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

A city guide to Edmonton

Photo credit: WherezJeff via photopin cc The city of Edmonton is located in the Canadian state of Alberta, enjoying the status of the most northern city in North America. With a population pushing 1.3 million, thriving gas and oil industries,…

What to Do in 24 Hours in Belfast

Belfast has undergone a transition of sorts over the past few decades. It used to be a scene of great violence where not many right-thinking individuals would want to go for a visit. But all that has now changed. It…

Guide to Roman cuisine

Italian cuisine is often lumped into one category – a process smoothed by generic tourist-orientated restaurants in major cities – but the fact is that every city has its own distinctive cuisine, and Rome is no different. When visiting the…