Aristo reads somewhere that there is rollerblading around a park in Palermo and becomes convinced that we must go, despite the knowledge that I am the clumsiest...
For what (at the time) promised to be a fabulous round of pigskin tossing by men in tight pants, Aristo and I plied ourselves with many a beer and trekked up to...
We arrive to San Telmo on a Sunday morning, just to find that the blocks surrounding our hotel are host to the bustling weekly craft/antiques fair. Aristo has t...
We're pretty stressed about cash after our week in Argentinian Patagonia. It was a lot more expensive than the Chilean side and we just didn't budget well for i...
Our night bus from La Serena gets us in to Santiago at something ridiculous like 4am (too groggy to fully process the time) so it’s about 5am when we arrive to ...
One of the best things about travelling, in my mind, is the misadventure and disaster that always seems to surround backpackers with budgets too tight to improv...
After months and months of mounting anticipation, Aristo and I are finally off to South America.
While in an otherwise constant state of calm, Aristo is noto...
It’s been a year and a half since I moved from Seattle to Australia and this will be my first trip back to see family and friends, but also to show Aristo just ...
Inspired by The Beach, which I just finished reading, I want to stay right in the thick of things on Koh San Road. We are not disappointed, arriving in the even...
In a foolishness that will come to characterise our travels, neither Aristo nor I made any attempt at checking the weather before coming on this trip. We foolis...
Ever since solo backpacking Australia (and then deciding to move here), I have been itching for another chance to explore by myself. I had planned to spend a fe...
Why not spend a few days in Queensland's sunny capital, Brisbane! I’ve actually always thought it would be a bit fun to live in Brisbane, just because it’s one ...