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Kiboko – May Desktop Wallpaper

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Hyppopotamus in Swahili is ‘Kiboko’ – Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ©theexplorerslens.com

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Adventure Travel News – Wine Tour, Maps and Happiness

A pinch of wanderlust wimsy, a dash of online outdoor adrenaline, and a whole lot of lazy-sauce goes into Adventure Travel News.

If you are reading this we are:

a) too busy with our own ‘fun’ adventure,
b) too caught up reading about to other people’s epic travels,
c) too lazy to produce original content, or
d) all of the above …psstt when in doubt always select ‘all of the above’.

Here’s what caught our attention this month…

Seat Sale – North Korea

As a service to Canadians our goverment’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade publishes travel advisories for those travelling abroad. Of particuar interest is the latest interactive foreign travel warnings and recommendations travel map. The usual suspects in red.

Malbec Day Extension

We hope everyone recovered from World Malbec Day celebrations! If you’ve developed a fondness for the grape (I hear it’s ‘new’) we’d highly recommend a trip to Mendoza and spend at least a couple of days touring the fantastic wineries the region has to offer – Times Colonist – Mendoza Wine Tour Article.

Google Gets High

More maps… Google has expanded its’ mapping empire to include some the highest and remote areas on earth. Now places like Kilimanjaro and Everest are ‘explorable’ by us arm chair adventurers. Skip the crampons and click the following link to begin your google maps high altitude mountain adventure.

Grizzly Day – Gaining Support

Have a look at this video and tell me you don’t support Grizzly Day – Banff National Park Grizzly Video. Not sure what Grizzly Day is… check it out here – Grizzly Day – Let’s Make it a Thing.

Free Stuff!!!

The fine folks at Craft&Vision are offering their latest ‘make you a better photographer’ ebook – Craft & Vision 2 – More Great Ways to Make Stronger Photographs free! Click the link and download pdf file.

Travel Happiness Survey Results

Okay… Who wants to admit to being the 8% whom prefer to travel without their other (often ‘better’ for a reason) half? Survey infographic here.

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Generations – April Desktop Wallpaper

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Elephant family foraging – Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ©theexplorerslens.com

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Six Meters – March Desktop Wallpaper

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Lioness up close and personal – Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ©theexplorerslens.com

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Tusker – February Desktop Wallpaper

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Adult male elephant (tusker) – Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania ©theexplorerslens.com

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