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 [216] | 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 [299]
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 [203]
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 [250]
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 [234]
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 [316]
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 [255]
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 [317]
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.
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CHRISTMAS ISLAND | Saturday, 27 Nov 2021 | Views [322]
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 [351]
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 [270]
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 [267]
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 [184]
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 [198]
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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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 7 Nov 2021 | Views [228]
It's not a palindrome, but an anagram. Years ago, my friend Krista spent close to two years in Australia. She raved about Karijini National Park, therefore when a good friend speaks so personally about a place it must be special. When I looked at it ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Friday, 5 Nov 2021 | Views [227]
The most unexpected moments occur when you have room in your schedule for spontaneity. These days, people tend to leave no "wiggle room" in their lives for these unexpected detours that could turn out for the better. You never know what those detours ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 4 Nov 2021 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 2 Nov 2021 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 2 Nov 2021 | Views [241]
From the Queensland coast I've now hitchhiked more than 3,500 kilometres. Yesterday I had to say goodbye to Annie, my new Danish friend. She dropped me in Broome whilst she decided to continue her journey west. I thought about camping again but I booked ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 1 Nov 2021 | Views [208]
In the searing heat I stood just out of Kununurra, just after entering Western Australia (WA), wondering when my next lift was going to be. I've hitchhiked more than 3,000 kilometres already. A gorgeous lady named Annie pulled up in her maroon vehicle.... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 28 Oct 2021 | Views [229]
Some guidebooks state "Litchfield-do, Kaka-don't," basically indicating that Litchfield is the better of the two national parks. A few months ago, I met a lovely lady named Chrisney, her partner, Josh, and her father Steve. They invited me to come stay ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 28 Oct 2021 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 26 Oct 2021 | Views [164]
For much of the pandemic I haven't even had an actual pair of shoes...just a pair of thongs. Also, I can count the number of times I've worn a jumper on one hand. I've received my first jab, and I'm ready for this ever-lasting pandemic to finally be ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 29 Jul 2021 | Views [184]
It was a long journey to the Tip of Australia, so it was gonna be a long journey down. This is one of those very special journeys where I've had to just roll with the punches. Regardless if I've had to sleep in a tent or give up after several hours with ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 27 Jul 2021 | Photo Gallery
Torres Strait
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 27 Jul 2021 | Views [187]
Now that I've been to the Tip of Australia, I feel I have to go even further north. If it were possible at the moment I would try to get across to Papua New Guinea. Until recently I figured the Torres Strait Islands were somewhat like Norfolk Island ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 25 Jul 2021 | Views [299]
I'm on top of the world!!!! A euphoric feeling I had today, like that feeling Jack had as he stood at the front of the Titanic. After reaching Bamaga yesterday I thought about making a B-line for the Tip but I thought I'd rather do it when I'm refreshed ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 24 Jul 2021 | Views [413]
I made it as far as Weipa a couple of days ago and that's where my progress somewhat stalled. There's not a lot to do in Weipa but it's a good provision stop and the beachside campground is really lovely. I should add that I met some really lovely people ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021 | Views [200]
An extraordinary adventure has begun. The Australian version of Alaska's Dalton Highway or Russia's Kolyma Highway is in my eyes. The journey to Cape York is known as the "Trip to the Tip." It's something of a pilgrimage or rite of passage for many Aussies;... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 16 Jul 2021 | Photo Gallery
An extraordinary journey through some wild country. Cooktown, Hope Vale, and then all the way to the Top of Australia!
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 13 Jul 2021 | Photo Gallery
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