I always expected to see Patagonia from the Chilean side. Reading about Torres del Paine made it sound like the quintessential Patagonia experience, but when my friends and I started planning a trip to Argentina, I decided on heading down to El Chalten for a few days of hiking there. And honestly, it was so much of what I expected from Patagonia that while I'd still be happy to see Chile, I also feel like I already got the experience I wanted. Meanwhile, my friend Jackie is a

Kia ora! (That’s a Maori greeting you will hear often in NZ, although not as often as "sweet as, bro".) Where do I even start with...

You likely imagine bagpipes, kilts, green hills, and the Loch Ness monster when you think of the Scottish Highlands, and you are exactly...

I've been trying to get to Southeast Asia for a couple years now since I'd heard so many backpackers rave about it while I was in Australia, but unfortunately I kept being deterred by stupid things like logistics and money. However, this year I decided since Lewis was finishing school and I was quitting my job, this might be the best opportunity to go for a couple of months. You never know when some kind of terrible lifetime commitment like a career or a house (and let's not

It was strange to reach my final weeks in Australia. By that time, I was ready to move on, so parts of it almost felt like going through...

I've done a whole lot of cool things in Australia, so it means a lot when I say that the Northern Territory outback is quite easily and...

Central Australia (like all of the outback) is one of the strangest, most remote places I've ever visited. Alice Springs is the main, and...

If you haven't yet read Part 1, click to find out where in the world I was living and understand some of the Aussie slang that you may...

When you think of the deadliest animals in Australia, what do you picture? Probably crocodiles, sharks, snakes, and spiders, but how many...

Hiking, wildlife, & nature in one of the most gorgeous places in the world. Tasmania is Australia's little island state south of...