I am so tragically behind on this blog that it's embarrassing, but I refuse to give up, so onward! [Warning: this is a LONG one...] After a lovely 4 weeks of family and friends, it was time to get back on the road - we couldn't forget Latin America! We didn't plan this leg of …
Category: Desert
12 Days in Namibia
After finishing up in Tanzania, it was time to move on to southern Africa. We'd already been to South Africa and Zimbabwe a few years ago for our honeymoon, so we opted to visit new places this time around: Namibia and Botswana. We used a tour operator (we ended up sort of hating him but …
Photo Post – Namibia & Botswana
Self-driving through Namibia and Botswana was a lot of work, stress and fun and enabled us to cover a lot of ground in these two amazing countries. As usual, here are my best shots!
Photo Post – Fantastic Fiji
Our first few days in Fiji were a bit rainy and overcast, so I don't have too many great photos, but it gave us a good excuse for a day trip to Yanuca island. The weather also turned around for the second part of our time there, and Fiji was as fantastic as we had …
Photo Post – Uluru Sunrise
This post is out of sequence since I've already posted the Great Ocean Road pictures, but I had such a hard time picking the best pictures - I simply had too many. The Uluru sunrise was magical, and it was 100% worth getting up super early for. I spent a good 90 minutes enjoying the …
A city girl survives the desert
After a few days in the tropical rainforests of Australia, it was time for a visit to the Outback. I'll admit I was not excited about this part...at all. I'm a city girl through and through, so the idea of being in the literal middle of nowhere for 4 days was pretty unappealing--not to mention …
Dirty Banana Goes Global 