Andy Higgs

Andy Higgs

I know what it's like to go from being a crazy backpacker without a care in the world, via being a vaguely sensible parent to being an adventurer once more. In other words, evolving into a Grown-up Traveller. Like everyone else, I love to travel, have visited a lot of countries and all that but my big thing is Africa. I also own and run The Grown-up Travel Company as a travel designer creating personalised African itineraries for experienced adventurers

How to Make Travel Days More Exciting

Many of us spend a significant portion of our lives in transit, whether we are on our way to see friends or travelling to the airport for a well-deserved holiday. While the anticipation of reaching our destination can be exciting,…

What you need to know about an Everest Base Camp trek

The Himalayas have long drawn the world’s most adventurous people. From George Mallory and Andrew Irvine’s fateful attempt on Everest in 1924 to recent successes by climbers like Kenton Cool, the “roof of the world” continues to beckon those seeking…