Broome, on the north-west Australian coast, is a true tourist town, and sometimes that’s enough to make travellers want to …
Christchurch – a City of Cranes, a City in Recovery
*I visited Christchurch in September 2014. Now that more time has passed, the recovery effort is a lot more advanced. …
Why The Ningaloo Coast Needs To Be On Your Australian Bucket List
Ok, I’ll admit, I was not impressed when I arrived at Exmouth and the Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia and …
UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Where I’ve Been
I once read a post on Adventurous Kate’s travel blog about reaching her goal of visiting 100 UNESCO World Heritage …
Swimming with Giants – the Humpback Whales of Tonga
I’ll be honest – the chance to find myself swimming with humpback whales was the main reason I chose to …
Tongariro Alpine Crossing – Mordor and Back Again
Frodo, Sam, I now feel your pain. Mordor is a tough place. By Mordor I mean the actual, reality-based, non-fictional …
Whitsunday Islands – A 2-Day Sailing Adventure
The Whitsunday Islands are legendary. And for good reason – easy access to the Great Barrier Reef, white sandy beaches, …
The Colours of Uluru: Two Days in Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP
When Len Tuit approached the Australian Government in the early 1950s with plans to develop tourism around Ayer’s Rock, they …
Komodo National Park – Here There Be Dragons
For most travellers exploring the vast archipelago of Indonesia, Flores and Komodo National Park seem just a little out of …
An Uncomfortable Beauty – A Few Hours In Brunei
Brunei – a teeney tiny country nestled on the northern coast of Borneo, this small sultanate is one of the …
Mount Bromo – a Volcanic Sunrise
There are very few things in life I will get out of bed at 3am for. One of them, however, …
My Best and Worst Travel Experiences of 2016
When I started writing this post, I couldn’t decide whether to begin with the good, or with the bad. It’s …