Santiago de Chile ๐จ๐ฑ
Jon
23/04/2019
A couple of days before we left Melbourne I woke up during the night trying to get my head around what would happen when we crossed the International Date Line. I wondered
Category: #offaroundtheworld
The Indigenous Peoples of Australia & New Zealand ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฟ
Jon
23/03/2019
One of the things that has been both interesting and challenging at times has been exposure to different cultures, religions, values and the environments that new countries and cities have presented. Australia and
Te Waipounamu ๐ณ๐ฟ
Jon
22/03/2019
From Wellington, arguably the most spectacular ferry journey takes you across the Cook Strait to Picton on South Island. Known from mythology as Te Waka a Maui (‘Maui’s Canoe’) the official name
Te Ika-a-Mฤui ๐ณ๐ฟ
Jon
21/02/2019
According to Mฤori mythology, the North and South Islands of New Zealand arose through the actions of the demigod Mฤui. Mฤui and his brothers were fishing from their canoe (the South Island) when he caught a
The Aussie Road Trip pt. II ๐ฆ๐บ
Jon
05/02/2019
Brisbane. The gateway to the Sunshine Coast and northern Queensland. The plan was to rent a car and head north. Originally we had wanted to go up as far as Cairns. Well
The Aussie Road Trip pt. I ๐ฆ๐บ
Helen
14/01/2019
Jon: So. Australia… We all know itโs a big, country, almost 4,000 kilometers from East to West, one state is as big as the whole of Western Europe, millions of hectares of
$$$ingapore ๐ธ๐ฌ
Jon
16/12/2018
Another country that I really know very little about. Except for its reputation for cleanliness, order and affluence. The affluence bit certainly made itself felt when we tried to book a hotel
Old Stomping Grounds ๐ญ๐ฐ
Jon
12/12/2018
Ever since we decided to undertake this trip, Helen had been itching to show me around her old stomping grounds in Hong Kong. Now if I’m honest, I really wasn’t quite sure
The Karsts of Northern Vietnam ๐ป๐ณ
Helen
04/12/2018
We decided to visit Bai Tu Long rather than its more famous neighbour, Halong Bay, primarily because it has relatively fewer tourist boats. Plus it’s less developed and thus quieter (and also