In Lamington National Park, Australia, the Coomera Circuit follows the Coomera River through the lush rain forest from Coomera Falls. As we hiked the 17km trail, we stopped at one of the many crossings of the river for lunch. I took this photo after eating lunch, and this far upstream, along with being near the headwaters of [...]
Greve in Chianti was the first town that we visited in the Chianti wine growing region of Tuscany, Italy. We drove our car from our lovely Tuscan villa in search of a nice picnic spot in the countryside, and found just that outside of Greve in Chianti. After lunch we returned to the explore the [...]
As I rode my bicycle out of Vang Vieng, Laos, I entered into a beautiful countryside filled with bright green rice fields, villages and smiling faces with tall limestone karst mountains towering above. Riding the bike along the rough dirt road in the hot humid heat of the wet season was hard work, so when [...]
On the first day of my trek to Mount Everest Base camp in Nepal back in 2009, my stop for the night was the small village of Phakding. The trek from Lukla was fairly easy and mostly stayed at the same altitude as we followed the Dudh Kosi River up the valley. This is one [...]
I have spoken briefly before about the whole elephant tourism thing in Thailand, but I could never really find the words to describe how I felt about it. Instead, I posted a black and white photo essay to try and portray the elephant camp experience. Is it right that elephants are being used for rides [...]
I think that cities are always so much better if they have plenty of green space around to get away from the hustle and bustle. The most famous that comes to mind is Central Park in New York City which is very popular with the city’s residents. Most Australian capital cities also have parklands in [...]
On day two of my trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, we climbed up from Machame Hut to the Shira Plateau. We had climbed out of the clouded rain forest the day before, but it wasn't until this point that it really felt like we were way above the clouds. I took this [...]
Tuscany is full of little medieval towns, and one of the greatest examples that we saw during our travels in Italy is San Gimignano. This 13th century town is well known for it’s many towers that were built over the years, many of which are still standing today. The entire town is beautifully preserved as it [...]
After island hopping around Southern Thailand for a while, we finally found our perfect tropical island beach getaway on Ao Chao Phao Beach on Koh Phangan. Although the beach isn't that great for swimming as the water isn't very deep, it's great to just laze around in, and when the tide goes out each day [...]
The Chao Phraya River is really the backbone of Bangkok, Thailand. The river is always full of activity and the ferry system that runs up and down this water highway is one of the best ways to get around the city. While travelling upstream on the orange line ferry after a day out in central [...]
