After I left my corporate job in New York, I started toying with the idea of taking an extended trip to Australia and New Zealand. I’d read it took about 16 hours to fly there – actually two full days with the time change – and knew it would never be possible to make such a long trip work with only a few weeks of vacation time. I…
Recently my parents taped a Smithsonian Channel special called Aerial New Zealand for me to watch. I was thrilled when I realized that I had been to most of the places featured. I had long wanted to visit New Zealand, and I knew I wanted to experience all of it, trekking from top to bottom of both islands. I’m pretty confident that after spending many weeks I really…
Visiting the Outback is an extremely special and rare experience – so much of Australia is truly another world it is so remote. You can rent a car and explore on your own, but I don’t really recommend it. Traveling with a tour or group is a lot safer as you can break down in extreme temperatures and not see another vehicle for hours. Outback Australia also uses…
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