It was a bright cold summer's day as Beth and I head to the Franz Josef Glacier. It is the steepest glacier in the country, descending...

I am desperate to find her even if it kills me. The plane touched down in Auckland New Zealand on a beautiful summer day in November. As...

This is not what I thought this trip would be like. I had visions of lying on the beach in my bikini catching rays listening to the waves...

Tears ran down my face as I tried to wipe them away. The outback tour ended, and we were all saying our goodbyes. I hated leaving Mitch,...

I’m not sure what to do? John has invited me to his house in Tasmania for Christmas, but my plan is to go to Brisbane after the outback...

We continued to walk up the dried-up river bed where the water forgot to flow has left us empty, cracked, dry, and parched lips. The...

I wrote Chapter 2 prior as a back-in-time section but we have caught up in the story now so just skip and go to Chapter 3 to follow along...

“Wow, look at all the goats.” In the morning we drove to the Mountains. It was a long drive that took all day. Our camp differed greatly...

It’s December and summer in Australia. The days are long, and the sunsets late into the evening. Returning from a group hike, I’m hungry...

To my surprise, John has decided to come on the outback tour with me. I’m not sure how I feel about it. In one way I’m happy he’ll be...

We ended up dancing until 1 am. I had such a good time…but I was pretty hungover too. We decided to go to Manly Beach and go surfing (I...

As I’m walking down the dirt wash and feeling a little better but knowing it wouldn’t last long. John runs to catch up to me. “How ya...

I’m so thirsty. I lick my lips but I can’t make any saliva in my mouth. My lips are cracked and dry. I’m standing in a desert in the...

Bob and I were watching TV in his apartment when the phone rang, it was Liz. She just arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok. I met Liz when I...

Photo by Simon Zhu on Unsplash Sunday, February 10, 1985 I woke up at 4:30 am, 5:30 am, and at 6:00 am and I got up. Got dressed to go...

I hope I can get out of here soon. If not tomorrow the next day. I think I’ve had enough of China. It’s tiring and frustrating,…....

As I woke I slowly opened my eyes peeking over my shoulder at Chris’s bunk praying he would be gone. The bunk was all made up, bed made...

Karma will always get you

At breakfast, Chris was very sarcastic to the waitress. He’s such an ass. We found out that the bus was sold out to go to the Stone...

When I arrived Guilin and I met a blonde Danish guy at the dorm who said he was flying to Kunming tomorrow. Just the brief appearance of...