If you’re considering visiting Borneo, Malaysia and wondering, “How much does a river safari in Borneo cost?” you’re in the right place! A river safari in Borneo typically costs between $100–$600+ per person, depending on the length of the safari, accommodation level (dorm, moderate ecolodge or luxury chalet), and what extras you decide to include […]

If you’ve been asking yourself, “What wildlife can you see on a river safari in Borneo?” let me tell you—Borneo is one of the best places in the world to see absolutely iconic animals in their natural habitat! Like everything in nature, wildlife is unpredictable and sightings are never guaranteed. But with experienced guides on […]

Borneo is one of those places you feel like you already know before you ever arrive—thanks to endless Animal Planet clips, National Geographic documentaries, and iconic images of orangutans swinging through the jungle. But actually visiting Borneo, especially the Malaysian state of Sabah, is a very different experience than watching it on a screen. As […]

For years, visiting the pyramids of Giza without a guide was the travel equivalent of juggling knives in traffic: perfectly possible, but maybe not the best decision someone could make. So when I say that in 2026 you should definitely go without one, it makes sense that your internal alarm bells are going off. So […]

If you’ve ever booked a dive trip and thought, “Cool, I paid for the package, I’m done,” only to be emotionally jump-scared by a final bill full of mysterious fees, welcome—you’re among friends. Marsa Alam dive prices are a big question for divers shopping around in Egypt for shore dives. And if you’re considering it, […]

My toxic trait is that I’ll plan an entire international trip around the possibility of seeing one specific animal during during an even more specific window of opportunity. Even if you aren’t irrationally rearranging your PTO around an obscure animal migration (yet), you probably are trying to figure out when a place is at its […]

The scuba diving in Marsa Alam is fantastic, but we both know that the fastest way to ruin a dive trip isn’t currents, sharks, or even the 6am wake-ups—it’s picking the wrong place to stay. And yes, I say this as someone who has rolled the dice on one too many “this looks fine” accommodations […]

There’s one person on every dive boat that starts a spirited debate about where the best diving in the world is—and it’s definitely not wherever you all are now 😅 I’ve heard it debated among everyone from German and Japanese divers to French, Indonesian, Korean, American, Dutch, Chinese, Australian, and aggressively confident British divers—usually while […]