I could take a bus, but that would be boring. Heavy grey-black clouds hover in the sky, promising to soak me. It doesn’t matter. This day, I have decided, I will, for the first time since I traveled to Australia, explore the town immediately next to mine. A beach pounding with surf is just a [...]

When backpacking, traveling in a group can be great fun. However, at times you may find it somewhat restrictive, and the idea of traveling along alone can start to seem more and more appealing. Many people find that the opportunities and adventure while traveling solo can be eye opening. In fact, in recent years it’s [...]

Boarding a nighttime overseas flight doesn’t have to be walk down the gangplank of no sleep. Spending 15 hours tilted slightly backwards seatbelted onto a small slab surrounded by 400 strangers runs counter to relaxing off into the dream world. You can, however, take steps to ease yourself into hours of slumber rather than suffering [...]

Almost immediately upon arriving in Australia, I set about to locate and experience a local specialty called Vegemite. Beloved by Australians, regarded with suspicion by the uninitiated, and generally rejected by the rare few non-Aussies who dare to taste it, I knew I must experience this native treat. This Australian food came to my attention [...]

Solo travel gives us the gift of people. Getting to know others, a least to a small and temporary extent, is a major part of traveling alone. From chararacters so entertaining they leave us with impressions that will last a lifetime to individuals so bland we forget about them even while we’re conversing. From overwhelmingly [...]

I have never encountered squeaky sand before today. Never even heard of it. The New England sand on the beaches in the U.S. that I’m accustomed to is brown and sharp. Walk across it for a couple of hours and it begins to feels like broken glass. Strolling on the powdered sugar sand in other [...]

Since travelling to Australia a few days ago and planting myself in New South Wales, I’ve quickly come to notice that this country is full of nature that I am not going to waste. Getting outside in Australia is synonymous with living Down Under, I think. Unexpectedly, my first day of exploring the outdoors in [...]

As I prepare to move to Australia in a week, the weather where I live in New England has been so bizarrely hot for the past two months that the summer temperatures here at home and the winter across the earth where I am headed are playing a large role in my thoughts. Here’s how [...]