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GBF: The Naked Man – Byron Bay

GBF: The Naked Man – Byron Bay

The Good – I finally found warm sunny weather in Bryon Bay! I spent four straight days playing on the beach and had so much fun hanging with Stacy and catching up on the past year! The Bad – I was enjoying the quiet seclusion of my spot on the beach my first day in […]

Why Australia … again?

Why Australia … again?

A friend recently asked me – “If your favorite thing is to go where you have never been, then why are you going back to Australia?” As I pondered my growing list of places I must see before I die, I did wonder  – why do I have such a strong pull toward the land […]

Australian Pelicans on Tallow Beach

Australian Pelicans on Tallow Beach

Australian Pelicans are large birds 5-6 feet long. They are found widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia, New Guinea, Fiji and parts of Indonesia. Pictured here on Tallow beach in Bryon Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

Back down under

Back down under

It has been close to two years since I said goodbye to the Sydney Harbour – it is great to be back down under!

What I will miss most while traveling …

What I will miss most while traveling …

The Dirty Dozen – the best girlfriends in the world!

Eat Pray Love – Are you a lover or a hater?

Eat Pray Love – Are you a lover or a hater?

Eat Pray Love … the three little words that can inspire and infuriate. You love or you hate. The movie based on the best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert recently aired on the big screen. I have always like Julia Roberts but don’t think she was not best choice for the part and felt the movie […]

Mt. Tamalpais State Park

Mt. Tamalpais State Park

View of Stinson Beach from the Matt Davis & Steep Ravine Loop Trail Click here to see more photos of beautiful Northern California as seen from Mt. Tam.

So hard to say goodbye

So hard to say goodbye

One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore. Andre Gide A friend of mine shared this quote with me that that beautifully captures the trade-off that comes with long-term travel; the comforts and habits of home that one must give up in order to claim a nomadic existence on the […]