One Country at a Time
Posted in Adventure Travel, Australia, Hobart, Tasmania, The Travel Bug, Workin' Hard for the Money on Sep 1st, 2010
When we landed in Tasmania, the driver immediately whisked us off down the road to the Bonorong Wildlife Park for our first authentic taste of the isolated Aussie state. As Tasmania is first and foremost known for its wildlife—and wildlife often not found anywhere else in the world—it was cool to see a glimpse of [...]
Posted in Adventure Travel, Asia, Borneo, Diving, Honeymoonin', Malaysia, Mataking Island, The Travel Bug on Aug 11th, 2010
When we arrived at Mataking Island, they didn’t waste a minute. After giving us the island briefing, we were whisked away to the dive center to be outfitted for our equipment. We were then made to do a shore entry dive to prove we knew what we were talking about. It was clear that people [...]
Posted in Adventure Travel, Australia, Freycinet Peninsula, Photo Friday, Tasmania, The Travel Bug, Workin' Hard for the Money on Jul 30th, 2010
A crested tern at Freycinet Marine Farm eyes the water… …goes in for the kill… …and comes up short. But lo! He doesn’t give up. Before I could blink twice, he lobbied for a second attempt…he shoots…he scores! A close-up of his prize. He sucked that bad boy down like he hadn’t eaten for weeks [...]
Posted in Adventure Travel, Asia, Borneo, Honeymoonin', Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Photo Friday, The Travel Bug on Jul 9th, 2010
Even though we spent the first full week of our honeymoon on the west coast of Borneo just outside of Sabah’s main city Kota Kinabalu, the majority of what little we saw of the city was by way of bumpy taxi. Or from the back of a bumpy boat. You see, KK, as the locals [...]
