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Kilimanjaro Kit List – What to Bring on Your Hike

Time for the fun bit - building your Kilimanjaro Kit List and buying shiny new gear! This Kilimanjaro Kit List shall

Pembrokeshire: The Best Road Trip in Wales

When trying to decide where to go on a road trip in Wales, you are faced with a lot of

What Does Eco / Ethical Tourism Even Mean?!

These terms get thrown around a lot these days: ethical travel, eco-tourism, sustainable tourism, responsible and conscious tourism. But what

Hiking Near Padstow – The Seven Bays

Cornwall offers some of the finest summer hiking in the UK due to its favourable weather and incredible coastal sea

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Chris Whittaker

Professional fun haver & good time enthusiast.

Years of embracing the unknown across the far corners of the globe, stumbling into weird and wacky adventures through a fascination of culture, people and places that were once a world away.

I would now like to help YOU create your own opportunities for adventure, whilst pushing your comfort zone and developing a deeper understanding and respect for the natural world.

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I’m an intergalactic star chasing wanderer. Fo

I’m an intergalactic star chasing wanderer. Forever seeking distance in order to feel closer to the interconnected vastness of the universe. When the clouds part and the skies are dark, I wonder whether the weather will allow me to wander once more. And never have I ever felt quite a connection than here, summit night on Mount Kilimanjaro. Featured in frame is her second highest crater, Mount Mawenzi; the Pleiades star cluster (bottom left) and the planet that no longer seems like such a world away, Mars. This post is in celebration of NASA’s Mars 2020 rover ‘Perseverance’ successfully landing yesterday. This begins the mission of researching the landscape of Mars, learning more about its past and its potential role in our future. And now I wonder, how many generations will it be until people are stood there looking back at me.
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#marsmission #perserverancerover #occupymars #spacetraveler #pleiadesstarcluster #astrophotographers #astrophotographyporn #astrophotographyarchive #mawenzi #kilimanjaroclimb #kilimanjaronationalpark #nasamars #nasa🚀 #mountaineeringlife #mountainclimbingadventures #theuniverse #theuniverseislistening

Heading back to the secret hide out! ❄️❄️

Heading back to the secret hide out! ❄️❄️❄️ Although I'm still posting image's and sharing stories from far away lands, I'm actually living in a completely different world right now. My secret hideout is up in the Scottish Highlands. That's the best thing about working in the Outdoor Industry - the freedom it gives you to move between extremes. I've been able to live and work in a diverse mix of places. The deserts of Inner Mongolia, the East African savannah, Japans powder fields, Canada's wild west coast... I didn't know at the time how fitting my IG handle would come to be. And my page certainly represents that. I will continue to share stories of far away places. It's what I enjoy and what I am passionate about. Currently I'm in the process of writing an ebook on how to do this for yourself too. It's titled: 'Get Paid to Travel the World With the Outdoor Industry'. I'd been fully winging it since 2012. I had no guidance, no friends or family in the outdoor world. No previous experience of any of the activities I now lead. Time was wasted and I never knew what my next move was. But I've learnt a hell of a lot along the way. I hope now I can help a few people out there save themselves a lot of time and money. To start living a life of freedom too! So, if you were able to right now, where in the world would you choose to go?
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#outdoorindustry #outdooradventure #outdoorinstructor #outdoorinstructorlife #guidelife #guidelifestyle #alwaysmovingforwards #outdoorjobs #snowboardinstructor #snowboardinstructors #kayakguide #travellingthoughtheworld #freedomtotravel #gotravelyourway #exploretheworld🌎 #worldexplorers #glencoescotland #britain_outdoors #moodyscenes #snowyroads

Happy Valentines Day everyone! What an absolute

Happy Valentines Day everyone! What an absolute power couple does this pair of elephants make?! That being said, it's important not to anthropomorphise when observing wildlife. This means, not applying human characteristics to incredibly complicated animal behaviours. Although a female may choose to mate with a male more than once over her life span, and a male elephant may also show protective behaviours over a certain female - they do not in fact mate for life. Elephants use their trunks as a way of greeting one another and for communicating. It has been observed as a behaviour to show affection, to console a grieving elephant or just to give a friendly 'jambo!' I think one thing we can conclude is that these two are certainly fond of one another. Share this to help spread some love today! And feel free to tag your current trunk-mate below. 🐘🐘🐘
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#HappyValentines #happvalentinesday #valentinesday2021 #elephantsinlove #elephantlovers #elephantsafari #elephantgang #elephantspotting #loveelephants #elephantbehaviour #reallywild #elephantsofig #elephantappreciationday #elephantsinthewild #tarangirenationalpark #tarangire #tanzaniaunforgettable #naturelovers🍃 #feltcutemightdeletelateridk

Just Keep Driving. It's hard to believe this was

Just Keep Driving. It's hard to believe this was a little over a year ago now... What's even harder to believe is the story of how I got my seat in this truck, driving along the cones edge of one of Santo Antão's volcanically formed mountain ridge lines - having been flown across the entire Atlantic Ocean by the good people of @craghoppers for their SS20 photoshoot. I've rattled my brain for months trying to think of a good way of getting this story out and I feel that the time is ever drawing closer to it being told. It's long. Has many details, twists, turns and all of it completely unplanned. It started in 2018, involves a 4,645 km round-trip drive, (little under half of that being covered in just 3 days) a trip to the Amazon rainforest with just 8 days prior notice, to then get back in time for the first day of my new job starting 10 hours after my return flight touched down. And that's only the beginning. There were challenges every step of the way. But it all began with one thing, saying 'yes'. The 'how' comes later. This story may be told in an article, in my newsletter or maybe even on a podcast or video if anyone knows someone with the right platform? I'm not sure yet. Whatever the case, sit tight. Because it's a hell of a story and I urge you all to... just keep driving.
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#justkeepdriving #keepdriving #roadtrip🚗 #adventuretales #adventurewrite #adventuretraveller #epicroads #mountain_lovers #mountainpass #mountainpassion #santoantao #santoantão #capeverde #capeverdeislands #experiencelifethroughtravel #keepliving #keeplivinglife #greenlights

As Happy as a Hippo in the Rain 🦛🦛🦛 Is

As Happy as a Hippo in the Rain 🦛🦛🦛 Is that a saying? Most probably not. I've just made it up and I'd like to use it to add value to your life. For most people, rain is seen as a negative thing. It makes us cold, wet, damp and has an adverse effect on our mood. When it rains, we look out the window and describe the weather as 'miserable'. We chose to respond in this way. And it is a choice. But why? The rain brings with it much needed water for crops and animals. Their survival depends on it. It's absorbed by the forests; the plants, trees and fungi. In parts of Africa: RAIN. IS. LIFE. It brings prosperity to places that are on the brink of death. Places that go for months without it. They pray for rain. Many cultures dance for and perform ceremonies calling on the Gods to bring them rain. So the next time it rains, try to reframe your own emotional response to the event. As you too can be just as happy as a hippo in the rain. ✌
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#happyasahippo #hippopotamuses #hipposofinstagram #hippos #feeltherain #rainydays☔️ #rainydayvibes #moodyscenes #moodyphotography #wildanimalsafari #reframeyourmind #mindsetiskey #conqueryourmind #rainyscenes #wildlifeimages #inthewild #africanwildlifephotography #serengetisafari #loveafrica #tanzania🇹🇿 #tanzaniaunforgettable

Added some new ones to the Pokédex! I'll be hon

Added some new ones to the Pokédex! I'll be honest, I'm not much of a 'twitcher' myself (yes that's actually what bird people call themselves), but every single day in Tanzania I was seeing something I'd never seen before in my entire life. Some amazing creatures. Some colourful, some camouflaged and some straight up ready to tear your face off mean looking. Which is your favourite? 1. Kingfisher
2. Lilac-breasted Roller
3. Crested Eagle
4. Hornbill
5. Black Kite
6. African Scops Owl - very rare! If you're a twitcher and want to see some of these guys with your own eyes - come join me on an African safari!
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#twitcher #twitchersofinstagram
#twitchersparadise #twitchers #birdperson #birdingdaily #birdgram #birdpeople #lovebirds❤️ #wildlifeimages #kingfishersofinstagram #scopsowl #wildeagle #blackkite #hornbill #wildlifeportraits #africanwildlifephotography #safaritanzania

Maasai women collecting sodium deposits. Lake Na

Maasai women collecting sodium deposits. Lake Natron has such high alkaline levels that the corrosive water will burn the skin an eyes of almost all animals, including humans. Temperatures can reach 60c with a pH level of 10.5. This keeps predators away and allows the few that can handle these conditions to thrive. Such as the 2.5 million flamingos that breed here - that's about 75% of the global lesser flamingo population. As the water evaporates, salt deposits are left behind in the mud flats. The women can then collect these salt slabs and take them to market.
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#maasaipeople #maasi #maasaiculture #maasaitribe #maasailife #maasaimarket #maasaiwomen #realworld #saltflats #sodium #ph10 #culturetrips #lakenatron #realtravel #natron #workingwoman #realadventure #realafrica #culturallearnings #tanzaniaunforgettable

Just a pair of sad cats caught out in the rain. .

Just a pair of sad cats caught out in the rain.
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#catsintherain #wetcat #wetcats #WAP #catsofinstagram #catsofig #cheetahsofinstagram #cheetahs #serengeticheetah #cheetahlicious #wildlifeportraits #wildlifesafari #reallywild #moodynature #moodynature_elite #serengetisafari #serengetiwildlife #africanrain #thisisafrica🌍 #tanzaniaunforgettable #tanzania🇹🇿

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