by Anthony | Jan 28, 2026 | _featured, Australia, New Zealand
It’s the shire. They built this for the firs one, then tore it down- then came back and built it, for good. The farmer let them use the land, and they pull 10’s of millions each year in tourism. The farmer gets half. We get an incredible walk through a...
by Anthony | May 3, 2024 | _featured, Africa
Most of the time, small planes aren’t really that much more than the commercial airliners. Also, if you’re in a county like Kenya or a continent like Africa- trying to travel with just the roads can be challenging, dangerous, and sometimes just a waste of...
by Anthony | Mar 22, 2024 | _featured, Brasil, Santarem, South America
The Tapajos National Forest, created in 1974, is part of a protected area that is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Conservation of Biodiversity. It’s an exciting look at the Amazon rain forest. Make sure you bring water, a snack, and (although there are...
by Anthony | Nov 16, 2023 | _featured, Africa, Madagascar
You might not know it- Madagascar is huge. Also, their roads are (to be gentle) under developed. This makes travel take longer. Most people fly into Antananarivo (‘tana) because it’s the main city, right in the middle. Andasibe, however, is a place on the...
by Anthony | Nov 8, 2023 | _featured, Africa, Anjajavy, Madagascar
The Baobab tree is amazing, it’s a succulent.. yeah. Some of them are thousands of years old. One of them (which I didn’t see, but was in Madagascar) was so large they carved a small bar into it. The Baobab is also called “reniala” (“mother of the forest”)...
by Anthony | Oct 29, 2023 | _featured, Africa, Tanzania
Epic. Take a close look at the Lion that was noticeably scared of the balloon. This is the sun rising. It’s too hot to fly during the day. We go at 4am to take off by first light, around...
