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Photos: Bermuda

BERMUDA | Friday, 28 Apr 2023 | Photo Gallery


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National Mall...Continued

USA | Thursday, 6 Apr 2023 | Views [228]

The National Mall...I just can't get enough of it. D.C. simply has loads and loads (or in American terms, lots and lots) to see and do. It was warm and sunny today just like yesterday. Tickets for the Washington Monument were again booked out today. ... Read more >


Arlington and the National Mall

USA | Wednesday, 5 Apr 2023 | Views [161]

My world has been thrown into a tail spin this past month. My Dad had a stroke nearly a month ago right after I finished an epic journey seeing komodo dragons and swimming with manta rays. That combined with the fact that I hadn't seen my family since ... Read more >


Photos: Arlington

USA | Wednesday, 5 Apr 2023 | Photo Gallery

Arlington National Cemetery
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Photos: Delaware

USA | Tuesday, 4 Apr 2023 | Photo Gallery

The First State
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Photos: Washington, D.C.

USA | Tuesday, 4 Apr 2023 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Long Island

USA | Friday, 17 Mar 2023 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Lancaster

USA | Sunday, 12 Mar 2023 | Photo Gallery

Home of the Amish
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Dragons and Rays

INDONESIA | Thursday, 2 Mar 2023 | Views [166]

Two of the world's great creatures I saw for the first time today. The Komodo dragon is the world's largest lizard and the manta ray is the world's largest ray with, respectively, a longer body and longer wingspan than that of humans. Last night I booked ... Read more >


Photos: Komodo National Park

INDONESIA | Thursday, 2 Mar 2023 | Photo Gallery

Komodo dragons, manta rays, and amazing panoramas
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Kelimutu

INDONESIA | Sunday, 26 Feb 2023 | Views [144]

After having been to Indonesia four times, I feel I've found my favourite place in the country. Gunung Kelimutu has a set of three lakes that change colour and are often three different colours. After arriving by plane from Kupang to Ende yesterday, ... Read more >


Photos: Flores

INDONESIA | Saturday, 25 Feb 2023 | Photo Gallery


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Gates of Hell at Sea

INDONESIA | Thursday, 23 Feb 2023 | Views [164]

Kupang is an alright place; more of a transit point than a destination. I only planned on being here for one night or maybe two but thanks to all sorts of things, I've now been here a week. Late in 2014 I travelled from Kuala Lumpur to Bali without flying, ... Read more >


The Forgotten Half

INDONESIA | Saturday, 18 Feb 2023 | Views [235]

Timor-Leste and part of Indonesia are both on the island of Timor. Before Timor-Leste's independence, this island probably saw only a few intrepid visitors each year. Leaving Timor-Leste I entered Indonesia at the town of Wini. Indonesia has started ... Read more >


Photos: West Timor

INDONESIA | Friday, 17 Feb 2023 | Photo Gallery


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Oecussi

TIMOR-LESTE | Friday, 17 Feb 2023 | Views [158]

It’s safe to say that I’ve officially taken Timor-Leste by storm. After today I’ve been to practically every region in the country. Oecussi is a little-visited enclave of Timor-Leste located in West Timor, and is where the Portuguese ... Read more >


Photos: Oecussi

TIMOR-LESTE | Friday, 17 Feb 2023 | Photo Gallery

Enclave that's in West Timor but part of East Timor
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Missing Fin

TIMOR-LESTE | Tuesday, 14 Feb 2023 | Views [182]

It's Valentine's Day but I don't really care. Bec is my heavenly valentine, and I love and miss her every day of the year. I've been in Timor-Leste for nearly three weeks now, but I'm gonna have to make a move soon because my time isn't exactly unlimited ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, culture, snorkelling


Ataúro

TIMOR-LESTE | Sunday, 12 Feb 2023 | Views [117]

The weather hasn't been in my favour for much of this journey, but Timor-Leste doesn't fail to impress me. Returning to Dili, I make sure to rest up and get some good food before the next leg of my journey. Ataúro Island is regarded as being one ... Read more >


Photos: Ataúro

TIMOR-LESTE | Saturday, 11 Feb 2023 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Jaco Island

TIMOR-LESTE | Tuesday, 7 Feb 2023 | Photo Gallery

Sacred island off the eastern tip of Timor-Leste. Also included is Tutuala, where I stayed
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Jaco Island

TIMOR-LESTE | Tuesday, 7 Feb 2023 | Views [179]

I'm in the far east of "East-East." How much further east can I go? Leaving Com behind this morning in the blistering Timorese sun (thankfully, my Barmah hat protects me) I got a lift easily in the back of a delivery truck. The driver stopped at every ... Read more >


Com

TIMOR-LESTE | Monday, 6 Feb 2023 | Views [136]

It's not .com but Com that is a (small) dot on the map. A small, quaint fishing village of about 200 people in the far east of "East-East," Com is the type of place where you can easily sit for a few days and do nothing. I arrived yesterday after hitchhiking ... Read more >


Photos: Com

TIMOR-LESTE | Sunday, 5 Feb 2023 | Photo Gallery

Com with a dot on the map
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Photos: Venilale and Ossu

TIMOR-LESTE | Thursday, 2 Feb 2023 | Photo Gallery


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Tatamailau

TIMOR-LESTE | Monday, 30 Jan 2023 | Views [157]

A raw, unadulterated adventure it is here in Timor-Leste. Whilst not as wild as Papua New Guinea, this small country gets very few tourists and is behind in a lot of respects. From near sea level in Dili, I'm now staying in Hatabuilico at close to 2000 ... Read more >


Photos: Mt. Ramelau

TIMOR-LESTE | Monday, 30 Jan 2023 | Photo Gallery

Includes Hatabuilico and the surrounding area
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East-East

TIMOR-LESTE | Thursday, 26 Jan 2023 | Views [259]

When I was about 15, my mother yelled out to me "Chris, where the hell is East Timor!?" She said "Timor" very emphatically yet even I, despite knowing the capital of every country, had no clue where it was. It was all over the news and I had no idea ... Read more >


Photos: Dili

TIMOR-LESTE | Wednesday, 25 Jan 2023 | Photo Gallery


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Matukituki Valley

NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023 | Views [172]

Mount Aspiring! As the "Matterhorn of the South," the name alone draws me. I'm always aspiring to do things and to accomplish huge goals. I've never regarded myself as a technical climber, but I've climbed a number of "walk-up" mountains including Mt.... Read more >


Photos: Monowai

NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 19 Dec 2022 | Photo Gallery


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No Kidnapping at Kidnappers

NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 10 Dec 2022 | Views [182]

What an ominous name for a place. It sounds like somewhere Superman wouldn't want to be near. Cape Kidnappers, known as Te Kauwae-a-Maui (the fish hook of Maui), is named due to the local Maori attempting to kidnap a member of Captain Cook's crew in ... Read more >


Wet Walk

NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 11 Nov 2022 | Views [110]

Tramping in New Zealand is always hit and miss with weather and other things, such as huts being full. Some walks I've completed with dry feet whereas others my feet have been inundated, either due to heavy rain, deep mud, or crossing of streams. Yesterday ... Read more >


Sea of Rippling Waters

NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 9 Nov 2022 | Views [174]

Four of the NZ Great Walks I've completed, so I've set out to complete my goal of walking at least five (eventually, I want to walk all of them). Meaning "sea of rippling waters" in Maori, Lake Waikaremoana is a spectacular lake. Stocked up on stuff ... Read more >


Photos: Lake Waikaremoana Track

NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 8 Nov 2022 | Photo Gallery

my fifth New Zealand Great Walk
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Socked In

NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 2 Nov 2022 | Views [138]

A long time ago I learned, when travelling to remote locales like the Chatham Islands or the Falkland Islands, to not plan too much on the other end. This was especially true on Christmas Island when flights were delayed and cancelled left, right, and ... Read more >


Giant's Playground

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 30 Oct 2022 | Views [159]

The Roaring Forties pounded their windy fury this morning as I woke up, and I sure wouldn't want to be flying Juliett (my drone) today. A lot I had planned today yet all sorts of things would throw a spanner in my plans, and I know to absolutely never ... Read more >


Misty Skies

NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 29 Oct 2022 | Views [128]

"Misty Skies" is what Rekohu means in Moriori, and it was misty and foul this morning. The wind dictates the shapes of trees here, as I've noticed a few oddly shaped trees. I know I mentioned the trees in my most recent story, but I can't stop ... Read more >


Rekohu

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 27 Oct 2022 | Views [280]

Windswept, remote, desolate. Those are just three words that describe the Chatham Islands. Called "Rekohu" meaning "misty skies" by the Moriori, the Chatham Islands are the first inhabited place on Earth to see a new day. My friend Pete Fowler, who passed ... Read more >


Photos: Chatham Islands

NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 26 Oct 2022 | Photo Gallery

The first place in the world to see the dawn of a new day
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