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I’m back in the UK now – frantically packing, editing photos and catching up with my buddies…because my next backpacking adventure is already fast approaching! So where will I be causing chaos now? Well the answer isn’t as simple as usual – because on the second half of my RTW 2012 trip I’ve left room [...]

I’m an absolute sucker for a couple of things when I’m on the road, the first is waterfalls and the second is sunsets.  Waterfalls are pretty to look at and calming, much like sunsets actually, and they’re both fairly easy to photograph even for an amateur like me.  When I mention sunsets however people always [...]

This week I’ve been missing the surf heaps – so I was stoked when the guys over at Hostelbookers asked for some advice on learning to surf for a post to go alongside their December competition – to give someone a bit of Aussie surf. Needless to say I was more than happy to pass [...]

My Australian Home This weeks Photo of The Week is my Aussie campervan – my personal house on wheels that I aquired in Sydney and explored the East Coast with. It took me down to Melbourne, the great ocean road, and all the way back up through Byron Bay to Noosa before settling back in [...]

Sydney Harbour This Photo of the Week is a slice of Aussie goodness – the iconic Sydney Opera House in the blue waters of Sydney Harbour. This shot was taken from a rooftop bar after a day of exploring the city on foot. A nice ice cold beer and this view was the perfect way to [...]

Melbourne Pier, VIC This is one of my favourite shots from Australia – somewhere on the sea front in Melbourne lies a little pier with this beautiful building at the end. I just so happened to be wandering around as a storm was rolling in at sunset – creating an epic background to shoot with. [...]

Monkey Mia, Western Australia Nope this isn’t a man hungry pack of sharks scaring the tourists out of the water as most people would think when seeing fins off an Australian beach – this is a graceful pod of dolphins at Monkey Mia in Shark Bay, WA. For years these dolphins have been returning to [...]

Last weeks Saturday Showcase saw the Bevster (or Beverley from Pack Your Passport as she’s more commonly known!) nominate Nicole for a good old emailing interview grilling – she’s been on my twitter feed for a while now so it was nice to properly catch up with her… So Nicole – introduce yourself, who are [...]

After a couple of week on the back burner The Saturday Showcase is back! I know you’ve secretly missed it! This week it’s the ever patient an quick emailer Beverley from Pack Your Passport (yup once again I wasn’t that organised on my planning!) so without further pause I’ll introduce you to the lady herself… [...]

If you’re looking for a hostel that’s cheap, centrally located and basic then Flinders Station Backpackers is for you. We’ve found that travelling as a couple can get expensive when you want to rent a double room instead of staying in a dorm but the rates at Flinders were better than we’ve seen at other [...]

We’re all becoming more and more aware of the fact the whole world is going down the pan and the economy in Britain is pretty diar. So alot of people are heading abroad in the hope of making some dollar and escaping the suffocating mess our government has got us into. Yet it’s not just [...]