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

Visiting Orlando’s theme parks

If you have children (or a still a child at heart) then at some point the idea of visiting theme parks is almost guaranteed to come up in conversation. I actually hadn’t expected it to do so, as I was…

Marmaris – Your Next Turkish Adventure?

Image Credit: Unsplash Turkey is a great holiday destination for tourists and, with a long coastline of beaches, there is plenty to do for families as well as groups of friends. While there are a few popular areas, Marmaris is…

72 Hours in Hong Kong

The Kowloon Peninsula at night – Photo by chiyuen, CC BY-SA 3.0 This former British colony — Hong Kong rejoined the Chinese state government in 1997 — consists of the Kowloon Peninsula and 263 separate islands. A real economic center of…

Cruise Your Way Around The World

Photo credit: thephantomzone2018 MSC – Meraviglia via photopin (license) Who doesn’t dream about seeing the world? Not many of us, that’s for sure. Yet turning dreams into reality is not always easy, and just the idea of planning a world…

Hit the road in Andalucia, Spain

Photo credit: Jose Luis RDS Málaga. La Alcazaba via photopin (license) Introduction Nothing quite beats the freedom of a road trip – with your own transport you can travel as you wish, stopping when and where you want to. If…

Best way to Enjoy Greece for First Time Travellers

Photo credit: [Ananabanana] 2008-10-09aa Little Streets via photopin (license) With crystalline water, venerable ancient sites and sparkling white beaches, Greece invites you to embrace all manner of fun you would like to enjoy. This is a vast country with sufficient…

How to Choose a Girls Perfect Travelling Backpack

Photo credit: sinkdd red shoes via photopin (license) Choosing the right backpack is a great deal as it enhances your traveling experience. There are so many considerations that have to be factored in making the right selection. They include but…

Best Diver Gears

Photo credit: dchrisoh IMG_0537 via photopin (license) Anyone who has tried scuba diving understands that this is a sport that is addictive and once you try the first time you will definitely want more. For a perfect experience, you should…