Trip: Living in the Land Down Under
There are [174] stories from my trip: Living in the Land Down Under
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 4 Jan 2024 | Views [173]
Anikka, my special one, is here is in Melbourne. Anikka Double-K decided to take her first solo journey to visit a friend and she has taken some time to see me. Yesterday I took the train to Glenhuntly and I waited patiently. When I spotted my greatest ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023 | Views [72]
The Royal Australian Mint was only one part of my day. However, I missed out on the mint when I was in Canberra in '16. Like last time, I somehow chose to visit Canberra in the searing heat of summer (or just before the start of it). After what happened ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 | Views [113]
Jervis Bay is part of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and was established so the capital could have a seaport. Yesterday was a gorgeous albeit warm day and as I was told there is a lot to see, I got out there to explore. I had to walk more than ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 5 Dec 2023 | Photo Gallery
ACT's seaport
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NORFOLK ISLAND | Monday, 13 Nov 2023 | Views [103]
On three previous occasions I've cleared the map, finding every geocache on Norfolk Island. When I was here four years ago I learned I was Norfolk's top geocache finder. I shall remain so as I had 12 new caches to find when I touched down on Thursday.... Read more >
NORFOLK ISLAND | Friday, 10 Nov 2023 | Views [159]
Every great traveller, no matter how many places they've travelled, has their sweet spot. For some travellers it may be a waterfall in Hawaii, the historical sites of Rome, getting lost in the crowds of New York City, the nature of the Rocky Mountains, ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 15 Aug 2023 | Views [253]
Two of the most beautiful days of my life happened yesterday and today. I've mentioned her in several previous stories and I'm writing about her again. Anikka "Miss Double-K" is the absolute dearest lady in my life. When I arrived yesterday I ran with ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 12 Aug 2023 | Views [92]
Over the years I've accomplished what I call the "Triple Crown" of Western Australia (WA) hitchhiking adventures: the Nullarbor (the easiest), across the top through the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, and via the Great Central Road (the most difficult ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 30 Apr 2022 | Photo Gallery
Magnificent rocks along the Stuart Highway
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 30 Apr 2022 | Views [216]
I’m ahead of schedule on this journey, as I started out only 11 days ago. I was going to give myself a week in Laverton to get a lift on the Great Central Road but I only had to wait a little more than two days, and I was prepared to spend multiple ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 27 Apr 2022 | Views [218]
15 years ago I was a rookie traveller, having been to only about three countries. Hitchhiking was only a distant dream, and I would buy stacks and stacks of postcards and trinkets to bring home. I was a tourist with a basic camera and no phone, just ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 26 Apr 2022 | Views [192]
As a day of remembrance, Anzac Day is never a particularly busy day. I was warned that I likely wasn’t going to get anywhere yesterday. Keeping my hopes high, I got on out there with all of my gear, including 10 litres of water. A ham and cheese ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 24 Apr 2022 | Views [215]
For two full days I waited in Laverton for a lift. How am I not frustrated? Hitchhiking, especially when undertaking extreme journeys like this one require the 4 P’s: patience, persistence, provisions, and power. Alex and Felix remarked that I’... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Apr 2022 | Views [257]
Several years ago I hitchhiked across the Nullarbor from Perth to Sydney, thumbing more than 4,000 kilometres. Last October and November I hitched from Airlie Beach to Perth via the top of Australia, and I ended up doing more than 8,100 kilometers along ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 21 Apr 2022 | Photo Gallery
An epic journey of more than 1,000 kilometres with almost nothing around!
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 11 Apr 2022 | Views [185]
A few weeks ago I was in Albany briefly, and I decided to I wanted to come here again and spend a bit more time. The soldiers bound for Gallipoli during WWI left from Albany, so it's home to the National Anzac Centre. The setting for this coastal city ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 22 Mar 2022 | Views [250]
Western Australia (WA) has too many gorgeous places to count. I won't be able to see all of them on this stretch, but I've seen a good chunk of them and I'm doing my best before I leave for Queensland next month and then Papua New Guinea in May. Continuing ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Mar 2022 | Photo Gallery
Albany, Denmark, Kojonup, and the surrounding area make up the Great Southern Region
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 15 Mar 2022 | Photo Gallery
Nature's Window!
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 15 Mar 2022 | Views [253] | Comments [1]
Back in November I undertook a most extraordinary journey. A journey across the world's six largest country, doing a total of 8,100 kilometres using only my thumb. Unfortunately, my plans were altered; not due to COVID-19 but because of bushfires. Altering ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 1 Mar 2022 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 22 Feb 2022 | Views [335]
Well, I've done a lot more than just Wave Rock (there is no "the" in the name) over the past couple of days. Part of my quest is to find a geocache in every local government area (LGA) in Australia, and there are many small LGAs in the southwest corner.... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 | Views [229]
Over the past few months I've traversed Australia on the diagonal, and have done the whole journey using only my thumb. The previous July I was at Cape York, better known as the Tip of Australia in the northeast corner and now I'm in Augusta, which is ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022 | Photo Gallery
Southwest corner of Australia
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 8 Feb 2022 | Photo Gallery
quokkas, clear water, and great walks
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 31 Jan 2022 | Views [292]
With my Christmas Island adventure wrapped up, I wasn't sure where I was going. I thought about making a B-line for the east coast again but I decided to stick around Perth for a bit so I could explore a bit of Western Australia (WA). It was here in ... Read more >
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Friday, 3 Dec 2021 | Views [267]
Travel plans have been altered...again. A flight to or from Christmas Island has been cancelled...again. Altering travel plans has become second nature during the days of COVID-19. Since I arrived (three days late due to my flight being cancelled), at ... Read more >
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Thursday, 2 Dec 2021 | Views [426]
When I'm in small places like Christmas Island, I aim to do as many walks as possible. On both Pitcairn and Norfolk Island, I've walked practically every major trail. I won't have time to do 'em all here but I've done my best. The hike to Winifred Beach ... Read more >
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Tuesday, 30 Nov 2021 | Views [312]
The red crab migration has largely passed, although there are still a few stragglers making their way back toward their burrows inland. For much of my first few days here, I was focused on the crabs but now I'm focused on seeing some stuff further afield.... Read more >
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Sunday, 28 Nov 2021 | Views [386]
Awake at dawn I was again to see the majestic red crabs migrating to and from the sea. Crabs with eggs attached are moving toward the sea whilst those without are moving away from it and back toward their burrows.
I feel like I've been here ... Read more >
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Saturday, 27 Nov 2021 | Views [359]
Weeks ago, millions of crabs began their journey en masse toward the sea in a great migration. It's one of the world's great spectacles; something akin to seeing the aurora borealis in Sweden or the glowworms at Waitomo Caves in New Zealand. I've yet ... Read more >
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Tuesday, 23 Nov 2021 | Views [397]
Santa Claus is nearly always envisioned as living somewhere cold and snowy rather than warm and balmy. My good friend Amanda sent me a video years ago. It was of a traveller with clips where he was dancing gleefully in dozens of places all around the ... Read more >
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Monday, 22 Nov 2021 | Photo Gallery
red crabs galore!
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COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | Thursday, 18 Nov 2021 | Views [316]
West Island is where most of the expats live, and Home Island is where most of the locals live. Only a short ferry ride away is the eastern part of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The weather was fickle today as Kaylene advised me to bring a rain jacket ... Read more >
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | Wednesday, 17 Nov 2021 | Views [316]
Australia's most far-flung inhabited outpost I arrived yesterday. Welcome to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Discovered by Capt. William Keeling in 1609, these flat islands are more than 2,000 kilometres from the nearest point on the mainland. Everything ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 11 Nov 2021 | Views [208]
Wow! I’ve hitchhiked more than 6,500 kilometres and I still had another thousand or more to go. Despite all the places I’ve been, Karijini is one of those rare places where I can purely scream out WOW! at the top of my lungs. It is simply ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 11 Nov 2021 | Photo Gallery
The area around Perth includes many interesting country towns
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 9 Nov 2021 | Views [226]
Karijini is another place in that long list of very special places in my book. Whilst I originally planned on two nights in the park, my new Danish friend Annie suggested doing three or more. After all the drama yesterday I really had no choice. Yesterday ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 7 Nov 2021 | Photo Gallery
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