Colca Canyon in southern Peru is a remarkable place. At over 10,000 feet from top to bottom it is one of the deepest canyons in the world (almost twice as deep as the Grand Canyon). Colca Canyon is as deep as the Pyrenees are tall. We spent a few days enjoying the incredible scenery and … Read More
After spending a week in Uppsala for a DNA barcoding workshop as part of my PhD I decided to delay my flight home by five days so I could do some hiking and nature photography in Sweden. I rented a car on the Friday afternoon after the workshop ended and drove 500km north up to … Read More
From my time exploring New Zealand and Australia last year, seeing Dingoes on K’Gari was definitely the most goosebump-inducing experience! K’Gari, also known by the colonial name of Fraser Island, is the largest sand island in the world. K’Gari is a word from the local aboriginal people’s language that means “paradise”. With hundreds of kilometers … Read More