I still remember the first time I found out about Machu Picchu. It was 2007 and I had just started university. I was living on campus and making friends with my next-door neighbour, a science student like me named Hannah.… Read More »Machu Picchu. #lifegoals
Just up the road from a gorgeous little town in western Honduras is the incredible bird sanctuary Macaw Mountain. It was an absolute highlight of my time in Central America and it’s absolutely somewhere you should go on your next… Read More »You Have To See This Incredible Bird Sanctuary in Honduras
Or, I found the ruins of Rivendell and it’s in Mexico. About a day’s travel north-east of Mexico City is a place that feels like it fell off the pages of a fantasy novel. Like some fantastical movie set come… Read More »This surrealist jungle garden is from another world
Now there’s a hoopy frood who really knows where her sarong is! The number one item that I think every backpacker should have with them at all times, male and female, is a sarong. It is the most multi-purpose tool… Read More »The Swiss Army Knife of Clothing!
This is one of those stories I like to bring out over a beer or something with friends. It’s one of the scariest experiences I’ve had while travelling – and looking back at it now, it’s pretty funny. It was… Read More »That time I thought I was getting kidnapped…
Ah Fiji. White sand, turquoise water, fresh coconut, wide smiles and the friendly call of “Bula!” following you wherever you go. Fiji really is a stunning place, but it’s no secret that budget travellers sometimes struggle with this Pacific… Read More »Fiji on a budget – yes really!
Fiji is a fascinating place. When people think Fiji, I think most people think of relaxing on a white-sand beach with a coconut cocktail in hand, and that’s certainly a big part of what Fiji has to offer, but there’s… Read More »Epi’s Midland Tour – old school travel at it’s best
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks chilling out at home, at my parent’s house in rural NSW. I’m finally home from Fiji (don’t worry though, there’s still plenty more stunning-tropical-paradise posts in the works, with accompanying beautiful pictures) and… Read More »Travelling at Home – Motorbikes on the Monaro
Scuba diving. It’s something that will either fill you with excitement or fear, anticipation or dread. Being far under the surface of the water with a tank of air strapped to your back, venturing into the world of corals, octopi,… Read More »Learning to dive in Fiji
Siberia is a fascinating place. It’s utterly remote, far from everything, synonymous with ‘the middle of nowhere’. It’s frozen for more than half of the year, just a little south of the Arctic Circle. And yet it’s also a lush,… Read More »Street Art in Siberia