Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

While in Vietnam we had the absolute pleasure of meeting Hannah and Melissa. When we parted ways we had discussed meeting up again in Perth for our last few days in Australia as they also planned to be in the area. Things worked out and we spent three days together. They were unbelievable hostesses and Read more

We have seen some pretty beautiful things on this trip, but very near the top of the list was “the end of the earth”. After leaving Uluru we headed south until we reached Port Augusta and then headed west along southern coast. The road heading west gets closer and closer to the coast the farther Read more

I have to admit that it was Jacob who really wanted to go see Ayers Rock and I didn’t really care either way. It’s something clearly unique and special to Australia, but as far as I was concerned it was just a rock in the middle of nowhere. Either way, we decided we’d add it Read more

Driving through the outback was so much better than I could have ever imagined. The scenery, wildlife, and size felt supernatural, as if I had suddenly entered a giant’s playground. It was like nature had been amplified. I had expected the outback to be nothing – days and days of driving into empty space. What Read more

I have been looking forward to the great barrier reef for this whole trip. Well to be honest long before that. And it was awesome. We decided to tour the reef with cruise whitsundays. They have a pontoon anchored on a section of the outer reef at knuckle reef lagoon. It was a three hour Read more