I’m a cruise novice, they don’t generally appeal to me, the idea of being stuck on a ship with “people” is anxiety inducing at best. Yet here I was grinning ear to ear as I headed out of the cruise…
The Art of the Streets
Valparaíso is a place i’d wanted to come back to since i was here in 2013. I didn’t have enough time or the good weather to truly appreciate the beauty of the city. My mistakes last time were that I…
Yo vuelvo a Santiago
It has been almost 3 years since I’ve travelled internationally. When I left in December 2019, I had no idea my christmas in Ethiopia, was going to be my last overseas trip for many years. Sure, in that time I…
Portsea on Port Phillip
Todays drive was more about getting to a location ready for the real adventure to begin more than a day of driving through scenic landscapes, by the time I’d reached the outskirts of Melbourne suburbia extending far south on the…
First I head south
Its a wet and miserable day, so perfect for being stuck in a car for a longish drive from Canberra to Lakes Entrance. Originally I planned to go to Eden first, but that made the second day a longer than…
Up late with the Cows
“Remember, gossip on Norfolk island is news” is one of the few gems I’ve heard on local Norfolk Radio while driving around the island. They also like to use “morla” which means tomorrow and “yorlye” which means you all. I…
Norfolk Island Nuances
Give way to the cows! Thats the first thing anyone says when driving around Norfolk Island. However its not the only quirk this pictureque island in the Pacific has. Firstly its an overseas territory administered by the Australian Government. Since…
Where it all started
When I was planning this trip, I had a few places in mind that I wanted to visit. Mungo NP and Cameron corner with a taste of the outback. Planning the outbound journey was easy, but it wasn’t obvious what…
Under the outback
Today was the last bit of serious dirt road driving I have left in this trip. My AWD car has managed it well. I feel I’ve learnt a lot about driving the past week and today was learning to overtake…
Really outback
I felt like an explorer today. Sure, I did it in 21st century comfort, I had no need for a boat to cross the inland sea and a dirt road helped guide me to the spot I was heading. However…