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 fridge magnet takes me back to…Botswana

According to a recent survey, the humble fridge magnet is the UK’s favourite holiday souvenir. It makes sense, really – it’s light, small and something you will see every day to remind you of your trip. Now Daniel Scott Kitchens, an…

The Best Gadgets To Take On A Hunting Trip

Buying the latest gadgets and tools for your hobby can sometimes get out of hand. Before you know it, your bank balance is empty, and the garage is full of every possible item under the sun that will no doubt…

You Are Never Too Old to Travel

Photo by Unknown // CC0 1.0 Traveling in its basic form is just getting from one place to another, but unsurprisingly it can be much more than that. One of the greatest things about it is that you are most…

Pearls of the Costa Brava – Begur

Introduction This is the fourth article in the series detailing some of the many highlights of the Costa Brava in Catalonia. In case you missed them, you can read about Blanes here, all about Tossa de Mar in this article, about…