When I was younger, I used to have an obsession with sea turtles. All my friends loved dolphins – which seemed to be the most popular sea animal – but for me it was sea turtles. I thought they swam gracefully in the ocean and how they came onshore to lay their eggs fascinated me. […]
Being the ninth largest city in the world and often reported as a place that isn’t safe for the local residents, let alone tourists, I wasn’t sure I wanted to go to Mexico City. Actually, if I’m going to be completely honest with you, the only reason we really went to Mexico City at all […]
Whenever we write about Australia, this picture inevitably makes an appearance: That’s the path to the perfect beach near Carmen’s parents home in Perth. If we ever got homesick on our 18-month odyssey, we looked at that snap and imagined being there. This morning that fantasy became hot-footed reality. We went to the beach with […]
There are some places you go that floor you. Where you see something like you’ve never seen before and you walk around with your mouth hanging so wide open that it catches flies. This happened to me at Hierve el Agua in Oaxaca last week. And yes, I swallowed a midgie in my open mouth, […]
As I write this post I’m on the plane between Mexico City and Houston, slowly making my way back to Australia on a 36 hour journey. I don’t want to get too sentimental, but after nearly three years away it’s safe to say that I’m feeling rather emotional right now. You might think that being […]
