Category Archives: How-To

The folks at House Sitting Magazine were kind enough to let me write an article for them about our experiences house sitting in New Zealand. You can read the whole issue here. An extended version of the article will go up soon on the House Sitting Magazine website, and I’ll have a direct link when […]

Everywhere from Sydney to Phuket to Rome to Prague, we’ve had taxis try to take advantage of us. Sometimes, they’ve succeeded. Here are some of the scams we’ve run into, and how we’ve learned to avoid them. The Long Way ‘Round Scam Many years ago, before Google Maps was a twinkling in Larry Page’s eye, […]

There are many places near Brisbane where you can pay admission to see Australia’s unique animals. However, maybe you’ve already visited those spots and now want a chance to see those animals out in the wild. There are a couple of places near Brisbane where you can see native animals without spending any money at […]

Here are the French secrets to finding a great bottle of wine, dirt cheap.