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Time for a Time Out!

Posted on 16. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

The past couple months have been kind of rough. From the rain in Australia to traffic tickets in Phuket, to yet MORE rain in Ko Phi Phi, I have been nurturing the suspicion that maybe I’ve picked up some kind of rare gypsy travelling curse. After all, the only common denominator in all my bad [...]

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All Wrapped up in Blue

Posted on 19. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

The Blue Mountains, just and hour or two outside of Sydney, are on everyones must-do in Australia list. For some reason, maybe because I’m too cynical, I assumed I would find them underwhelming- that they benefited mostly from their proximity to Sydney. Boy was I wrong: The Blue Moutains were stunning. They are one of [...]

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Where Have All the Hippies Gone

Posted on 12. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

So after I left Brisbane the rain reverted back to it’s constant, depressing onslaught as were rushed our way down the Gold Coast towards Byron Bay*. But we’ll forget the rain for the moment because I was looking for something else down the coast: culture. More specificially Hippie Culture. Byron Bay started as a surfer’s [...]

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Portland: A Budget Foodie’s Heaven on Earth

Posted on 28. Nov, 2010 by Guest Poster.

I haven’t been to Oregon since I was a little kid, but this article just intensifies my suspicion that I need to get myself back there. Portland, Oregon, is a town known for its immensely reasonably standard of living. I’ve officially moved there three times over the past 10 years, but each time I move, [...]

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Perusing the Atherton Tablelands

Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Steph.

There’s an area southwest of Cairns that is a strangely pleasant hybrid of the lush tropical coastline that borders one side and the mountainous outback that borders the others. This area is known at the Atherton Tablelands, and consists mostly of miles of lush green hills dotted with floppy Brahmin cattle. Liz and I spent [...]

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North of North

Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Steph.

Some people who visit Australia make it further north than Brisbane. Some of them even make it up to Cairns, but not that many continue even further north of Cairns, up into the Cape York Peninsula. I certainly understand why: it’s not the most comfortable corner of the world. If the giant bats, the jellyfish [...]

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Koala Safari on the Great Ocean Road

Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by Steph.

Australia was always part of the plan. Ever since my golden days of living as an honorary Australian in London I’ve wanted to visit this untamed continent. The rest of this trip: Asia and whatever else, all sprung up around that seed of an idea. Now, after a full week here, I can say that [...]

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Avoiding the Crowds at the Forbidden City

Posted on 04. Nov, 2010 by Steph.

After weeks of chilly, rainy, smoggy weather, I finally had a stroke of luck in Beijing! A late October warm snap made China’s capital city golden and gorgeous. It was impressive, as was my first view of the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was built over a span of 16 years to house the Imperial [...]

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Shanghai at Night

Posted on 21. Oct, 2010 by Steph.

I’d like to say my first impression of China was a good one. I had imagined Shanghai as exciting, pretty and cosmopolitan. Just the name “Shanghai” speaks to me of old glamour, mystery and intrigue. Sadly, after an excruciatingly long 48-hour boat ride from Osaka, I was not so pleased to rest my eyes on [...]

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