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Category: Adventure Travel

Day Trip from Sydney, Australia – The Blue Mountains on a Rainy Day

Posted on March 19, 2020 by CD

This was the only organized tour I did – and I made sure that it was an active tour so I wouldn’t be trapped in a bus with the cruise ship / baby boomer crowd. The tour was good – our guide, Gaz was a cool guy and had a good tour with equal parts…

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Tasmanian Vagobond

Tasmania – Part 2 – Cradle Mountain, Tasmanian Honey, Beauty Point

Posted on March 18, 2020February 18, 2023 by CD

My initial thought on Tasmania and Australia since I have just a short amount of time here was to walk as much as possible and stick pretty close to where I was staying – my explorations would be as far as walking would carry me. The only problem with that method was that Launceston isn’t…

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Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia – Part 1

Posted on March 16, 2020February 18, 2023 by CD

Jetstar, which is the airline I’ve been using to get around Australia runs these cheap Friday Fare Frenzy sales – you have to be able to match the times they offer for, but my trip to Tasmania only cost me $39 Australian – and I had two nights in a different Pod Inn booked in…

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Luna Park, Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia Part 3

Posted on March 14, 2020 by CD

I suppose my travel mantra has become ‘wake early and walk a lot.’ In some cases I’m strolling 16 miles per day – which means that I am seeing a lot that others are missing, not spending a lot, and generally feeling pretty good and seeing attractions, neighborhoods, and sites before most people wake up…

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Sydney Australia

Sydney, Australia Part 2 – Sydney Eye, Glebe, and LGBTQ Mardi Gras Sydney

Posted on March 13, 2020 by CD

My flight from Melbourne was a little bit delayed but I got back just before sunset. It was nice that I had the capsule hotel waiting for me – and it was worth the roughly $30 to have had it the night I was in Melbourne. I met a new friend, Sally from Waga Waga…

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World’s Strangest Hotels

Posted on March 3, 2020 by CD

Exploring the world’s strangest hotels is certainly a fun thing to do, given the extremes hotels have gone to, just in the name of being “strange”.

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Eating Horse Flesh in Chiasso Switzerland

Posted on February 12, 2020 by CD

Ah yes, Switzerland. A day of banking, swiss cheese, chocolate, yogurt, smoked meat, and a bit of yodeling. I did it all.

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5 adventurous destinations around the world

Posted on February 10, 2020 by CD

Adventurous destinations are the stuff of travel dreams. This week, guest blogger Rebecca Kelly offers us plenty to imagine, work for, and dream of with five adventurous destinations from around the world.

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Ephesus Efes Selcuk Turkey

World Travel Diarrhea – An Ugly Topic – Some Simple Cures

Posted on February 8, 2020 by CD

Montezuma’s revenge, Delhi belly, Hong Kong dog, Tiki trots, Casablanca crud, Katmandu quickstep. But travelers from Mexico, India, Nepal, Morocco, and other places might call it the ‘Lincoln’s Loose Logs’ or ‘Shock and Awe’, because they can get it when they visit the United States too

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Treehouse Hostel Turkey Olympos

The Fully Integrated Backpacker Treehouse Resort – Kadir’s Treehouses

Posted on January 18, 2020 by CD

Sometimes it pays to drop out and go live in a treehouse!

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