For us, visiting Darwin’s darling was a pipe dream until friends’ tales of their first-hand experiences moved it to the top of the list.

“Light of the Americas” – “Little Face of God” – “City of the Heavens” – “The Florence of America” - with these reverential nicknames,...

After Machu Picchu, we needed to find the best way to get to La Paz (where we were flying out of to return to Sydney), ensuring we spent...

We don’t use the words “life event” lightly and our trip to Machu Picchu definitely fits the bill. In so many ways, this trip will always...

Robert: After 3 years of living out of a suitcase meeting new people on a daily basis, I was having my Garbo moment alone in Treme. It...

From the initial trip planning, we knew Peru was a must-see and had read enough to land on Miraflores as the place to stay in Lima. Both...

For us in Cartagena, days at the beach were about one thing - relaxing in the sun. We explored 3 beach clubs out of the dozens on offer...

“¿Por qué no los dos?” That was the question we eventually answered after researching the Cartagena stop on our trip. Should we stay...

A 3.30am alarm, a 4am pick up and we're in transit to catch a flight to Cartagena. Travel days are stressful enough and this early...

“What are you doing on the prostitute’s beach?” This is the question from a friend we haven’t seen in 15 years when he spotted us on one...

A 5 hour travel day may seem like work in the middle of an existing holiday stop, but it's well worth it to get out of the city and see...

When Rio is all about the beaches, you have to find things to do on a not-so-sunny day and for us,  Free Walker Tours came to the rescue....

This post has no pics. Let’s get that out of the way. But the experience is still worth recording so eight months from now when we’re...

We met in New Orleans in 1994 at a party. It was during the lead up to Mardi Gras and led to an actual date and another party and another...

One of the challenges I thought about in taking this trip was how to relax into it - how to let go. For close to 30 years, I’ve been...

One of us is a coffee snob, doesn't like drinking it out of the plastic lid on a take away cup and has been known to buy a flat white,...

Buenos Aires . . . and that song plays continuously in our heads AAAAAAGH!!!!! This place is sprawling, hot, colourful, vibrant with a...