We had a fun weekend up around Dargaville, a town on the west coast of Northland. We stayed at the Kaihu Farm Hostel which Avani loved. There were lots of animals there that she liked, including cows, sheep, two pet kunekune pigs, and a great farm dog, Buster. And since there were chickens there, we Read More »
DAY 48 – 20 JANUARY 2008
Well yet another Groundhog Day. We headed out from the hotel for desayno and almost unbelievably found a place that actually served cafe con leche that wasn’t Nescafe. That must be a first here in South America.
The falls are spectacular and you need to see them from Argentina and Brazil Read More »
* Because all of the permits to hike the Inca Trail had been used when I booked the trip in August, I had to sign up for an alternate trek, called the Lares Trek. It was a three day, three night, less-traveled trek through beautiful landscape, though it does not lead directly to Machu Picchu. Read More »
As some of you already know, I spent the last 2 weeks on a road trip in the South Island. The whole trip, while exhausting, was a total blast and absolutely chalked full of incredible scenery. Here’s a rundown of the trips events:
I flew from Auckland into Christchurch on Feb 7th, met up with some Read More »
Leaving Santiago we travelled South to the Pacific Coast town of Pichelmu. There´s not much to this place from a tourist perspective, but the big attraction is the surfing. The largest wave surfed in the world last year, over 10 metres high, was located here at the point break of Los Lobos. Having only dipped Read More »
It’s been labeled the finest walk in the world – and after completing our five day, 33.5 mile journey, we just might agree.
The Milford Track is just one of the many Great Walks here in New Zealand and until now we have only committed to day hikes (no camping for us). We hoped this guided Read More »
Hi everyone. Peter and I have been hanging out here in the mountains for 8 days now, a cool relaxing departure from our mad week in Delhi (no offence to our lovely hosts in Delhi, but it is a demanding city to be in). It took a bone shaking 12-plus hours bus ride to get Read More »
Today was our first and only full day on the Isle of Skye. The Isle of Skye is part of the Inner Hebrides Islands in western Scotland. We started out on the A855 north out of Portree towards Old Man of Storr. Unfortunately, we couldn’t see this see this famous rock formation because it was Read More »
Finally made it…
Now then, if you’re an avid fan of this travel blog, you’ll notice that I seem to have taken a crazy route from Victoria to Seattle. This is not the case. I am not crazy. It is merely a technical hitch in this software, and I am assured that it is under investigation. Read More »
5-11-07 Red Center, Australia
Ah, the Outback mate. Red desert, red rocks, red roos, red (sunburned) locals, red everything. It’s the center of a naturally odd country and certainly doesn’t disappoint on the curious scale. I checked into an Alice Springs hostel on Monday night and had a tour booked an hour later. Turns out I Read More »
