With 8 dogs and 37 cats, Jeff’s house is not your typical couch surfing pad. We arrived on the island of Langkawi by a nauseating 3-hour boat ride. Jeff met us at a pizza shop and showed us to his house, a quaint two bedroom nestled in a little patch of forest. Wild monkeys greeted…
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WWOOF and HelpX: Seeing the World One Farm at a Time
The light filters through the branches of the plum tree, each leaf outlined in a brilliant yellow from the just risen sun. We are reaching up, stretching to pluck the abundant purple plums above us. In about an hour, we’ll all join together for our first meal of the day; muesli, homemade yogurt, and fresh…
Hanging Rock
Last weekend I went to Hanging Rock, a popular weekend destination for Melbournites, located close to the Macedon Ranges. It’s a geological site over 6 million years old called a mamelon, created by stiff lava flowing out of a small vent and stacking to create a hill with vertical rocks. It’s only an hour train…
Volunteering Abroad
Hi readers, I recently wrote a story about volunteering abroad, and it’s now the featured story on StartBackpacking.com! To read it click the link below: http://www.startbackpacking.com/travel/travel-organic-farm-work-wwoof/ Also, I updated my “volunteering” page with lots of photos. You can click here to find it, or find it under the ‘advice’ column up top. Bonus photo: some…
Tasmania: Up the East Coast
Here are a few pictures from our trip up the East Coast of Tasmania. We really took our time, spending 2 weeks to do a trip lots of people do in just a few days. We had lots of leisurely walks on beaches, and did a couple of longer treks on Maria Island and around…
