With David’s family visiting us in Sydney, we took a quick detour up to Brisbane to check out the capital of Queensland that we’ve heard so much about. We also returned a few months later with my best friend, Madeline. Madeline has been one of my best friends since kindergarten, almost 30 years. She came…
You may be wondering how to know you’ve got the perfect spot, like we did, for New Year’s Eve in Sydney. Here’s how I know where the perfect spot for New Year’s Eve in Sydney is: That is the Associated Press photo that was used in a TON of press releases (like this one) regarding…
I can’t technically say these are the BEST Sydney anchorages, because we didn’t try them all. But after discussing with our cruising friends and locals, we are pretty confident in saying that these two anchorages in the Sydney area are GREAT anchorages and should not be missed. We had a particular challenge because we had…
Not to brag guys, but our years just keep getting better and better. 2017 was our third calendar year of living aboard Starry Horizons for full-time travel, and hands down it was our best year ever. Here’s a look at the locations and moments that made it so phenomenal. Baby Whale in Ha’apai Definitely a…
In this day and age, the internet is filled with people getting the word out about their fabulous adventures! While we take inspiration from a lot of the obvious ones who are doing similar trips to us (like Delos and Roam), we find travel inspiration in a variety of places. Here are some adventures we…
This small coastal city welcomed us to Australia quite easily, and we were excited to get out and about for our first taste of this huge country. While Australia is big, Coffs Harbour is pretty small. You can fit all these things into two days; one day walking around the shore, and one day in…
While this is David’s first time in Australia, I visited for three weeks back in August of 2007 – over 10 years ago! I thought it would be fun to show you some of my photos from my original trip. I was there with my dad and my brother. We stayed in hostels, forded rivers,…
We are so glad we sailed New Caledonia. It’s just the kind of place we like – natural beauty with remote locations. We weren’t planning on coming here, but thanks to a guest coming to visit, we changed up our plans. About New Caledonia Traveling to and within New Caledonia without a boat Noumea is…