Seeking the Unknown

Tag: travel

  • Flores

    Flores was immediately so unlike Timor, which had often been quite dry and cleared. Flores, by contrast was incredibly lush and green, an alternating mix of terraced rice fields and beautiful wild jungle areas with towering volcanoes overseeing everything. Getting there on the Ferry from West Timor was almost an absolute disaster. I woke to…

  • Timor-Leste

    Landing in Timor after travelling across Australia for 3 months was very interesting and I can’t imagine a more dramatic difference. Of all the countries I have travelled through, it is probably the most rudimentary and landing in the capital, Dili was a bit of a shock. Usually, the capital city of a country is…

  • Cape to Darwin

    I am sitting in the park in Darwin down-town, finally getting a chance to write again. It’s been quite a roller-coaster over the last couple of weeks. I successfully completed Cape York, mostly on the Old Telegraph Track (OTT) but with the last bit on the Development Road. I skipped over the last section of…

  • Queensland to Cape York

    The second phase of my journey up the east coat of Australia was actually really relaxing and nice. I met up with friends and family all over the Gold Coast and Brisbane and it felt like a proper holiday after all the chaotic weather of the south. I caught up with my uncles/aunts on both…

  • Melbourne to Queensland

    I am retrospectively writing about the beginning of the trip.  I have made it to Darwin and sent the bike off to Timor-Leste and now I have a few down days to catch up on life and try to work out the next step. The chaos of the preparations, the build-up, and the anticipation left…

  • First Post

    I’ve been on the road for six months now trying to psych myself up to get this blog up and running. Sometimes it amazes me how difficult it is to do something you actually want to do. I have handwritten dozens of drafts and compiled hundreds of notes, but it feels like the first post…