Dirt Roads & Waterfalls: The Fingal Valley
When we told a friendly Tassie stranger that we were going to Fingal, he furrowed his brow and asked, “Why are you going there?” The minute we drove into this […]
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10 Reasons to Visit Hobart
If you’re contemplating a summertime visit to Hobart, here are 10 reasons to book your ticket. 1. It’s right on the water … … which means sea life … … […]
A Merry Tassie Chrissie!
Merry Christmas from Tasmania (where any word that can be shortened, will be)! Hobart doesn’t get as gussied up for Christmas as the US (or Singapore, for that matter) — […]
Coming to Kythira
Jocelyn and I have traveled from the birthplace of Zeus, the Peloponnese, to the birthplace of Aphrodite, the island of Kythira (though Crete would dispute both of those claims). The […]
Shady Spots & Shipwrecks
For our second day in the Peloponnese, Jocelyn and I drove up to Polidroso (also known as Tsitsina, its Turkish name), a charming village in the Parnassos mountains. This was […]
Temples in the Trees
Food aside — Taiwan’s capital is famous for its beef noodle soup and its dumplings — the best part about Taipei is that it is surrounded by mountains. You can […]
The Largest Cities in Oregon
In venturing out and about to look at colleges, I visited the three largest cities in Oregon: Portland, Eugene, and Salem. Remarkably, even if you add the population of the […]
Ghosties, Granite, and GIFs
It’s that time of year again — the time when hungry ghosts come out to eat at night, and people burn joss paper and leave offerings out on the sidewalk: […]
Bush Walks and Vine Talks
Sunday was Prescott’s birthday! We started the day off with an amazing breakfast at Drift in Margaret River, where Prescott ordered poached eggs and I had muesli with fruit and […]
Along the Margaret River
Prescott and I are staying in Margaret River, a small town in southwestern Australia that started as a logging and farming area in the mid-1800s. It has more recently become […]
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