Archive for June 2015

Skiing in the Sizzling Middle East

By The Salem Explorers | June 11, 2015 |

(Zara) After a long, red eye flight from Australia to Abu Dhabi, I woke up in a new hotel room in the Middle East. I opened my curtains for the first time to see where I was – Dubai. The windows were sandblasted and where the skyscrapers ended, a desolate, sandy desert began. It seemed as…

Remarkable Reef

By The Salem Explorers | June 9, 2015 |

(Maya) The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef on the planet. We recently visited this astonishing underwater world. We have been on a boat for five days with amazing weather and views. We did at least one dive and a snorkel every day. Our boat departed off Lizard Island, which sadly had just…