Pulau Penang, an island in the north west of Malaysia is famous for its food and the wide range of attractions it offers to tourists. The most populated area, also the most touristic, is Georgetown, the city on the east of the island closest to the mainland. I arrived feeling optimistic about the experiences that …
My stay in Ipoh was short and sweet. A forty minute search after my initial arrival in town had me staying at a reasonably priced hostel with beds including towel racks, charging points, free cold drinking water and a rooftop terrace from where it was possible to view the city, surrounding hills and wonderful sunsets …
I arrived in Cameron Highlands just after lunch and at first, it’s fair to say I was a little disappointed. I’d created a picture in my mind similar to where I had just left in Australia and of course, this was not the same. Instead, the touristic town where I would be staying was a …
After another amazing month spent at Woodford Folk Festival, meeting old friends and new, experiencing a new area of set up as this time I worked on the street lighting crew, it was time to leave Australia once again and make my way back to Asia, the continent where my travels began three and a …
With three months since my previous post, I once again discovered the difficulties of writing something which I felt may be of interest as I led what became for me, typical day to day life. Unusual as it may sound to consider working on a mountain an uninteresting tale, rather I mean that as this …
So after another amazing couple of months in Australia, a time filled with festivals; Woodford friends; a getaway at Rainbow Beach (backed by walls a multi shade of sandy yellows); and the beautiful hinterland vistas in the Sunshine Coast, I made my way back to New Zealand. Back to the mountain. A couple of months …
Swapping the beautiful fluffy green hills of Tasmania for the flat red, brown and grey of Melbourne, the only thing raised from the ground, the shining towers at its centre, I knew I’d made the right choice when I took that flight to Hobart two months ago. Now much more a fan of open spaces …
Just two days into my trip I could already feel the effects of the long drives, as I struggled to raise my head from the floor to begin day three. With a slow start, I enjoyed benefits of a paid campsite, having a shower and using the basic kitchen facilities. My current early morning lifestyle …
And so I began my first multi day solo car adventure. One that would cover almost 1500km and take me to some of Tasmania’s most coveted locations. I’d hired a manual car and as I hadn’t driven anything but automatics since leaving home, this initially resulted in some rather painful crunching and jerking for the …
Before I knew it the time had come to leave Tarraleah. As excited as I was about being back on the road, to spend a couple of months travelling day to day (something I haven’t done in nearly a year), I was truly sad to be leaving the place and even more so, the people, …
