Today, I turn 30. The start of my fourth decade. An arbitrary milestone in the passing of time that feels earth-shatteringly big even though I don’t actually feel any older. I’ve cried every birthday since I turned nine. I have…
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One thing we absolutely knew we wanted to do when we were planning to head down under for a year was to be in Sydney for the annual New Year's Eve fireworks. Known as some of the biggest and best…
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2025 was my busiest travel year yet, visiting the most countries I ever have in a single year! It was the first full calendar year of my relationship, starting the year together in snowy Stockholm and ending it down under…
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The Nullarbor is a vast, empty region stretching across southern Australia and is one of the country's greatest stretches of driving. We're currently living full-time in our campervan, a 2018 Mercedes Sprinter, and exploring Australia, with a plan of "driving…
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Perth is the most isolated city in the world, situated all the way on the far western coast, the capital of Western Australia. I first visited Perth in 2019 and spent a week exploring the city; it's a great base…
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Christmas Island is a tiny island, a territory of Australia, situated in the Indian Ocean. It is so remote that the next closest land is Indonesia, more than 350km away. It’s also the only place on earth where red crabs…
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On my mission to visit and share every country and territory in the world (a total standing at 269), I sometimes end up booking trips to visit some of the world's most remote places and undertaking serious bucket-list worthy adventures.…
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The most famous thing about Christmas Island is its annual red crab migration, a surreal wildlife experience whereby you can witness millions of red crabs across the island heading down to the island's beaches to give birth. In my mission…
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Hiking through Territory Day Park high up on Christmas Island is an excellent place to spot the red crabs that have made this island so famous. In my mission to visit every country and territory in the world (a total…
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The Blowholes is one of the most iconic hiking spots on Christmas Island, one of the spots featured in David Attenborough's 1988 documentary of the island. It's also one of the best places to see the male red crabs after…
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The Margaret Knoll Lookout is a short walk through the jungle and up a series of steps to one of the best bird-watching platforms on the island. In my mission to visit every country and territory in the world (a…
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Western Australia is the country's largest state and has so much variety to offer. I first visited in 2019, spending a week in Perth and then joining a group roadtrip up the west coast all the way to Exmouth. → Check…
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I first visited Australia in 2019 and, while I did make it to the west coast, on that trip I visited Perth and then headed northward all the way to Exmouth. I knew that when I planned to return down…
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We're currently living full-time in our campervan, a 2018 Mercedes Sprinter, and exploring Australia, with a plan of "driving the lap" (completing the entire perimeter of the country). I first visited Australia in 2019, following the classic backpacker route, mostly…
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