Swimming in Underground Lakes is Scary but Cool ! The Mayan Riviera is famous for its hundreds of cenotes that are found in abundance in amongst the jungle. Cenotes are underground lakes that form when rain water filters through the limestone surface filling the cavernous spaces below with clear, fresh

Treacherous Climb up a Sacrificial Pyramid in the Jungle Coba is an ancient Maya city on the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula dating back to 600AD. It a 45 min drive from Tulum and a wonderful day trip into the jungle to discover more about the ancient Mayans & Toltecs. Unfortunately Coba

Chasing Gators in the Everglades Very cool day speeding around the Everglades on an Airboat, looking for Alligators. I cant believe how many we saw lurking in the water with just their eyes peeking out at us. The Airboat threw some serious 360º spins, I was sitting right at the

ZZ Ninja Kid and the Giant “Ninja” Turtles When our cruise stopped in St Maarten, a Dutch/French Island in the West Indies for a day we wanted to go on a snorkelling boat trip to check out some of the Caribbean sea-life. Having seen some of the massive groups organised

ZZ really enjoyed learning to wakeboard in Greece so we “googled” somewhere in Barcelona where we could give it another go. We found a cool looking place called MalaMar WakePark in Montgat, about 10 mins drive up the Maresme Coast from Barcelona, or 20 mins on the train. We put

  I always swore an all inclusive beach resort wasn’t my kind of vacation, I imagined a dreadful combination of 18-30’s “Magaluf-ers” in a Butlins/”Hi de Hi” environment (Brits of a certain age will remember the 80’s TV Show): Bingo, Karaoke, queueing up for school dinner food in canteen-like dining

  There’s nothing like a 6 year old kid on a mission to learn something that appears to be in the realm of adults and uber cool teenagers. I’m sure the wake-boarding instructors at Neilson Holidays Sivota resort will remember the morning when out of the blue a little blond

Pukas Surf Eskola transformed ZZ Ninja Kid into a “Surf Dude” at 4 years old