The Awful, Rotten, No Good, Low Down Qingdao International Beer Festival 27 Aug 2013 | 06:56 pm

Call me an optimist, but I like to think a beer festival is a pretty hard thing to screw up. Everybody likes festivals and everybody likes beer. Putting them together just makes sense. And when my la...

The 50 State Challenge: My Favourites So Far 21 Aug 2013 | 01:21 pm

If one were to look at my travel history, they’d notice that the only country I’ve visited more than once has been the United States. Hell, if you were to look at my dating history, you’d find three o...

Guest Post: Skiing – Better for you than you might realise? 1 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm

Skiing: Better for you than you might realise? It’s well-known that for anyone looking to get into shape, there are few things better than taking up sport. It could involve being part of a team or ju...

Boom! 31 Jul 2013 | 11:20 am

No More Money Belts – Bring on Adventure Underwear 29 Jul 2013 | 12:37 pm

I’ll be up front and say that Nigel and Franklin from Adventure Underwear approached me about trying out a pair of their new Adventure Underwear and doing a little promotion, but I’ve not been paid an...

Test Drive: An American Tries Vegemite for the First Time 27 Jul 2013 | 04:49 pm

It’s true what you hear about we Australians and Vegemite. We have it on our sandwiches, we lather it thickly upon cakes at birthdays, we make soups from it, and have even been known to use it in fore...

Getting Boozy at the Oregon Brewers Festival 24 Jul 2013 | 01:32 pm

Ah, Portland. If ever there was a city custom built to house this Aussie on the Road, it would have to be the jewel of Oregon. Amazing microbrew beer? Check Laid back, hipster vibe? Check Cool weat...

A Ride Across the Golden Gate Bridge with Blazing Saddles 22 Jul 2013 | 05:03 pm

As with my last entry, I will be up front and point out that my day trip with Blazing Saddles was comped as part of my visit to San Francisco. That said, I’m not a whore, so I’ll be up front about wha...

Hanging out at Pier 39 15 Jul 2013 | 06:00 am

In the spirit of full disclosure, I should preface this post by saying that my visit to Pier 39 was comped by the good people at Pier 39 in the form of complimentary passes to a number of Pier 39 attr...

Loving Magical Monterey 20 Jun 2013 | 06:00 am

Our brief stint in Monterey had me seeing just why it is such a beloved stop on the road north.