Video: 4 cool waterslides at Kalahari Waterpark, Wisconsin Dells
You’re never to old to ride a water slide. At least that’s what we told ourselves when we went to Kalahari Resorts Waterslide Park in Wisconsin Dells – a place that calls itself the water slide...
View ArticleVideo: 5 things to see in The Badlands, South Dakota
I never thought erosion could be interesting… Then I went to The Badlands National park in South Dakota where the slow change brought to the earth by millions of years of wind and rain has created a...
View ArticleVideo: Exploring the geysers at Yellowstone
Have you ever been somewhere that didn’t feel real? Being in Yellowstone didn’t feel real. There’s only a few places in the world to see this sight – a geyser – and Yellowstone is one of them There is...
View ArticleVideo: Wild animals in Yellowstone National Park
Almost every tourist you meet in Yellowstone is armed – either with a huge can of bear spray or a massive camera. Why? Because of the wild animals in Yellowstone. It’s essential kit, or so it seems,...
View ArticleWhat it’s like to go to an American rodeo
What do you think an American rodeo would be like? To me, I envisioned cowboys riding bulls and lassoing animals from horseback. I wasn’t far wrong. A cowboy ready for action at the Cody rodeo Cody –...
View ArticleVideo: Hiking Mt Joseph – the toughest day of travel ever
I can’t do this. I’m too tired. My legs are on fire. It’s too steep. Why did I ever agree to do this? It’s insane. That’s pretty much how my inner monologue went as I struggled to climb up a thousand...
View ArticleVideo: Inside Alcatraz: America’s most infamous prison
I’ve always wanted to go to Alcatraz. I’m the kind of person that likes the reality show America’s Hardest Prisons, mainly because I get to see a side of life that I’ve never (thankfully) been exposed...
View ArticleReady, aim, fire! Shooting guns in America
They say that “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” So when we stayed with a friend in California who serves in the US Air Force, that meant firing a gun. Our style of travel is all about doing what...
View ArticleExploring California’s Redwood Forest
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature...
View ArticleLife on a ranch in New Mexico
The USA is the land of milk and honey. To a wide-eyed Aussie like me, more used to bone dry paddocks and water restrictions, the lush landscape from coast to coast in America is a dream come true....
View ArticleHippies in yachts – Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
Scenario – it’s the 70s and you are a hippy exploring the wonderfully verdant American state of Washington. Suddenly, you stumble upon a struggling town called Port Townsend where scores of ornate...
View ArticleLife on a Texas ranch
Driving across West Texas I could swear I had an out of body experience. One hand on the steering wheel, elbow on the window ledge, 70 miles per hour down a dead straight road with Carmen asleep in...
View ArticleKeeping Austin Weird – The Cathedral of Junk created by The Junk King
Austin prides itself on the slogan Keep Austin weird. In the left-wing city smack bang in the middle of right-wing Texas, Austin is a haven for artists, creatives and musicians. We spent a few days in...
View ArticleReview: Glenwood Hot Springs and Lodge
You’ve been hiking all day in the Colorado mountains. Or you’ve been skiing down the slopes of the nearby resorts. You’re shattered. If you feel anything like Dave and I did after this hike, then you...
View Article24 hours in Glenwood Springs
Where can you hike to a lake, tour caves, fly down a mountain on a alpine coaster and then soak in the world’s largest mineral hot spring – all in one day? That would be at Glenwood Springs. We...
View ArticleVideo: Hiking in Arches National Park, Utah
The Arches National Park in Utah sits firmly at the top of America’s national park pile as far as I’m concerned – but until I saw it with my own eyes I had no idea it even existed. Tunnel Arch inside...
View ArticleVisiting Mardi Gras World: 21 things you didn’t know about Mardi Gras
My only regret about going to New Orleans is that we didn’t go in February. Why? Because it’s Mardi Gras at that time of year. To make up for the fact we were missing the biggest party of the year, we...
View ArticleJumping over fear – canyoning in Dominica with Extreme Dominica
The first image that jumps into my head when I think of the Caribbean is a cocktail glass twinkling in the sunset over a glowing beach. Relax. Take it easy. You’re on island time now. Ordering our...
View Article4 things to do in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico, is unlike any other place in the US. In fact, it hardly feels like you’re in the US at all. Thanks to heritage council ensuring all buildings are built in the typical adobe...
View ArticleSpot the alligator: Louisiana swamp tour
I’m a fan of the TV series True Blood. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a story about vampires and other mythical creatures, based in the deep south of the USA. When we went to New Orleans at the tail end...
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