Western Australia constantly blew me away. I was in awe all the damn time. Everywhere I went felt like nowhere I’d ever been. I was astounded by the colors, by the bold reds and the unexpectedly lush greens. Everywhere, the oldness of the earth…
Road tripping the Gibb River Road, I found the Australia I’d always imagined — and a side of the Outback I never knew existed. This blog has seen no end to the love I developed for Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region while living at…
Australia Destinations Western Australia
Ten Reasons the Kimberley’s Gibb River Road Should Be Your Next Australian Road Trip
Backpacking suggests a certain kind of independence, a lifestyle that’s all one-way tickets and wide-open spaces and solitary ephiphanies in paradisal places. Sometimes, backpacking lives up to exactly that kind of life-changing ideal — but just as often, like any other mode of travel,…
Australia Destinations Western Australia
The Bungle Bungles: The Gibb River Road-Kimberley Adventure, Part IV
This is the fourth entry covering my ten-day outback adventure around Western Australia’s Gibb River Road and the remote Kimberley region. Catch up with the first three installments of the greatest road trip you’ve never heard of here, here and here! DAYS 7 &…
Australia Destinations Western Australia
El Questro, Paradise in the Outback: The Gibb River Road-Kimberley Adventure, Part III
This is the third entry covering my ten-day outback adventure around Western Australia’s Gibb River Road and the remote Kimberley region. Catch up with the beginning of our trip hiking with crocs and exploring caves here, and read about everything that went wrong in…
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Exploring Melbourne’s Laneways: A DIY Street Art Walking Tour
If there’s one thing you have to check out in Melbourne, it’s the alleys. I know, I know — it’s not the most popular advice for visiting a new city. More often, dark alleys are best avoided, right? Melbourne truly is an exception to…
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Week by Week 13: My Top 6 in Travel from a Year in Australia
The time has come. Almost unbelievably, I’m leaving Australia. Looking back on my time living and working here on a working holiday visa, it feels crazy to think that it’s been a whole year. Well, almost. Technically I’m leaving two weeks ahead of the…
Tassie’s had me wonderstruck from the start, ever since I first caught sight of its supersaturated blues and greens from the plane window. Two weeks later, I’m still in awe. I’m here with my little sister Casey, who flew over during her winter break…
Australia Destinations Western Australia
Misadventures at Manning Gorge: The Gibb River Road-Kimberley Adventure, Part II
This is the second entry covering my ten-day outback adventure around Western Australia’s Gibb River Road and the remote Kimberley region. Catch up with the first three days of our trip here! DAY 4: MANNING & GALVANS GORGES, AMONG OTHER INCIDENTS When I saw…
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The Greatest Road Trip You’ve Never Heard Of: The Gibb River Road-Kimberley Adventure, Part I
What turned out to be one of the best, most exciting trips of my life was also one of the least expected. It wasn’t on my list of must-see places here in Australia, nor was it part of my pull to the west coast.…