Destinations

My 40 liter rucksack was packed and I was setting out to explore the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan for ten days. I was an English speaking white boy in...

As I step outside, my throat fills with phlegm. The thick smog pierces my lungs and lingers at eye level. At first I thought all this spitting was culturally customary....

Ben Davis, the award winning UK photographer who previously graced us with 12 Jaw-Dropping Photos of China has returned for round two, providing TravelFreak with 12 more awesome photos of...

You wouldn't be the first person to call me an idiot. After all, I do have a track record of doing some pretty stupid stuff. During my junior year in college...

I had just stumbled out of the fluorescent lighting of a 27 hour overnight Chinese sleeper train. The morning struck my eyes like a ray gun and my face cringed...

I had been searching for the cheapest flight and, by golly, I had found it. I was in Brisbane, Australia at the time and was researching flights to Hong Kong....

I sit on the small fold out seats by the window. I can barely fit. The train departs with a jolt and babies begin crying. I look to my neighbors...

I don’t even know where I am anymore. Sometimes my location on this great planet of ours doesn’t fully register until that Google Maps pin drops on my precise whereabouts....

As I write this article, I’m sitting in the room I grew up in. I spent the first fourteen years of my life in this rickety old house before I...

Seemingly walking further and further into the jungle, a vast clearing came into view, the ground covered only by rocks and boulders. We were surrounded by lush greenery on either...

Gisborne is the most easterly city in the world, meaning it’s the first city to welcome the sun every day, and the New Year every year! From Wellington, Gisborne is about...

Stepping onto the ledge, looking down beyond my naked body, a yellow raft eagerly awaited my descent. 43 meters below, the Kawarau River glared back at me, seemingly taunting my...

Don’t get me wrong–I actually love Australia. I had an incredible time navigating the country and I wouldn’t give that up for anything. Read any of my other posts and you’ll see how...

The Bay of Fires, in the northeastern part of Tasmania, is renowned for its beaches. They’re a bit out of the way so they don’t get as much traffic as...

I love Fergburger. I love the variety, the size and the taste! Oh, the taste! And the crowds–just last night someone ate the Big Al and a large chips (the Big Al...

At this point, I've been almost everywhere along the east coast of Australia. This includes every place you should visit and every place nobody ever should. Over nine weeks I backpacked my...