stories about specific experiences. May be cultural, visual or adventures
Our Australian outback camping adventure. Glad we did it, but glad we had a guide. It is rugged country which could be dangerous if you do not plan petrol stops (when the petrol stations are open) and know where to get water.
Out of the Outback Read More »
Touring Tasmania with a travel company: hostels, backpackers and hiking. Tasmania is rural even in Australian standards. But beautiful.
Letter home from Australia. Tourists and House sitters. We are in for a whole lot of new experiences down under
G’Day Y’All from Australia Read More »
Celebrating Christmas in different countries is fun and interesting. Here in the Southern Hemisphere Christmas comes in the middle of Summer so we did not know what to expect. It is different, while Aussies still celebrate a lot like the North.
Merry Christmas from Down Under Read More »
Boy has this month flown by. We have been in Brittany house sitting and we only have a week to go. The temperature has changed from Winter to Spring (hopefully a one-way decision). We have been super lucky in that our first real Winter has been such a mild one. It is amazing how fast the finches have changed colors. We have grown attached to the 3 dogs and 2 cats. And we have not been bored with the goats and chickens and ducks; they are so entertaining.
More from Rural France Read More »
Sometimes the best part of traveling happens where you do not expect. For us, our most fond memories have happened house sitting. Here is our chance to live like locals, meet locals and feel like we belong.
Not Noah’s Arc, But a Start Read More »
Ireland is proving to be more interesting than we expected. The Irish situation is very raw, very dark. And recent. In the news is nothing but Brexit. First from the European perspective, then Britain’s, now each of the Irelands. That is a current event that is like a gauzy drape over all else here right now.
North Ireland; Attempting to Understand Read More »
Have some fun at our expense hearing about our trials in having a camera delivered. In the back drop of travelers seeking to understand a centuries old struggle in Northern Ireland.
Tourist Challenges; The Case of the Missing Stuff Read More »
Postcard to friends and family while enjoying the local culture in Ireland. Answers to last postcard’s quiz
Rivers, Beers, Rivers of Beer – Ireland Read More »
Traveling UK and Ireland for Christmas and New Years. Looking back on our six months of traveling Europe
Dublin City New Year’s Read More »
