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 […]
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 […]
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 … … […]
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) — […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]