Dan & Kara's World Adventure

So it seems that more than a year has passed since we set out on our World Adventure. This time last year we were already half way through our trip, soon about to depart New Zealand for Western USA. With this cold weather of late far too much time has been spent thinking about ‘this [...]

For anyone who still receives emails of our blog in their inbox, you may remember from way back in December a little incident in Hong Kong that involved the loss of Dan’s trusty camera. This meant we lost of photos of our trip out to Ngong Ping to see the Giant Bronze Buddha and our [...]

This video was shot as we set out walking into Monument Valley, Utah. The Wildcat Trail is a 3.2 mile loop around one of Monument Valley’s Mittens, one of the vast sandstone buttes that characterise any wild west films you may have seen. Monument Valley was a highlight of our trip for both of us, [...]

This video was shot as we were driving along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, in the brand new Toyota Corolla we hired from Melbourne to Adelaide. The road stretches for 150 miles between Torquay and Warrnambool, hugging the rugged coastline for much of the way. It is a drivers dream and Dan had [...]

To our amusement, on a Friday evening in Wellington, there was a group of Hare Krishna followers walking through the streets singing their mantra with much gusto!

Whilst staying with Marion and John in Irvine, California we were treated to a night out at Benihana, a Japanese restaurant with a twist. Our meal was prepared and cooked at our table, on a steel grill right before our eyes. Our chef and entertainer, Angel, used his flair and expertise to put on an [...]

This video was taken as we taxied along the runway at Adelaide Airport, then took off and flew out over the coast across the Gulf St Vincent. The 2 hour, 800 mile flight to Alice Springs with Qantas gave us great opportunity to appreciate the vastness of Australia as we headed to the Red Centre.

The first stop on our 19 hour round trip to Uluru from Alice Springs was at Jim’s Place, a roadhouse about 60 miles south of Alice. Expecting just a bacon sandwich, we weren’t prepared for the impromptu performance of Jim’s pet dingo Dinky, who likes to get up on the piano and sing along in [...]

Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. We were able to stand right next to the edge of the falls as the water cascaded over the edge. Truly an amazing sight to witness.  

Good timing when we walked past the Bellagio, just as the famous fountain display was about to start…