Travel tales and advice from adventures across the globe
If you’ve been to Tuscany once before, you’ve probably already hit up Florence and posed with the Leaning Tower of Pisa. So…what’s else is there to do in the region? The answer is plenty! Tuscany is filled with beautiful villages clustered atop rolling hills that are just waiting to explored. Here’s some of my top…
Norway in summertime is a road-tripping paradise. Not only are the roads are wide, smooth and quiet, but the roadside scenery is astonishing and the daylight hours are near never-ending. I took a week road trip in Norway and even though I’m not confident driving on the other side of the road elsewhere (in Australia…
Italy’s northern lakes have long been host to the resorts of the rich and famous. While Lake Como may have more international fame, Lake Garda, Italy’s largest lake, also has plenty of charm and attracts thousands of European and international tourists every summer. In recent years, the popularity of visiting thermal baths in Northern Italy…
Hawai’i Island, also know as ‘the Big Island’, is..surprise surprise, the biggest island in the Hawaiian Islands. I visited with my brother and we saw lots of the Big island’s highlights, including active lava flows, tropical coral reefs, soaring sea cliffs, coffee plantations and…snow. Here’s my run down on our visit and some of the…
“When we go to Morocco, I think we should have completely different names and be completely different people” – Penny Lane, Almost Famous Known as the ‘Red City’, Marrakech (also spelt Marrakesh) in Morocco offers an accessible, affordable, culturally rich and scenic holiday destination from anywhere in Europe and is perfect for a week-long stay….
Have you ever been so bored and uncomfortable on a long-haul flight you’ve wanted to pull your eyes out of your head and throw them on the floor just for something to do? Me too, but over time, I’ve gotten a lot better at making flying more enjoyable. I know a lot of people pop…
New York City is the kind of place you can easily spend weeks in, but sometimes, that’s not how much time you have. Here’s my guide for what to do if you have one full day to see New York City. With this itinerary, you’ll get to check out some of NYC’s most iconic and…
It was early morning and the air around me was cool and still. In every direction, I was surrounded by bright bursts of flame and huge swelling blooms of fabric slowly rising up from the grassy field on which I stood. I couldn’t tell exactly where the uplifting electronic music was coming from, as it…
I recently visited Cradle Mountain with a couple of friends and hiked to Scott Kilvert Hut and back as a day walk. It was really enjoyable to see this part of Cradle Mountain National Park, as although I visit the park every year, I’d never done this bushwalk before. My description of the walk is…
Short on time? On a whistle stop tour or Europe? Or visiting on a business trip? Here’s my ultimate guide to have a mind blowing and jam packed one full day in Paris. My qualifications? I used to be a tour guide that regularly took people to Paris on multi-country tours through Europe, and told…