South America
The Two Mile High City
On August 19, 2018 by wanderstoriesMachu Picchu – UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of World. It was my goal to spend my 30th birthday here, but doing so meant flying into Cusco, the two mile high city. Cusco sits at 11,152 ft (3,399m) making it the 9th highest large city (> 100K inhabitants) in
Australia
Rainforest Night Hike
On January 15, 2018 by wanderstoriesAfter spending a few weeks traveling up the east coast of Australia, I finally made it to Queensland and the great Daintree Rainforest. Always wanting to get the most out of a visit, I decided to stay in one of the remote cabins so I would have more time to see the area.
Most of my “treks” into the rainforest over the first few days were short (an hour or so) and limited to a boardwalk (so as to not disrupt the wildlife) – so you could imagine when I heard about a “night hike”, I imagined much of the same, but with a flashlight.
Boy, was I wrong.
Europe
You’ll Never Forget the First Time You Saw the Northern Lights
On October 14, 2017 by wanderstoriesI was staying at an inn near Skaftafell (on the east coast of Iceland). I’ve had plenty of wake-up calls in my life, but never an “Aurora Wake-Up Call” – which we of coursed opt-into.
Before retiring, we had a quick bite – too bad I barely had a spoonful of my kjotsupa (Icelandic lamb stew) before the alarm sounded. Incoming aurora!
Europe
Night Stalker
On October 19, 2011 by wanderstoriesOne of the scariest experiences I’ve had while traveling abroad was in the Greek Islands. I’d been in Greece about 9 days, where I’d traveled a bit on the mainland, around Athens, and to the island of Mykonos, before parting ways with my Australian friends and setting off alone. Before heading to Santorini and later