What is your favourite place in the world? Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I was asked what my favourite place in the world is…. Despite being asked this question so often, I rarely have a concise reply. Instead the answer is usually a shoddily constructed response, dependent on my mood, recent [...]
Almost 48 hours after boarding The Ghan on Day One in Darwin, and with only a few hours to go to Adelaide, I was surprised to wake up and discover that we were still very much in the Australian outback. However, as the minutes and hours rolled by, increasing signs of civilization became evident. One of [...]
Traveling around the world was a vision for Akila and Patrick that turned from a three-month trip to a multi-year lifestyle. Akila writes for online magazines and blogs and is working on a novel, while Patrick consults for his software design firm doing software architecture and grant writing. They left the United States in September [...]
My Aussie Adventures continue! In the last few weeks I’ve been to Canberra to visit my friend (whose name is also Nora) and relive some old memories. In the next few weeks, I’ll be traveling straight across the country…a few times (all of course, by train). In the meantime, I’m also in the throes of [...]
On day two of my three-day epic journey on The Ghan, I awoke from my slumber and gazed out the window. One of my favourite things about overnight train travel is laying in bed and watching the sun rise over the moving landscape. And today was no exception. The earth was even redder than the [...]
One of my motivations in returning to Australia for a few months has been to experience the world-class multi-day train journeys that venture through some of the most uninhabitable parts of this sunburned country. The first of these train journeys that I’ve embarked on has been The Ghan; a three day, two night adventure from [...]
I met Andy Hayes in Edinburgh, having known him online for a while. Andy is a location independent entrepreneur with an interesting approach to working and travelling. First of all, he maintains a home base somewhere in the world (it changes from time to time). Next, he works on a “7×7” schedule: seven weeks of solid [...]
I’ve just finished the first of a few planned epic train trips across Australia; the most recent was a 3,000km journey on The Ghan from Darwin through the Red Centre to Adelaide, then 900kms on The Overland from Adelaide to Melbourne. I expect to be aboard The Indian Pacific shortly, riding on through to Perth [...]
“Watch out for crocs,” was the advice of a friend ringing in my ears as I slipped off the steps and onto the rocky beach in Darwin, Australia. I knew better than to swim in the ocean (rife with box jellyfish, salt-water crocodiles, and other lethal delights), but I figured the beach would be safe [...]
