Kyoto in the Gion district A full day in Kyoto was needed, well really one day here in Kyoto is by far not enough, I would have preferred to stay here for a few nights minimum to really embrace and learn about the history and culture that is so rich in this city. but as I only had a day I went about visiting some popular locations in the busy Autumn period. Kyoto was Japan's capital and the resident to the emperor from 794 until c1868. It is one of the country's tenth larges

Nachi Taisha Japan's Sacred Pilgrimage walk - Kumano Kodo For over 1000 years people from all walks of life, including emperors and aristocrats have made the demanding pilgrimage to Kumano. pilgrims used various routes which are now called the Kumano Kodo, that run right through the mountainous Kii Peninsula. The walk itself was very much an integral part of the pilgrimage process as they went about religious rites of worship and purification. Walking the ancient Kumano Kod

The view from the bluff looking south east down the Fleurieu Coast After arriving at Adelaide airport I collected my hire car from Europcar and headed off for a quick view at Mt Lofty lookout. This was supposed to be quick visit on a beautiful clear day but my camera started doing some weird things such as , permanently stuck on P mode as you would set your Aperture or TV (Shutter) it would flash through a sequence of settings until you pressed the shutter button. Never exper

Bangkok in one Day I started out at the X2 Vibe Hotel (Phra Khanong - Sukumvit) on foot and took a anything goes and where ever I may end up approach. Walking along Sukumvit Road it hit me SMACK in the face, the morning perfume of pollution, road side stalls setting up for the day ahead and the manic traffic already moving like a can of worms, it was cloudy but a stinker was certainly on the cards. By 9am i arrived at Siam District shopping centre and I was not going to wait

The Jatbula Trail The Jatbula Trail is a iconic walk located in the Northern Territory of Australia, A 60km hike through Nitmiluk National Park (in the Katherine region) from the Nitmiluk visitors centre (Katherine gorge) to Leliyn (Edith Falls) Since the 1980's it has been a known walking trail and was named the Jatbula Trail after Peter Jatbula, a traditional land Jawoyn Elder who saw the idea of making the trail more accessible and to show the connection between the Jawoyn

It was to be a early rise on Saturday the 2nd of June as I was leading a group on a car camping weekend 3hrs west of Sydney at Newnes Plateau situated in the Wolgan, which has been made famous from the township of Newnes and the Shale mining Industrial ruins that has shaped its past. I met my group at 10am at the Newnes Hotel and shortly after took the short drive to the end of the road where it opens up to a rather large free camp site with Pit Toilets Only, Fantastic car ca

Perth Coordinates: 31°57′8″S 115°51′32″E Population: 2,022,044 (2016) Established: 1829 Area: 6,417.9 km2 Time zone: AWST # 2,130 km from Adelaide # 2,652 km from Darwin # 2,721 km from Melbourne # 3,288 km from Sydney Perth is the capital and also the largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most populous city in Australia, with a population of 2,022,044 living in Greater Perth. Perth is the most isolated capital city in the world, with the

Once you drive north from Perth some 20 minutes you are then on a single two way road named the Indian Ocean Drive. The landscape changes dramatically from the city life of Perth to the Coastal desert landscape before you. Its amazing to see how the native shrubs and wild flowers have amazingly adapted to the sandy dry environment. The pinnacles - The Pinnacles are made of limestone formations within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia. Locate

The Bay of Fire's The Bay of Fires (indigenous: larapuna) is a bay on the northeastern coast of Tasmania in Australia, extending from Binalong Bay to Eddystone Point. The bay was given its name in 1773 by Captain Tobias Furneaux, who saw the fires of Aboriginal people on the beaches. The Bay of Fires is a region of amazing white beaches, turquoise water and orange-hued granite (the colour of which is actually lichen). The northern section of the bay is part of Mount William N

A drive out to the South/ West National Park can easily be done in a day from Hobart though be prepared to drive atleast 3 hours to the end of the road at Gordon Dam. Why not break it up with a stop at Mt Field National Park Visitors Centre where you can enjoy a nice walk in the forrest to Russell Falls. if a day trip is too much there is camping options at Mt Field and along the road in the South/ West National Park. Though come prepared as there is a lack of facilities once