What can I say, I loooooooove this city!!! I’ve been here for a few weeks now and am really getting into it.  I arrived after a hellishly long trip across the Pacific.  I first had an 18 hours stopover in Auckland overnight which sucked (ever wondered who “that guy” is sleeping on the lounge, Read More

I’ve always seen the UNESCO World Heritage tag as a good indicator of something worth seeing, like a sort of validation that it’s worth the price of admission.  So here’s the complete list from the UNESCO website sorted by country, taken from their site http://whc.unesco.org/en/list. Afghanistan Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2002) Cultural Landscape, Read More

G’day again, and welcome back listeners.  I’m in Australia for a couple of weeks right now and it’s fantastic to be home again.  I definitely feel like it’s been a great chance to recharge my batteries.  While backpacking the Silk Road was a unique and incredible experience, I definitely ran out of steam by, Read More