It’s another night-time train journey this time from Zagreb to Split which is unfortunate as it would have been nice to see some of the Croatian countryside.
Split and…
An unfortunate side effect of travelling is cynicism. You're always on the look-out for someone to rip you off, for things to not go quite as planned. In some places…
Well, Moscow– someone’s doing a really bad job. Having spent four days here, wrapped in your refreshingly chilly autumn embrace every single one of my presumptions and expectations of you…
After so many months of planning – and we could have missed this – the third and final leg of our Trans-Mongolian/Siberian adventure. Left sitting for 28 minutes, double-parked on…
Whilst on this, the second leg of our Trans-Mongolian Express adventure, we do not have the luxury of a bathroom in our cabin, we do have two single beds side…
The Trans-Siberian/Mongolian/Manchurian Express has been a train journey talked about in my family since early childhood. It’s a real pinch-me hard moment when early Tuesday (Melbourne Cup) morning, we board…
Fifteen plus years ago we saw a documentary on Australian television showing incredible footage of a vast army of ceramic statues unearthed in 1974 by a farmer somewhere in China.…
It’s a 530am wake-up today in order to travel the 70km out to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China. Whilst a little further out of the city…
Arriving in Beijing last Tuesday, the journey into the city centre gives us our first surprising taste of Beijing and China. Like the airport, the city itself is vast, spacious…
DIY travel for the over fifties with injuries. Ride the Trans-Mongolian and Glacier Express with us then traverse the Panama Canal.
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Full credit to those who knew that Papua New Guinea (PNG) is Australia’s closest neighbour. Sitting a mere 4km from Australian soil this revelation surprised the hell out of me.…
After twelve months of preparation, seven months of travel and six months of dedicated writing we are really excited to announce that Darma Travels first book - "Bucket Lists…
Inspired by their performance at the opening ceremony of this year’s Commonwealth Games, I soon after booked tickets to watch the Bangarra Dance company perform at Queensland’s Performing Arts Complex…
Wineglass Bay
Traversing the various ‘Touring Routes’ of Tasmania we have spied countless possums, pademelons, quolls, rabbits, wallabies and other furry critters. Unfortunately, they are all dead. Some research has surprisingly…
Launceston Gorge
It’s seven degrees outside and we have just returned to our cosy little Tasmanian cabin complete with spa bath and water views. On hand to keep us fortified whilst…