Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand
As a world-traveling vagabond, I’m accustomed to various types of transportation. Whether it’s a tuk-tuk in downtown Bangkok, a friendly donkey in the countryside of Laos, a rickshaw in India’s dusty streets, or a backseat on a rusty, squeaky moped....
Australia, Australia/New Zealand, Travel 101
Amazingly, we broke away from our day to day routines in Cairns and ventured outside the city limits for a day trip to Cape Tribulation. The Daintree/Cape Tribulation coast is where the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest meet, the only place in the world...
Australia, Australia/New Zealand
Since arriving in Cairns, Australia, my moving-around-every-day-backpacker-life has come to somewhat of a standstill. Now my days are full of lazy mornings playing too many card games and long afternoons lounging by the lagoon in the city center. After my frigid...
Australia, Australia/New Zealand, Tasmania
Tasmania Road trip complete: Arriving back in Hobart completed our circumnavigation road trip around Tasmania. Since reception at the Pickled Frog was closed when we trampled in after midnight, Gwenda and I grabbed some couch space for the remainder of the evening...
Australia, Australia/New Zealand, Tasmania
During our multi-day road trip around Tasmania, we managed to cover most of the hot spots on the island (weather permitting). Leaving Strahan with just a few aches in our backs from car camping, we gassed up Deedee for a drive to one of the most visited sites on the...