The trip out to Uluru (Ayers Rock) is a two-day affair. If you have a choice, take the extra time. Don’t try to visit the rock formation in just a single day, or you can look forward to a five-hour drive out and a five hour drive back. I camped in the Outback on my …
If there’s anything I’ve learned while traveling, it’s to remain flexible, and listen to what other travelers say. Halfway through my trip to Australia, I decided to do just that. Everyone kept talking about Alice Springs, so I decided to go there. This wasn’t the first time I decided on a whim to change my …
In November of 2010, I was on my way to Costa Rica. The flight went quickly, at least until we were preparing to land. That’s where things got sticky. It was night, and a dense soup of fog hung over San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica. As we began the descent, the fog …
When traveling, you just hope that the sunny days outnumber the rainy days. But when it does rain, what do you do? Enticing as it might be to curl up with a book inside your hotel or hostel, when opportunities to travel are infrequent, a day spent inside is a day wasted. When you’re visiting …