Western Australia and the Northern Territory provide the independent traveler large expanses of unpopulated, varied, and raw landscapes, ranging from bone dry deserts to pristine azure beaches to the tropical rainforests of the… Continue reading
I tried CouchSurfing on an erratic whim. I was sitting in Dunsborough, doing some research into how to go north. I had decided to fly from Perth to Broome when I couldn’t find… Continue reading
As you may have noticed, there were a lot of emotions in Alice Springs. A great upwelling of hope, that push at your sternum like the rumblings of first love, a deep despair… Continue reading
Most tourists don’t come to Alice Springs to be in Alice Springs. For many, it’s just a launching point to get to Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock), the massive and ancient swooping… Continue reading
The day I got on the Ghan in Darwin, I’d been having a rotten morning. I’d woken up at 4am to a shaking and rumbling. My first trained thought was, “Oh, god, an… Continue reading
As I write this, I am back on the train again and it feels almost as if I have come full circle. We’ve got the rad crew, the same ones we had on… Continue reading
You can tell a Californian when they start talking about medical marijuana; I’m listening to a kid near me at the hostel talk about the 25 max plants right now, and it occurs… Continue reading
The trip so far has been a nice mix of hostel and home: I’ve spent a fair portion of the time alone or with people I know at their houses; I’ve spent a… Continue reading
Somewhere on that burnt red off-road track, after my sleepless and sick night of camping in Broome, when my feet burned from sand fly bites and my stomach burned from Sambuca and smoke,… Continue reading
Remember how I said Aussies have optimism built into their DNA? When I told everyone I was headed up to Broome, the response went unvaried: “You’ll love it!” and “Charming town!”. What’s funny… Continue reading
I go to bed cradling a bottle of mosquito spray. I know, it’s come to this. I hold the bottle close at night so that when I wake up at 3am to pinpricks… Continue reading
Broome is an outpost of 15,000 in the north of Australia. Look it up on a map. You’ve probably never heard of it unless you collect pearls or you read the article about… Continue reading
