After a month on the tropical island of Siargao in the Philippines, it was time to head back home to Australia for Christmas. It’s a task that usually only requires a couple of flights and some uncomfortable plane seat sleeps. However, as tropical storms and even typhoons battered Siargao, getting off the island in time …
75 weeks on the road. That’s three-quarters of a century. What a freaking journey it has been so far. I think I say that every week so I’m sorry if my reflection is getting old but good god the adventure is real! This week we have survived round 1 of the storms that are currently …
I’ve been flying my DJI Mavic drone for almost 6 months now. I’m not an expert pilot, I just send it up in the air and look around snapping some photos. I don’t fly with much caution and finally, this caught up with me. We were in Socorro on an island hopping trip. Jorden and …
I’ve well and truly settled into island life. Our Airbnb has become a great base for daily adventures and I’m feeling more at home than ever. Each week when I write this weekly post I look back at the photos in my Lightroom folder and I stop and question if I really did all these …
This past year has been mental. I’ve averaged almost two flights a week, been to 20+ countries and worked on numerous campaigns around the world. I’ve written a blog post every second day and spent hours and hours building my online presence and creating unique content. I thought what better way to end the year …
During my 71st week on the road, I joined up with some unlikely travel companions. Tourism Philippines were putting on an event or travel agents from Australia and New Zealand. They bring over all the travel agents to familiarize them with the Philippines, hotels and other travel factors. Tourism Philippines does this so its easier …
Exhausted both physically and mentally, our squad labored down the hills during the final moments of the Mt Rinjani trek. We were glad to be back in civilization (of sorts) with a shower and I had a real pillow again rather than my muddy shoes. Rinjani was awesome but it definitely took it out of …
Tropical islands are everywhere. They often have an amazing atmosphere combining island vibes with tranquility. However, it’s not often you end up on an island that seems more like a fantasy, a natural theme park, and a land of pure magic. Lombok is a tropical island just off of Bali, accessible by plane or ferry. …
I boarded a flight from Bali at midnight, destined for the Aussie outback. I had labeled it the death flight. It was a duo of three-hour flights, which left me with only one and a half hours of sleep. Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal but I at 8 am when I arrived it …
It was 5 days of craziness out at Uluru, Kings Canyon, the waterholes and everything else in between. However, we cruised back into civilization to our new home of Alice Springs. We would stay for two nights in the town of 28,000. Our mission in Alice Springs was to get high in the early hours …
When you think of the desert, especially the harsh Aussie desert, the thoughts that spring to mind are dusty, dry, hot and endless plains of red sand. What most people don’t know is that in the middle of the outback you can find the most beautiful Oasis. Today we visited Ormiston Waterhole and Ellery Creek …
Another day in the Aussie outback and another ridiculously early start. At 4 am, I carried my coffee out of the hotel room and loaded up the gear into the car for a sunrise adventure to Kings Canyon. The hike to reach Kings Canyon is a short 30-minute trek in the dark. It followed a …