Year: 2008
Driving On The Left
Since I’ve started my trip, I’ve rented cars in Hawaii, Easter Island, Fiji, New Zealand, Japan and Australia. As an American, I am accustomed to driving on the right-hand side of the road. I haven’t driven on the right, however, since I was in Easter Island back in May 2007. In fact, save for my …
366 Days and Counting
It was one year ago today that I closed on my house and turned over the keys. The days leading up to closing on my house were hectic. I had a giant U-Haul full of crap I had to move to Wisconsin, I had more boxes of books and National Geographic Magazines (have I a …
Mungo Ahoy!
I’m currently in Horsham, Victoria at the tourist information center because they seemed to be the only place that had an internet terminal. The enormity of Australia is starting to sink in as I have to actually drive it. You can understand it intellectually, but until you have to actually cross it, it really doesn’t …
Thou Art Peter
This is going to have to be quick. I’m on an internet terminal that takes coins. I’m in Port Campbell, Victoria right now on the Great Ocean Road. The big attraction here are the Twelve Apostels, which are erosion formation on the coast. I have photos I wanted to get up, but that isn’t going …
Melbourne, It’s Been Nice Knowing Ya
Ok. I’m leaving Melbourne for real now. I realize that this site probably hasn’t been the most exciting thing in the world the last few weeks as I sat here in Melbourne and took care of my business. I can actually start moving again. I’m not going to go to Tasmania like I had first …
Moon Rock Redux
If you have been following my site for a while, or have gone back to read my old posts, you will remember the discovery I made in the Solomon Islands. I found a moon rock from the Apollo missions in an open display cabinet at the national museum in Honiara. (I think that post has …
Travel Photography Tips from a Full Time Traveler
I get a lot of questions about my photography, so I thought I’d try and answer them all in one big post. This is a summary of what I do and how I do it. Experience I get a lot of comments along the likes of “You are a really good photographer”. Here is the …
Borobudur: Icon of Indonesia
Iconic symbols are a theme I will be referring to often. For example, when you think of Paris, what image comes to mind? Probably the Eiffel Tower. Rome? The Colosseum. London? Big Ben. New York, LA, San Fransisco? The Statue of Liberty, the Hollywood Sign, and the Golden Gate Bridge. I can go on and …