Jana Drew

The Grand Canyon Helicopter Sunset Tour A powerful and inspiring landscape, the Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size; 446km long, up to 29km wide, and 1.6km's deep. We will let the picture tell you the thousand words of this remarkable place.... read more

The famous California Coast You cant go to California and be in LA and not visit the famous Santa Monica beach where Bay Watch was filmed. So that’s exactly what we did! We also were lucky enough to stay with Jessica’s lovely mum at Long Beach (for those of you who are Sublime fans) and went to Jess’ local pub where skaters and surfers hang out in the evening. We spent a few hours down at Huntington Beach and also had a quick look at Laguna Beach. We later went down to visit Drews cousin who lives at Newport beach (Orange County) where the famous OC is filmed. It was so nice to meet some of Drews family and spend the night with some local people who were living in such a beautiful place. What we ... read more

Situated on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, Flor de la Amazonía Animal Rescue Centre is a volunteer based non-profit organization striving to help the native animals of South America and the indigenous communities of Ecuador. The Flor de la Amazonía Animal Rescue Centre, locally known as "Wayra Urku", was created out of necessity for a rehabilitation centre for a wide diversity of Amazonian wildlife. These animals have sadly been victims of trafficking, destruction of their natural habitat or mistreatment, still too common today in Ecuador and South America in general. The Flor de la Amazonía Animal Rescue Centre is responsible for rescuing these wild animals from captivity, commonly found tied up with ropes or chains or kept in tiny cages with no water or food. Once they arrive at our centre their rehabilitation process begins ... read more

The Inca Trail is Peru's best known hike, combining a stunning mix of Inca ruins, mountain scenery, lush cloud-forest and rich subtropical jungle. Over 250 species of orchid have been counted in the Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary, as well as numerous birds such as hummingbirds, waterfowl and the majestic Andean Condor. The trek itself was challenging in some parts, but was rewarding all the way through. There were defiantly times when we both wished hills were none existent in the world and our legs hurt and our lungs were screaming out for oxygen amongst the thinnest air at 4200m above sea level. Though here is some proof that despite all the pain we made it and loved it! For those who have time or are bludging at work, here is a lengthy over view about the ... read more

Our 4 day jeep journey was filled with lots of driving so for this blog we will just give you a few interesting facts about our journey through the Altiplano desert and salt flats where Bolivia meets the sky. • Uyuni salt flats are a vast 12 000m2 • The temperature can drop to a chilling -15degrees while during the day it can reach up to 40 degrees • 16 000 years ago this large salt flat was covered by a great lake • Flamingos cover the Laguna Colorada, warmed by hot springs • The Island in the middle of the salt flats is called Inca Wasi - meaning “Home of the Inca.” • Also known as Incahuasi Island, it is outcropped y Cacti and fossilised algae. • Vicunas in the Altiplano. They are 3 feet ... read more