There are two things that the internet is better at than anything else: providing pictures of cats in a variety of cute / hilarious / tragic poses, and providing graphic pictures of people engaging in intimate acts. This post is not going to be heavily featuring one of those things. Today I’m going to be taking a look at the various options travellers have for … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
In photos: Kalbarri coastline and national park
Australia has a lot of coastline – nearly 26,000km of the stuff, according to the CIA world fact book. Driving that distance in a straight line would take you half way around the world. Quite a lot of this coastline is spectacular. Today I’m highlighting the coastline around Kalbarri, which is about half way down the Western Australia coast, just north of Geraldton. This … [Read more...]
Three stupendously awesome burgers
I would make a terrible food blogger. Here’s a post about three phenomenal burgers, and I have no pictures of any of them to share with you. This was probably a testament to the incredible nature of these beasts – there was simply no time for pause and reflection. It was just eat or.. well. Actually, that was just it. Eat. Instead of photos I’ve used my best Paint skills in … [Read more...]
Visiting Wolfe Creek Meteor Crater
Out in Western Australia’s remote outback is the quite remarkable Wolfe Creek Meteor Crater. This was formed as a result of 50,000 tonnes of rock (think large battleship size) crashing into the earth around 300,000 years ago. Made infamous as a result of a 2005 horror film, the crater is an incredible sight, set in truly stunning outback scenery. It isn’t that … [Read more...]
Skiing in France
Skiing is a bit like golf. You either love it, and spend time talking about it at length, or you don’t, and wonder why your friends who do bang on about such a pointless sport, which is basically just walking interspersed with random acts of violence directed at a helpless ball. I’ve been skiing a few times in my life. For some reason my parents saw fit to send me off to … [Read more...]
Visiting Oradour Sur Glane in France
On the 10th of June 1944, four days after D-Day, a retreating German SS Panzer division entered the town of Oradour-Sur-Glane in the Haute-Vienne region of France and killed 642 men, women and children. This was essentially the entire population of the town. This was the worst civilian atrocity carried out in France during World War II. Oradour-Sur-Glane has been … [Read more...]
Hiking Cape Raoul, Tasmania
One of my favourite walks in Tasmania was the five hour return hike out to Cape Raoul, on the Tasman Peninsula. This is a hike that takes you though native bush and out to cliff tops with quite frankly terrifying drops. There’s little in the way (ok, nothing in the way) of safety barriers, other than a very ominous sign at the beginning of the trail warning you of pretty … [Read more...]
Tips for finding a job when travelling in New Zealand
New Zealand is a fabulous country to travel in. With the working holiday visa scheme, it’s also a place where, as a traveller, you can find work to supplement your travel budget. I talk more about the benefits of travelling with the working holiday visa scheme in this post. In today’s post, I want to share with you my tips for finding a job when travelling in New Zealand, … [Read more...]
Four Essential Activities in Wilsons Prom, Victoria
Australia has no shortage of wonderful scenery and the state of Victoria is particularly chock full of the stuff. From the sweeping road trip that is the Great Ocean Road to the towering Snowy Alps, from outback desert to lush rainforest - this really is a state that offers something for everyone. One of Victoria’s most popular spots, particularly for lovers of the … [Read more...]