Several months ago, while my boyfriend and I were working at a roadhouse on Australia’s remote Nullarbor Plain, a familiar couple entered the main shop and office. Recognizing the two friendly faces from a TV special on Australia’s growing population of retiree travelers, I asked for an autograph. Meet Sid and Sandie Whiting, pioneers of […]
Travel Writing
Grey Nomads: Snowbirds Of The Southern Hemisphere
Sid and Sandie Whiting watched a caravan rattle past on its Indian Pacific railway bed: someone was heading east, across Australia’s iconic Nullarbor Plain. “That should be us,” the couple lamented. Tired of the city and ready to be unsettled, they decided to sell their house and hit the road. Just like any long-term traveler, […]
How To Travel When You’re Not (Being Bold in Coles Bay, Tasmania)
Last week, I drew up a map to turn otherwise-boring days into adventures in boldness. Drawing on the simplest and most fulfilling moments of foreign travel – from waiting for a bus, to navigating new soil with help from the locals – the results were a step-by-step guide on how to travel, even when you’re […]