Holiday at Home
When I first embarked on my trip, I never thought that I would have needed a holiday; I was going to be on a permanent holiday! But, I had read about people becoming tired from travelling too fast and from just being on the road…
Egypt Review
When I was younger, one of the more memorable lines I said was in response to the ‘what is your favourite subject at school?’ question. With gusto I would reply ‘recess and lunch time’. I enjoyed school, but I much preferred playing with my mates…
Morocco Review
Africa was the final frontier, so to speak. I’d visited six out of a possible seven continents before reaching terra firma in Africa and after finding some relatively cheap flights from Switzerland; I completed my grand slam of continents. Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca Morocco was…
Iceland Review
Before booking my trip to Iceland, the only thing I really knew about it was that it had a huge volcanic eruption back in 2010 and what I had seen in the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I also knew that they had…
Hunting the Northern Lights
My mom recently sent me an article from The West Australian, a newspaper from home, that stated seeing the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis was in the top three things that Australians wanted to experience in their lifetime. It hadn’t always been numero uno on…
One year on the road…
Wow. What a year it’s been. On 19 November 2013, I said goodbye to my family, friends and the comforts of home and being in familiar surroundings for a life on the road, accompanied by only what I could fit in my backpack. I’m now…