Pancake Rocks and Mangarakau Wetland Swamp We spent the morning driving along some pretty spectacular New Zealand cliffs. Saw steam lifting off the Tasman Sea oceanfront, which I haven’t seen before. Tried to get it on video, but failed miserably. Stopped off at the Pancake Rocks and Blowhole in Paparoa National Park. Interesting enough geological […]
Attack of the Mountain Parrots in Fiordland National Park Woke up before dawn to beat the crowds through Fiordland National Park to Milford Sound. This was going to be one of the highlights of our New Zealand road trip. Am starting to learn that no one in New Zealand wakes up until 9, even 10—nothing […]
The Rotorua Circuit Woke up extra early to discover an Auckland Starbucks a block away (woo hoo!)… that doesn’t open nearly as early as American Starbucks do (wah). All the hotel rooms carry is tea, so this was a nice surprise. Business hours? Not a nice surprise. Stalked the front door as necessary and tried […]
The Short Version of the Itinerary Before we dive into the finer details of our Fiji stopover and New Zealand road trip, let’s explore the big picture real quick. This two-week bender included about 21 hours of flight time one way and a week-long tour of the South Island midway through. (Click on either image […]
The #AdventurePartnerForLife and I started out traveling wherever and however our budget would allow and gradually worked our way up to more exotic locations with, sometimes, more luxurious lodging. While our travel style has changed significantly over the years, we’re still always on the lookout for great ways to save on places to stay. Below, […]
It looks like I’m housebound and camped out for the weekend, as the United States’ east coast gets pounded with its first major blizzard of the season. So, here I am, happily providing my favorite friends with Back at Basecamp 3! A lot has happened in the Global Debauchery world over the last month, and […]
In our myriad of travels, the #AdventurePartnerForLife and I have yet to do a fully escorted trip. We tend to move at a pretty intense traveling pace and, well, we basically hate regimented schedules that aren’t ours. Because of this, and some of the unusual destinations on our résumés, we’re often asked how we manage […]
Despite our yearning to visit new places in all corners of the world, one thing in particular can turn an otherwise open and willing traveller away from their dreams—long flights. Pilots aside, I’ve yet to meet a single person who actually enjoys airports and flying, let alone six plus hours on a single flight. And, if […]
We’ve got some new, wild and wonderful things to do and some bizarre sites to see, but what about finding adventure in one’s mundane, everyday surroundings? Our boy Alastair Humhreys has the perfect solution. This is a guy who’s trekked the globe 500 ways and has made a living speaking and writing about his travels. He even won National […]
Welcome to the largest volcanic desert in the world, Skeiðarársandur in southeast Iceland. This vast wasteland was created by a combination of geothermal and glacial activity and covers some 500 square miles. Criss-crossed by drainage channels, the area’s most recent volcanic eruption was in 1996. Destroying the region’s only access to the rest of the island, […]