Saturday Scenes: Kangaroo Island
Even though Kangaroo Island near Adelaide, Australia is all about kangaroos, this adorable koala was the furry friend who really caught my attention.
Australia
Indie Travel Challenge: Week 4 – Winter Travel
January has flown by and we are already on Week 4 of the BootsnAll Indie Travel Challenge.* The prompt for Week 4 is: When the weather gets cold, do you prefer to head to sunnier locales or do you love the outdoor adventures or off-season prices of winter? Warm or cold, what’s your dream winter …
30 Days of Indie Travel Project: Drink
The theme for Day 20 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project* is Drink. Just as the cuisine of a place reveals clues about its culture and history, so does its signature local drink. What’s the best drink you had on the road, and did the drink have any connection to the place where …
Thirty-Somethings See the World: Kat Selvocki
Welcome to the next in a series of traveler spotlights on Katie Going Global, profiling some of my fellow thirty-something travelers who are getting ready to take a break from their everyday lives to travel – not just for a week or two, but for 4 months, 8 months, or even longer. If you missed …
Furry Friends on the Road
I love animals, so when I travel, I naturally gravitate toward snapping pictures of the furry creatures I encounter along the way. Here are a few of my favorites:
Lessons I’ve Learned From My Passport
I sent my beloved passport off last week, stuffing it into a nice bubble envelope together with my passport renewal application and a check for $110. Not only was it set to expire this June (which technically already bars me from traveling to some countries that require you to have a passport good for more …