People are not traveling right now, and it is weird. People want to travel, but they know they can’t travel still. Everywhere I look, I see one question pop up: will travel return in 2021? There is no easy answer to this question, and many people have differing opinions. CNN is saying travel could resume later this year. Bloomberg, however, says long-haul international travel may not restart until 2023.

Coronavirus was declared a global pandemic on March 11^th, 2020. The year since that day has proved to be the most challenging in recent history. A lot has happened during this time, and I have had a very unique way of experience the entire event. So, let’s take a look back as we approach the one-year mark of this global pandemic.

Well, the first month of 2021 is behind us, after a crazy 2020. If you are reading this, then feel some relief that we have survived 2020! Hopefully, January has been better for you than all of last year. People expect a lot to happen this year but will it live up to expectations? Will this be the year of hope?

Living in a hostel comes with a lot of experiences. You will expect some of these experiences, such as no privacy, lots of partying, and occasional sleep-disrupting sex. Others, you never learn about until you live for a long time in a hostel. One of the hardest to go through is when people leave, the hostel farewells.

Cairns is a city with a population of about 150,000 in Tropical North Queensland. Cairns is a popular starting and ending location for most Australia East Coast Trips. Like most cities in Australia, Cairns is located next to the ocean. Cairns also has the advantage of having beautiful mountains and rainforests to provide a variety of day trips.  Keep reading below to find out my top 10 day trips around Cairns.

Humanity is continuing to adapt to “the new norm” caused by Coronavirus. Most countries started the reopening process in the past few weeks. Some nations are showing promising results during this process, while others are seeing more cases than ever before. The media likes to talk about only negative news, so there is no point in me touching on that. Instead, I want to share some of the positive things happening in Australia.

Australia has a lot to offer for any traveler. Americans often see Australia as a wild and deadly country. These beliefs are not unwarranted, but they are often grossly exaggerated. I decided to ignore the stereotypes and experience Australia for myself. Keep reading to find out the ten things I love about Australia.

In my previous post, I talked about the first half of my Australia East Coast trip. I finished that post with Fraser Island and Noosa. This post picks up on the path further north after Noosa.

Coronavirus has upended everyone’s way of life. The world is going through some serious changes right now. Many countries are in the process of trying to come out of lockdown. Some countries are coming out because the number of active cases has dramatically reduced. Other countries are coming out in the hopes of saving the economy. Are they doing the right thing? And how do the changes impact backpackers? Keep reading to find out more.

The Whitsunday Islands are one of the two biggest adventures along the Australia East Coast. Fraser Island is the other big adventure, and you can read about that one here. The Whitsundays contain 74 islands off the Queensland coast. They are one of the most popular yachting destinations in the Southern Hemisphere. You can easily understand why it is a popular stop on any east coast trip.