Rhiannon Browning
Rhiannon Browning

Rhiannon left England at 23 to figure out which new patch of land she would like to call home. Years later, the concept of home still evades her, but for now she’s loving life as a Backroads leader in Ireland, Switzerland, Italy and New Zealand. She graduated college with a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing and has tentative dreams to put her writing passion to good use professionally...one day! When she's not leading trips, Rhiannon dabbles in property renovation, and her happy place is in the kitchen cooking with some good music and an even better bottle of wine.

Articles Written

Vitoria Falls Sunset
September 27, 2018

Experiencing Africa's Victoria Falls

In a spectacular explosion of froth and spray, the Zambezi River plunges abruptly into a crack in the earth, like spilled water disappearing between two paving stones. Hitting the rocky bottom of the gorge, the water kicks vertically upwards, as though the shock of the river's sudden disappearance has flipped the world upside down, making rain fall from the ground. This soft mist drenches everything deeply and completely, showering tiny pinpricks on the skin like blood rushing back into sleepy limbs.

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Switzerland Cliff and Waterfall
May 23, 2018

Switzerland's Hidden Secrets

My Backroads guests and I have just piled into the Sunnbüel cable car and we're ready to ascend over 3,800 feet to begin our hike across the Gimme Pass. It's day two of our Switzerland Walking & Hiking Trip and I'm about to tell my guests something that I know nobody will believe.

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