October 15, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Coober Pedy reminds us a bit of Matmata, Tunisia. The underground homes carved deep into the arid, barren landscape are similar; the only thing missing are the berber ladies grilling […]
October 14, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
The stars in the Outback are spectacular. On par with those we couldn’t sleep too well beneath at Tikal, and on the Sahara… because we were too busy watching the […]
October 13, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
Burra is in the middle of nowhere, but it has a great little museum. It would be easy to drive right by and miss it… make sure you don’t! For […]
October 13, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The Barossa valley is beautiful… It’s the wine region of South Australia and feels very much like Sonoma, in California. Of course, we spent an afternoon touring (and tasting!) the […]
October 12, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
Sometimes people ask us about the social aspects of longterm travel. What do we do about our kids’ need to socialize? How to we create community on the road? What […]
October 9, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The fringe of South Australia, between Mt. Gambier and Adelaide reminds a North American girl a lot of central Illinois, or Idaho, with a side dish of northern California and […]
October 9, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Why is it that first days of road trips always end up being longer than planned? Somehow, they always are! It’s 5:40 p.m. and we’re still rolling. I’d hoped to […]
October 8, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The argument could be made (has been made) that I was raised in the back of a van. Of course this isn’t entirely true. I was also raised in a […]
October 8, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
The sun has set. The moon has risen over the garden and the fish are sound asleep in their pond. The boys are having one last game of Upwords with […]
October 7, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
4:40 p.m. Just sat down with a glass of white wine in a house that smells faintly of ammonia window cleaner. Everything is very quiet. Hannah is working on her […]
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