Too close for comfort
Oh, the excitement. After a night of bushcamping, there was a toilet on the picnic site where we had breakfast. I was one of the first to check it out. It just turned out that I wasn’t the only one in there. As I lowered to sit down on the…
The perfect travel age does not exist
Why does everyone think you have to be young, straight out of high school to travel? Travelling seems to be something that’s frowned upon when you’re over a certain age. My 27th birthday is coming up and it is paired with arriving in a new country to backpack for another…
Wildlife of Kangaroo Island
There are many reasons to visit Kangaroo Island, one of them being the big variety of wildlife you can see on a relatively small piece of land. Kangaroo Island is a perfect place for a long weekend away from Adelaide. Whether you take a tour or drive around in your…
Sssh I’m walking my elephant!
The elephant made quite an impression on me while I was in South Africa. This animal is so gigantic! Their big, round bodies are seem hard to move around and still they can move with such elegance, spraying water in the air, shaking their heads and flapping their ears. From…
Turku’s treasures
Turku is a city in the South-West of Finland, located by the sea and close to the Turku archipelago. In the city center you find a beautiful river which is a perfect place to chill out on a sunny day. You can walk along the riverbank, all the way to Turku castle.…
Pink throughout the world
I have to admit this week’s travel theme was a hard one. Finding the color pink in my travels seems to be a challenge. I managed to find some though, and in surprising places. Here’s my collection of pink around the world. For more pink you can check out Where’s…
On safari on a budget
The Kruger national park is one of the must do’s for South Africa. When I did my internship in Cape Town, I just had to make a stop in Johannesburg first. From there, I opted for a budget tour through the Kruger park with Livingstone tours. The tour was very…
Fringe in the mall: photos
March is festival month in Adelaide. Every weekend there are at least 4 festivals going on, varying from theatre to sports and music. Last long weekend was the street theatre festival as part of the bigger Fringe Festival. Street performers from all over the world were performing on set times…
Photo essay; beaches of WA
Most people think of the East Coast when they think about travelling in Australia. This is especially true for backpackers. However, the West Coast has got so much to offer; the beaches are pristine, the water is blue and it is way less crowded. Cape range national park has got…