Australia: 5 Tips for Sydney Travellers
We asked Tara Blair to share her top 5 tips for Sydney! Tara writes for a number of leading websites and online news sources covering business, finance, her holiday experiences and other topics that...
View Article10 Questions from Contiki!
Thank you to Contiki Blog for a wonderful interview asking me TEN GREAT QUESTIONS including: When and where did you first travel by yourself, and why did you choose that particular destination? Will...
View ArticleWhy SHOULD you TRAVEL?
By Lee Abbamonte Travel opens your eyes and your mind to a whole new world. Travel enables you to see the world through other peoples eyes and from other points of view. Travel increases your awareness...
View ArticleTime Traveling Back to Nimbin
A road sign, in case you are in need of guidance Did someone put a couple drops of acid in my organic oat bran waffle? Oh no, they didn’t, I’m just in Nimbin. Nestled in the surrounding rainforest is...
View ArticleSydney, Australia. A Place I Love.
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Sara Hardman from England. Thanks for your entry Sara! Is it possible for a city to break your heart? If it is, it’s Sydney and it...
View ArticleFor the Love of Burma
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Victoria Milner from Australia. Thanks for your entry Victoria! Love is such a strong word, and one that is used way too...
View ArticleSolo Travel
This is an entry in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest written by Max Philipson from Australia. Thanks for your entry Max! It’s so super easy to meet people when you’re traveling. Except that...
View ArticleAustralia: The Climb
Australia: The Climb My neck hurts from looking up so much. “It’s high,” I whisper to my husband standing next to me. “It is,” he says more confidently than me. My shaking hand grips the cold metal...
View ArticleAustralia: Adventurous Outback Getaways
The Australian Outback is one of those unique places that everyone should explore at least once in their lifetime. Image courtesy of craggy/flickr.com The Outback refers to the large dry inland area of...
View ArticleDon’t Let Your Ship Set Sail Without You!
Thank you to Nellie Huang for publishing my review of Torre Deroche’s novel, Love with a Chance of Drowning in Wild Junket. My review begins: Many people ”lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the...
View ArticleMelbourne, Australia: Be Brave and Busk
The heavy red curtain falls to the ground. It’s intermission, and the audience spills out of the Center Stage Theatre, buzzing from the musical energy of the show. A 9 year old in a little pink dress,...
View ArticleAustralia: The Head of the Carpet Snake
I waited at my hostel on Magnetic Island, sipping my coffee and eating my breakfast, until my travelling companion for the day arrived. Our goal was Mount Cook, a 497-meter peak in the middle of the...
View ArticleAustralia: Hello, Highwire Tightrope
As I clawed my way up the massive trunk, the bark of the tree crunched between my toes. My scrappy ascent was an ungraceful scamper at best. A few grunts and giggles later, I had wriggled my way up....
View ArticleTravelling is Independence
Is travelling independence? Sure it is. Travelling is a journey, just like life is a journey. When you are travelling you are completely free, free from responsibilities of life and free from the...
View ArticleTraveling Around the World…in Sin
Thank you to Amy Sommer at Westside Today for her story, Traveling Around the World…in Sin about our memoir, Traveling in Sin. “Traveling in Sin” is a love story and travel memoir rolled in to a...
View ArticleUnited States bombs the Great Barrier Reef?
A Marine AV-8B Harrier fighter jet takes off from an amphibious assault ship. (UPI Photo/Noel Danseco/US Navy) What is the real cost of the United States bombing of the Great Barrier Reef? By Jeremy...
View ArticleFreedom Trekking Aussie Style
I just bought the ticket. Australia had been a life long dream, peppered with tales of wonder from all the Aussies I knew. A ten-day excursion did not seem right. Traveling half way around the world,...
View ArticleAustralia: Fishing for Zen
Although we didn’t have much light left because of the late start, the views were incredible and the company was great. A 15 minute barefoot walk had taken us out to the other side of the bay and our...
View ArticleAustralia: Heading West – Windorah Bound
Part 1: Heading West – Windorah Bound We left the Sunshine Coast at 3:30 AM with the headlights of the truck slicing through the thick fog and darkness engulfing the highway. Our destination was the...
View ArticleAustralia: Meeting the Min Min Lights
Part 2: Heading West – Meeting the Min Min Lights There was no one for at least 50 kilometers in any direction; Lockie, and I had searched the entire day for a Perentie. We didn’t find anything during...
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