BA’s Parque 3 de Febrero

brooke brisbineFebruary 4, 2015

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...

ArgentinaS America

Amongst My Fellow Pacific North-westerners in Buenos Aires

brooke brisbineFebruary 1, 2015

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...

ArgentinaS America

San Telmo: Paris on Steroids

brooke brisbineJanuary 30, 2015

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...

ArgentinaS America

Argentina’s Blue Dollar

brooke brisbineJanuary 28, 2015

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...

ArgentinaS America

Santiago a Mil

brooke brisbineJanuary 13, 2015

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 ...

ChileS America

Battling the Altitude in Cusco

brooke brisbineDecember 8, 2014

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...

PeruS America

We’re Not in Australia Anymore. (We’re in Peru.)

brooke brisbineDecember 5, 2014

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...

PeruS America

Seattle, my beautiful home town

brooke brisbineJuly 27, 2014

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 ...

N AmericaUSA

Bangkok’s Crazy Koh San Road

brooke brisbineFebruary 5, 2014

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...

AsiaThailand

Hanoi’s northern charm

brooke brisbineJanuary 19, 2014

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...

AsiaVietnam

From Ho Chi Minh, With Love

brooke brisbineJanuary 13, 2014

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...

AsiaVietnam

A weekend in Brisbane with the kangaroos

brooke brisbineJuly 9, 2013

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 ...

Aus + NZAustraliaQueensland