

Melbourne vs Sydney
One of my biggest questions when I was first headed to Australia for my year abroad (that turned into four years abroad) was what city to...


Hoi An
Hoi An is known as being the tailor capital of Vietnam. If you want custom-made clothes, this is the town to get them in. It's also a...


Koh Phangan
Koh Phangan is well-known for its monthly full moon parties, half moon parties, black moon parties, shiva moon parties... basically for...


Phi Phi Islands
The south of Thailand is basically full of island paradises, and Koh Phi Phi is a fantastic choice if you want to combine beaches with...


Brisbane, Noosa, Surfers, & Byron Bay
It was strange to reach my final weeks in Australia. By that time, I was ready to move on, so parts of it almost felt like going through...


Fraser Island
Fraser Island wins for my favorite beach-y location that I visited in Australia. It's the world's largest sand island, and many...


Bali & Timor-Leste
At the end of October 2013, I spent four days in Bali, one accidental day in Timor-Leste, and two hours of terrifying panic as I sat in...


The Whitsundays & Airlie Beach
Airlie Beach is a place that I highly enjoyed, but it was a major downer situation that brought me there. I had gone to Cairns planning...


Caribbean Cruise
When I was a kid, we went on a cruise ship called The Big Red Boat. From the way my parents tell it, this was a cheap, rundown ship not...


Daintree Rainforest & Cape Tribulation
When you think of the deadliest animals in Australia, what do you picture? Probably crocodiles, sharks, snakes, and spiders, but how many...