I have always dreamed of visiting the Great Barrier Reef and snorkeling there has been on my bucket list for...
Tuesday afternoon I left Seattle for a 5-week trip to Australia and New Zealand. I’m flying out with an Australian...
On my last day in Bali I got up early and sat by the pool with the intention of writing something extraordinary to sum up the trip. I had no idea where to start. This trip has exceeded my expectations in just about every possible way and I will always remember it as my first real off-continent travel adventure. Cheers to Bali!
It's no small feat to get to Fraser Island, but you MUST put it on your destination list. I've seen amazing wildlife and dingoes aplenty. I've walked on the softest sand in the world and been jostled on rough inland sand tracks. Fraser has a lot of adventure and relaxation. It's got everything.
A first-time visit to Yellowstone National Park left me in awe of its stunning geological features and wildlife.
An amazing trip to a temple with 1000 stairs where we met a priest who presented us with a special blessing and told us of his visit to the States and to Seattle. After leaving we found locals at every corner pointing us the way back home. Things like this just don't happen by accident do they?
For weeks I was agonizing about what to do with my free week between Fraser Island and Tasmania. The Little...
I've arrived in Bali and on the drive to Ubud I'm immediately shell-shocked by all of it. The traffic is chaotic, there are scooters everywhere, so much is happening all at once I can't even process it. But at the same time it's so different and exciting and overwhelming! This is going to be a memorable trip for sure, I just know it.
Lone Pine was founded in 1927 and is the world's largest and oldest Koala sanctuary. It's also one of the few sanctuaries in the world that allow you to hold a Koala for a fee. Koalas, kangaroos, lizards, and wombats, count me in!
Phillip Island, about an hour and a half south of Melbourne, Australia is infamous for penguin research and the "Penguin Parade". Thousands of Little Penguins, the smallest penguin species in the world, waddle up the beach shores at dusk to return to their inland burrows after a hard day at sea.
Ironic isn't it that I ran the coldest trail race I've ever done at one of the hottest places on earth? Go figure. No one believes me when I say I almost froze to death in Death Valley.
After spending a couple of fabulous days in beautiful, relaxing, laid-back Amed, we showed up in Kuta and were immediately shell-shocked. We could only describe it as a sort of LA meets South Beach Australian surf party. It was NOT what we were hoping for.