Digging up all these old photos of forgotten rum diaries makes me want to weep. Four rums, lost to this critical historical record!! Don Q 2007 Limited Release is from Puerto Rico and I don't remember a single thing about it. To be honest, I'm not ever sure where this one was taken/ tasted? I … Continue reading The Forgotten Rum Diaries…
The Rum Diaries Revival. Part LII
Wow. It's been a long, long time between Rum Diaries. Don't think that's a reflection on our rum consumption - I just got lazy. But it's time to get back on board - not only does writing about rum legitimize drinking vast quantities of the shit, it's also an excellent substitute for a working memory. … Continue reading The Rum Diaries Revival. Part LII
The Land of Ice & Snow
Officially, visiting Antarctica means I have now set foot on all seven continents. However according to my mate form the USA (and actually, pretty much any North American I’ve ever spoken to), Cleveland doesn’t count. Since I’m not much of a box-ticker I’m not really fussed either way- Antarctica was still one of the most … Continue reading The Land of Ice & Snow
When wanderers grow roots…
A few weeks ago we passed the 6 month anniversary of returning home to Melbourne. It was a bittersweet moment. Bitter in that it was a Wednesday and we therefore had to drag ourselves up out of bed and go to work….sweet in that the weekend before we’d been partying at Golden Plains music festival … Continue reading When wanderers grow roots…
The Rum Diaries Part LI
What do you know? Rum tastes awesome in Melbourne too! We just picked up this sensational little number from the Chapel Street cellars- Chairman's Reserve from the tiny Caribbean island of St. Lucia- and it has quickly made its way into my top five. Chairman's strikes the perfect balance between smoothness and bite and doesn't … Continue reading The Rum Diaries Part LI
The holy-shit-we’re-almost-home edition.
Sorry everybody. Not only am I fucking exhausted after spending 12 hours in shit airports and even shitter airplanes, but I am also kind of drunk after skulling four cans of Carlsberg to celebrate the last night of what has been a truly amazing trip. So rather than attempt to sum up the last 868 … Continue reading The holy-shit-we’re-almost-home edition.
These are a few of my favourite volcanoes…
Indonesia has 127 active volcanoes....and god only knows how many dormant or extinct peaks. Basically every peak you see is (or was) a volcano. But we never get sick of looking at them. Tiny Lombok is home to the enormous Gunung Rinjani, at 3726m it's Indonesia's second highest volcano and is sacred to the Balinese … Continue reading These are a few of my favourite volcanoes…
Lombok to Flores by boat (or when dragons prove to be the least of your worries)
Sailing from Cartagena to Panama was one of the highlight's of our year in Latin America, so when we heard about boats traveling between Lombok and Flores, we decided to sail our second sea and get in on the Indonesian version of life aboard. About a week before we were due to depart, another tourist … Continue reading Lombok to Flores by boat (or when dragons prove to be the least of your worries)
The Art of Honking
When someone honks their horn in Australia, it pretty much means one thing: fuck you arsehole, get the fuck out of my way- and is almost always accompanied by a demonstrative finger gesture.However in many other parts of the world, they employ a highly nuanced and sophisticated range of honking, tooting, beeping and blaring to … Continue reading The Art of Honking
Danau Maninjau- another day, another crater lake in Northern Sumatra
Surrounded by soaring, steep and densely forested cliffs, Danau Maninjau is even more beautiful than Danau Toba, and since it is also much smaller (just 70km around the lake) it's also much easier to visualise the former explosive life of this extinct volcanic peak. The approach to the shore of the lake involves a descent … Continue reading Danau Maninjau- another day, another crater lake in Northern Sumatra
Happy Wanderers and the Rum Diaries revival 