My Top Travel Picks (so far…)

We all travel for different reasons – adventure, culture, relaxation, food and drink, scenery and wildlife, history, special events, new experiences or a combination of these and many others. I caught the wanderlust-bug early travelling around the harsh and spectacular outback of Australia with my family when I was a schoolkid. Almost as soon as I was old enough to get my passport and travel without a parent one of my best mates and I jetted off to Europe, and neither of us has stopped exploring the globe since. Currently clocking in at 23 countries, I’d like to share a few of my favourite places for particular reasons:
Food/drink – Japan and Austria
· Super fresh
· Traditional
· Intricate
· Prepared impeccably
· Insanely delicious
(Gyoza & beer in Tokyo- Japan / Sachertort & Wien Melange in Vienna- Austria)
Culture/history – Britain, Ireland, Belgium, The Netherlands
· Plays
· Castles
· Churches
· Ancient forts & monuments
· Music
· Traditional dance
(Julius Caeser performed at The Globe Theatre in London- UK)
(Canals of Bruges- Belgium)
Adventure/outdoors – Canada and Argentina
· Snowboarding/skiing
· Hiking
· Mountain biking
· Via ferrata
· Road biking
· White water rafting
· Canoeing
· Mountain-climbing
· Ice-climbing
(Snowboarding near Bariloche- Argentina / White-water rafting at Fernie- Canada)
Wildlife – Australia
· Tropical/sub-tropical – parrots & other birds, snakes, cassowaries, Tasmanian devils,
· Bush/Desert – kangaroos, emu’s, dingoes, wedge-tailed eagles, camels, wombats, koalas
· Aquatic- crocodiles, sharks, whales, a plethora of reef fish and creatures, dolphins, seals
(Eastern Grey joey- Sunshine Coast)
(Rainbow Lorikeet- Central Queensland)
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