Day 1 We booked our Jucy campervan in January and have been looking forward to driving it from Brisbane to Cairns ever since. Saturday, we took the train from Gold Coast to Brisbane and then walked to...
Read More →Not many people think of Australia when thinking of WWII, but Australia had one million of its citizens participate in the war in some way. Many Australian soldiers fought in the European, North African, and...
Read More →Ok, not exactly AT Surfer’s Paradise, but near it at a sandbar at Currumbin Alley, a bay known for good beginner waves and a little further out, one of the world’s best point breaks.–Everywhere in...
Read More →With a few days to explore Gold Coast, we started with a walk from Broadbeach to Surfers Paradise, about 5km. The first thing I noticed was there was no surfers. At all. Disappointing. I later...
Read More →We are commonly asked about the types of accommodations we stay in while we travel. And while we normally opt to stay in the cheapest option a location has to offer, every once in a while we...
Read More →After a rainy weekend in Brisbane, we are ready for some sun! The forecast for the week looks better and we’ve seen enough of the city, so we spontaneously added a week in Gold Coast, about an...
Read More →Alissa and I are big fans of all things comedy, and we were thrilled when comedian Ronny Chieng invited us to come see his set at the 5th Annual Brisbane Comedy Festival. The festival has...
Read More →Not planning on going to the Solomon Islands anytime soon? No problem! Here is your quick guide to becoming a Solomon Island travel expert in the unlikely event it ever comes up in a conversation....
Read More →We arrived in Brisbane on Thursday evening from the Solomon Islands and figured out the train to get our Airbnb host’s apartment in Coorpooroo. Back in the world of hot water, we caught up on...
Read More →I really have myself to blame for my disappointment here on Guadalcanal. Having been to Normandy, arguably the most well-kept foreign American battlefield, I was spoiled. And by battlefield, I’m really referring to the landing...
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