I didn’t know that it was an odd thing to play sports but now it is seeping into me that it may be a little odd […]
How to Hunt Krampus in Austria
From around 5 December every year, people in Austria dress up in animal skins and wooden masks with massive horns, parade down the streets, and whip […]
How to Buy Ski Gear in Austria
Learning how to ski was one of my goals when we moved to Austria. I had skiied once before the move and had run into a […]
How To Get Home Without A Passport
I was in charge of the very important task of driving our English car back to where it belonged. I planned a relaxed trip home via […]
Driving Across the US
I wasn’t overly enthusiastic setting off on three weeks driving west to east across the US… and how the country surprised me. The scale of things: […]
Why I Love Bolivia
Bolivia is gritty, earthy and genuine. In the space of a month, I saw so many landscapes from lush rainforests to clear white salt deserts. When […]
Choquequirao: An Alternative to the Inca Trail
Someone had said one word to me that I had carefully written down: Choquequirao. That’s all I had and the knowledge that this time I couldn’t […]
Hiking the Colca Canyon, Peru
One of the deepest canyon in the world? Sure, that sounds fun! Luckily, there’s enough information online that I could just book a bus and set […]
How to Explore Rapa Nui/Easter Island by Bike
This post is to focus on cycling adventures: if you want to know some background about the island, read my other post! I took the map […]
All I Learnt on Rapa Nui/Easter Island
The Rapa Nui, the people of Easter Island, thought that they were the last people in the world. Not the only, but the last. You can […]