essentials
