Saturday 1st October 2016 Here is the map of our journey from Manly to Blackheath, the starting point of our ‘expedition’ into the Blue Mountains. I woke up at 6am, got out of bed, dressed, brekky and then grabbed my 21-kilo backpack and started walking around 6.25am towards Manly wharf along the sea side of … More Blueies Day 1 – Victoria Falls to Burra Korain
Friday 30th September 2016 Here is the backpack checklist of what I put in my bag for 3 days hiking in the Blue Mountains. Probably still way too many things. I am still learning to optimise! Full list in photos: CARRYING – big backpack 70L – rain cover for pack (optional) – foldable small pack … More Blueies Backpack Checklist
Sunday 25th September 2016 With a 3-day week-end coming up thanks to Labour Day being on Monday 3rd October, it was time to finally make the most of a long week-end and go explore somewhere. So, with two friends from beach volley-ball, Christina from Austria and Jon from London, we decided to go hike the … More Blue Mountains 3-day hike – Preparation
Sunday 25th September 2016 It’s been 8 months since I came back to Australia from my South America trip about which I blogged here: pominsouthamerica.wordpress.com. I moved from Brisbane to Sydney, to Manly in particular and started life from scratch again. I found a houseshare and a job, then 3 months into them, changed again … More Time to go explore and blog again!
Sunday 1st May 2016 Now that I have presented to you the content of my backpack, let’s see how to minimise the risks of getting the content of your backpack stolen in South America!!! 😀 For the ones who read the first articles of my blog, you will remember how scared and paranoid I was when … More 10 tips to avoid theft in South America
Sunday 1st May 2016 Let’s start with the backpack itself. When you go for a long travel adventure during which your backpack will literally be your house, it is super important to spend some time choosing the right backpack for you. The anecdote goes that originally I had bought this 60+15L Lowe Alpine Wilderness backpack. … More What did I have in my backpack?
Friday 25th December 2015 Just landed in Paris this afternoon. My South-America trip is over but I have now 5 weeks to catch-up in Europe with family and friends before to head back to Brisbane! I will also be catching up a lot on the blog the next couple of weeks to publish blog posts … More Merry Christmas!
Thursday 24th December 2015 I left the Viva Hostel Design around 5pm, off to the Sao Paulo airport for a plane to Zurich. Passed this church on the way. Saw a few more cool tags from the taxi window, like this one. Sao Paulo said good-bye to me and see you again. One day! Brazil … More Sao Paulo to Zurich to Paris
Thursday 24th December 2015 I slept in and woke up around 9.30am. Here was the room style of the hostel where I was staying called Viva Hostel Design: http://www.vivahostel.com.br/ The locker The shower had a timer and each minute it would bip, reminding you that in a city of 11 million people, water was precious. View … More Sao Paulo
Wednesday 23rd December 2015 Left the Antarctica hostel and its cosy lounge around 7.30am. We got into the taxi to the Ushuaia airport with Aurelien, the French guy flying back to France through a different route. Last view of Ushuaia from the airport. Queuing at the LAN counter. Getting into the waiting area. Getting into … More From Ushuaia to BA to Sao Paulo
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