-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Kanishka Wadhwa on Meet Lewis
- Inca Jungle Trek on Lewis looks back at his incredible worldwide itinerary
- Janette on Spanish in Latin America
- Helen Molloy on Lewis the Lion is homeward bound
- Sue and AJ on Lewis the Lion is homeward bound
Archives
Categories
Meta
Tag Archives: educational travel blog for children
Lewis meets a bird with the biggest wingspan on the planet: the albatross
Lewis the Lion had a true finale to his New Zealand trip when he visited the East coast fishing town of Kaikoura. Kaikoura means ‘meal of cray’ and once upon a time people used to come to catch whales. Nowadays … Continue reading
Lewis watches Helen take a dunking as she goes white-water rafting
One of the activities on Helen’s list of things to do as she and Lewis the Lion journeyed around the world was to do some whitewater rafting and New Zealand had a top reputation for being one of the best … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion gets snowed in near Mount Cook!
Do you remember a little while ago that Lewis the Lion had a view of Mount Cook from a distance? (See the photo above). Well now he was going to get up close as the Stray Bus would take him … Continue reading
Lewis sails across to New Zealand’s most southerly island: Stewart Island
Looking out to sea, Lewis the Lion wanted to see if he could see Stewart Island in the distance, New Zealand’s most southerly island. He was stood on a blustery Bluff headland next to some directional signs and from here … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion meets a real life dinosaur (almost!)
After leaving the quaint Gunn’s Camp, Lewis the Lion headed to New Zealand’s southernmost city, Invercargill. Like its next door sister city, Dunedin, Invercargill shares many similarities with Scotland and indeed has many Scottish influences. Because it is so far south, there … Continue reading
Lewis gets his face sprayed by the spectacular fiords of Milford Sound
Yet again, Lewis the Lion proved to be one very lucky lion. His new Stray Bus driver, Jugs, picking him up from Queenstown was giving his new passengers a commentary about their journey over the next few days and by … Continue reading
Lewis swings on the highest swing in the world!
Lewis the Lion kept dreaming he was falling; falling fast and hard but strangely he never quite hit the ground. His mind must have been going into overdrive in preparation for one of the most daring things he’d done on … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion tries to puzzle it out at Puzzle World
Lewis the Lion arrived in the picturesque lakeside town of Wanaka on Saturday, 29th September 2012. This was a special day because that night the clocks would move forward one hour for New Zealand springtime. Lewis the Lion was glad … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion learns about New Zealand’s National Bird: the Kiwi
Lewis the Lion was intrigued to learn more about New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi, after all, he’d seen so many road signs up around the place telling motorists to take care that he wanted to know a little bit … Continue reading