A Complete Guide to Visiting Calakmul: Ruins, Wildlife and Where to Stay

On our recent road trip through Mexico's famous Yucatán Peninsula, high on our list was the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve. I will be honest we hadn't heard of Calakmul when we first decided to travel the Yucatán, but once we started doing research, this was one destination we couldn't miss! What is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve? Where …

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Eagles along a river sandbank

Exploring Brackendale: The Bald Eagle Capital

Have you heard of Brackendale? Neither had I when I first moved to the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia. The incredible west coast of Canada, is known not only for the bucket list destinations of Whistler and Vancouver, but also its glorious temperate rainforests and huge diversity of plants and animals, both big …

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A close up of a swimming platypus.

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Twelve Platypus Playing,Eleven Mantas Mingling,Ten Turtles Tapping,Nine Whale Sharks Waiting,Eight Dingos Digging,Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree Back in 1798 when the Platypus was first discovered, british scientists thought they were a hoax created by putting different animals together! The body of …

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A two manta mating chain.

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas I Finally Got to See

Eleven Mantas Mingling,Ten Turtles Tapping,Nine Whale Sharks Waiting,Eight Dingos Digging,Seven Cassowaries,Six Emus Eating,Five Great White Sharks,Four Koalas Cuddling,Three Snapping Crocs, Two Red Kangaroos,And a Kookaburra in a Gum Tree The Manta Rays of the Ningaloo Reef have been my favourite encounter on our lap of Australia so far. Beautiful and serene creatures, especially when you find …

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