One of the craziest natural wonders I’ve ever seen was in Azerbaijan. Azer-what-now?! Azerbaijan, yes. That was probably my exact reaction to one of the craziest country names I’d ever heard too. Azerbaijan is one of the three Caucus countries, the others are Georgia (the country) and Armenia. Azerbaijan […]
Images of Vienna operas, Christmas markets and Sound of Music come to mind when I think of “Austria”. My first steps in Austria were when we crossed into Feldkirch for a quick sneak peak from Lichtenstein. From that moment, I knew I needed to return. That road trip […]
Although we only spent a total of 5 days in Armenia it was enough to prove, yet again, that just because a country is less famous, doesn’t mean a thing about its touristic value. As a family we backpacked across the Caspian Sea from Turkmenistan to the Caucuses. […]
Angola was one of our shorter visits in Africa. That was not due to lack of interest, but lack of approved visas. We were travelling with three privately owned (one self-built) overland vehicles, and twelve dirty travellers from six different countries on four continents. We were disappointed in […]
My sister Bree and her boyfriend, Donavin were in town visiting us from Vancouver when we decided to go on a ten-day Holland to Portugal road trip. On our way to Barcelona, Spain, we certainly were not going to miss making a short visit in Andorra. This small country […]
Welcome to Albania! A small, less common travel destination in Europe. The country has beautiful coastlines on the Adriatic sea, and borders Greece, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia. We visited Albania for a week in the fall of 2006 during our four year backpacking adventure around the world. We […]
As some of you may have already heard, I realized after sitting down to get serious about Vol. 3 in the Sihpromatum series, that it is going to take a miracle to reach my deadline. I want to send my manuscript in to the editor at the beginning […]
As you may already know, just over two years ago, Shane Dallas and I founded a Twitter chat called “The Road Less Travelled” which we use with the hashtag #TRLT. Shane, most commonly known as The Travel Camel, is a fellow adventure traveller from Australia who has been […]
Better late than never, right? The new year has kicked off with a bang and I’m barely able to keep up with everything 2016 has already been throwing at me. On the 28th of December, stunt performers sister, Bree, and Donavin arrived and despite jet lag they stayed […]
I hope everyone has been enjoying this bright and joyous holiday season by surrounding yourselves with loved ones. And if you’re not surrounded by loved ones, I hope that’s because you are out exploring the world. Mom and I spent Christmas Eve watching Downton Abbey until 7am. […]
Happy #SmallCountrySunday! Thanks to Belize Tourism Board for declaring this special day Small Country Sunday! Don’t we all want to encourage travellers to embrace those little countries that are often overlooked? Let’s not forget countries such as Andorra, Mauritius, San Marino, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Swaziland, Azerbaijan, Cape Verde, Burundi, Georgia, Suriname, Benin, […]
Mom, brother Ammon (from my Sihpromatum Travel Memoirs) and his girlfriend Sasha are in Belize! I’m so excited to share their adventures with you. Sister Bree and her boyfriend Donavin went to Belize a few years ago and loved their trip, so I know it’s a must for […]
“My thoughts and prayers go out to loved ones of the victims of a terrible tragedy. We must stand together, hold hands, be strong and remember that the majority of us WANT peace! We are with you France. #prayforparis #parisattacks” A week before the tragedies on Friday the […]
Easter Island was never on our itinerary. But because we got sick, and because anywhere east of Lima was unattainable for us by land due to the Andes’ giant barrier of high altitude stretching vertically from Venezuela all the way from south to the tip of Argentina, our […]
Hey guys, just wanted to give you a quick update with book progress. For the past 6 weeks I’ve been busy writing Vol 3 in the Sihpromatum series. My 6 week trip to South America was unforgettable but was a huge distraction from my writing. After quite a […]
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