We set off on the first day of our Great Australian Road Trip with the intention of making it to Uralla, a town just south of Armidale in New South Wales. As it turned out, with the mucking around that we did before hand and much of the road being severely pot holed, there was [...]
As we made our way south today down into New South Wales, we passed by the rugged peaks of Mount Barney on the Queensland side of the border. Although it was covered in cloud today, it reminded me of the time that I climbed to the summit of Mount Barney in preparation for Mount Kilimanjaro [...]
While camping at Flanagan Reserve in South East Queensland, Australia, we managed to enjoy at least a few hours of beautiful sunshine. It turned out that we weren't the only ones who were over the wet weather as several large Goannas came out to wonder through our camp and enjoy the warm heat of the [...]
As I walked down the hill from the top of Mount Phou Si in Luang Prabang, Laos, I passed through the temple of Wat Tham Phou Si. Nagas (dragons) are common images in the Buddhist temples of Laos, and the stair cases are often lined with them. I thought that this particular Naga was very [...]
As we made our way to Serengeti National Park from Lake Manyara in Northern Tanzania, we had to climb up into the Ngorongoro Highlands before we went to Olduvai Gorge and then onto Serengeti. Although we would be visiting Ngorongoro Crater for a safari on the way back, it was great to stop in on [...]
As we walked through the village of Riomaggiore in the beautiful Cinque Terre in Italy, we came across this lovely little church. The church of San Giovanni Battista dates back to 1341, and from here you get a great view out over the rooftops of Riomaggiore. From here we made our way to the start [...]
Flanagan Reserve is a lovely camping ground located on the banks of the upper Logan River near Mount Barney in South East Queensland, Australia. We recently stayed here for a couple of days and camped right on the river bank where we had great river views and hardly any sounds apart from the rushing water [...]
One of the most popular and well known temples in Bangkok, Thailand, Wat Pho is mostly known for it's magnificent 45m long reclining Buddha. As impressive as this is, the rest of the temple also has a lot to offer. Home to the origins of Thai Massage, Wat Pho is a large complex with many [...]
After all of the rain and flooding that we had here in Queensland, Australia, we were desperate for some sunshine. Although the rain wasn't really going anywhere, it had eased off enough to only the occasional shower, so we decided to head up to Rainbow Beach for a couple of days with the hope that [...]
As we hiked along the gradual climb from our lunch stop at Karanga Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, we slowly made our way up a ridge as the air became thinner and thinner towards our base camp at Barafu Camp. As we got to the top of the ridge, I had my first view of the [...]
