When we ditched the boat and took off in a jalopy van from Bundaberg in early December, we hadn’t a clue what we were getting ourselves into. We’d done almost no research into the subject of road tripping around Oz, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Binalong Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Americans are notoriously awful with geography. It’s a 100% certainty that most Americans couldn’t point to Tasmania on a world map…. we suspect a majority couldn’t even say if it’s a real place on Earth, or just a fictional home … Continue reading
New Delhi, Rajasthan, India
Our experience over the past two weeks traveling mainly through India’s inner core cities has often left us feeling overwhelmed. The reasons have been varied – gridlocked streets, overflowing train station platforms, crowded street markets, swarms of rickshaws, hustlers, beggars, … Continue reading
Punakaike, New Zealand
The west coast of New Zealand’s south island is home to a very scenic coastline, as well as the Fox and Franz Josep glaciers. The interesting thing about seeing these glaciers today is the rate at which the have been … Continue reading
Queenstown, New Zealand
With Jason still traipsing through India, I thought it was a good time to fire up an update of my own from the Southern Hemisphere, where Dezi has joined me to spend a week exploring the south island of New … Continue reading
Hampi, Karnataka, India
Most western travelers tend to avoid southern India for arguably good reasons. It’s difficult to move around, it’s chaotic, it’s messy, and you’re constantly outside of your comfort zone. Doing it on a tight schedule like the one we’re on … Continue reading
Palolem Beach, Goa, India
Whether South Goa is a filthy dump or an epic beach destination depends entirely on your perspective. There are no nice resorts, fancy shops, white sand, or turquoise water here. Instead South Goa has shack-like huts, dirt, a long string … Continue reading