Europe – Winter Christmas Adventures
Back from Nepal and it was only a few days rest in London before Blake arrived from his European travels and we visiting London’s Winter Wonderland with my housemates and friends then jumped on a plane to Germany together. Two …Read More »
Nepal – Live in the MoMo
Kathmandu Dust everywhere. That is how I would describe Kathmandu. When travelling here, I would not suggest more than a handful of days. Delicious food and cheap hiking gear are among the good things that contrast the incessant hawkers calling …Read More »
Nepal – Everest Base Camp Hike Day 09 to 12
Sagarmatha Mt Everest is the western name given to the highest peak in the world. It was named this in 1865 in honour of Sir George Everest, the British Surveyor General of India after a recommendation by his successor, Andrew …Read More »
Nepal – Everest Base Camp Hike Day 05 to 08
Day 05 – Monday 12th, November 2018 (Phortse Gaon 3810m to Dingboche 4410m) Another standard 7:15am breakfast and 8am departure preceded a beautiful morning strolling in the sun. As we continue to move higher into the mountains, increasingly the hardest …Read More »
Nepal – Everest Base Camp Hike Day 01 to 04
Hiking to Everest Base Camp The day before the Everest Base Camp (EBC) Hike started I met the rest of the group that were to be my trekking team over the next two weeks on our way up to Everest …Read More »
England – Friends, Food and Fun
New apartment, new housemates, a speed visit from Blake, my roommates 30th, my 31st, great dinner parties, fun times with friends and lots and lots of food. Below are some photos of my London fun. Christmas is soon approaching and …Read More »
England – Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill Carnival provided a convenient excuse to make my way over to where one of my favourite movies was set. So not only did I take in one of the biggest street carnivals in England, I also spied the …Read More »
England – The Seven Sisters
The weather forecast said partly cloudy skies but no rain for Saturday, so I packed my bag with food and hiking clothes on Friday night and planned my trip from London down to Brighton where I could then catch a …Read More »
England – London Life
Its been a couple of months since I left Australia, and this is my first London post. I wasn’t sure whether to do some travel when arriving in the UK, or to go straight into a job and London living. …Read More »
Australia – The Winter Wait
Its been a long few months waiting for my new passport to come back but now I am ready. Onwards to new adventures…what they are, I’m not quite sure yet but hopefully I can find someone to join me in …Read More »
Australia – The Castle
I’ve been trying to convince someone to come on a hike with me to The Castle in the Budawangs every time i have visited the south coast for years now and it finally happened!! Blake, Nari and I took off …Read More »
Australia – Gold Coast Visits
A quick visit to the Gold Coast to sort out some of my boxes. Catch-ups with Nari and finally going to Cock Rock which turned out to be a beautiful afternoon and then Ramen dinner together. Also spent a few …Read More »
Australia – South Coast Hangs
Just time spent with family and friends. Hitting the beach as often as possible while the weather is warm and studying. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]Read More »
Australia – Melbourne
We left early in the morning to drive down to Melbs. We met up with Dad at his work and after looking at the guinea pigs, we ducked off for lunch. A couple of days spent around the city, taking …Read More »
Australia – Back in oz
A morning stopover on the Gold Coast meant a quick dip at the beach and breakfast with the Burns’s at the Currumbin Surf Club. I was a bit loopy from jet lag but had a great time hanging out and …Read More »
Japan – Osaka and Hiroshima Food
Amid fun days of bicycle rides, cherry blossoms and all other adventures post Hokkaido, there was amazing Japanese food at every stop. Some of the regular favourites include okonomiyaki, a Japanese shredded cabbage based pancake with your choice of meat …Read More »
Japan – Naoshima Island and Kyoto
More days in the beautiful sun exploring the country around Hiroshima. One was spent riding 70km along the Shimanami Kaido bicycle route. This was stunning, with the path taking us over 7 amazing bridges, each more incredible than the last. …Read More »
Japan – Osaka and Hiroshima.
From Tokyo I sped off on the bullet train down towards Osaka where I was to meet Megan for a few days of travel and food adventures. We met at Nagoya Station and jumped on a train together bound for …Read More »
Japan – Winter is over…
The last month has seen some amazing snow in Niseko then lots of warm weather as we progressed through March. In the last week, it finally felt like the season had come to an end for me with running water …Read More »
Japan – Sounkyo Ice Waterfall Festival
So as the winter snow and ice festivals come to an end all across Hokkaido, some friends and I decided to take a big road trip east to see one of the last ones still open. We left around 6:30am …Read More »
Japan – Sapporo Snow Festival & Otaru Light Festival
A 4-day long weekend and a big crew of friends from Izumikyo made for an awesome first trip to Sapporo. The goal was to eat as many amazing things as I could and to visit the snow festival. The snow …Read More »
Japan – Noboribetsu and Hirafu Life
More trips away with friends and lots of deep snow. Two days down in Noboribetsu, an onsen town south of niseko had us eating Japanese buffet dinner, relaxing in steaming onsens and exploring Jigokudani (Hells Valley), where a volcanic crater …Read More »
Japan – Get all the food in my belly
Arriving in Japan to udon noodles in the airport and tempura (featured image above) is a good way to start a trip. And it only gets better from there… Free sweet samples throughout Otaru with more great food and delicious …Read More »
Japan – Otaru and Hakodate
The new year and new Japan adventures. Cross country skiing and onsens, a sneaky day trip to Otaru to eat amazing food including delicious fresh sashimi at the fish market and eating loads of free sweets samples at all the …Read More »