The Red Center of the Northern Territory is considered the “heart” of Australia, consisting of Alice Springs, UNESCO world heritage Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, and Kings Canyon. We budgeted a week for this area which kept us busy. After flying into Alice Springs Airport and picking up our campervan, we made a beeline to the…Continue reading Australia – Northern Territory (West MacDonnell Range, Kings Canyon, Uluru, The Olgas & Alice Springs)
Australia – Western Australia (Perth, Rottnest Island, Busselton & Margaret River)
Western Australia was the first stop in our two month trip around Australia. We flew into Perth and were picked up by Bree, a travel friend from our TransAfrica trip over a decade ago. Bree offered up her lovely home as our base for the week and took time off to show us around. Highlights…Continue reading Australia – Western Australia (Perth, Rottnest Island, Busselton & Margaret River)
Philippines – Anilao
Anilao is famous for its macro diving with a prolific and diverse nudibranch population. In fact, during a 2 week competition called “slugfest”, participants discovered more than 500 unique species of nudibranchs! Since we had newly acquired Olympus TG cameras, we wanted to spend some time here focusing on the little critters. Unfortunately, we timed…Continue reading Philippines – Anilao
Nepal – Kathmandu, Nagarkot, Bandipur, Pokhara & Chitwan
Our first visit to Nepal was in 2004 and we wanted to revisit it to see how much had changed in 20 years. This time, we were accompanied by some of Becky’s Vietnamese relatives so it was an adventure for the 5 of us. Our bespoke itinerary coincided with Dashain which is Nepal’s biggest festival.…Continue reading Nepal – Kathmandu, Nagarkot, Bandipur, Pokhara & Chitwan
USA – Massachusetts, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Texas & Florida
Our USA road trip started in Boston for a friend’s surprise 50th birthday party before we drove out West with a brief stop in Missouri to see family. Our original plan was to visit a bunch of National Parks and hike Havasu Falls but unfortunately, our permits for the falls were pushed back to next year…Continue reading USA – Massachusetts, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Texas & Florida