Oregon: A visit to Cannon Beach, an iconic Oregon coastal town
Cannon Beach is the iconic Pacific coast beach with glorious sandy beaches and impressive sea rocks. It also has a delightful town to spend time…
A day itinerary for Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Bryce Canyon is one of the ‘Big 5’ National Parks in Utah. The main draw of the park is the Bryce Amphitheatre that has the highest density of hoodoos (spire-like rock formations) in the World. These hoodoos have been carved from the red sandstone over the millennia by the weather.
Utah: Zion National Park, the jewel in the crown of Utah parks
We’d not heard much about Zion National Park before visiting. It is an amazing place, with a stunning red rock canyon, huge rocks walls, waterfalls and some amazing trails to explore. It is a place we want to keep coming back to.
Nevada: Las Vegas – 6 things to do in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is a short drive from the heart of Las Vegas. There are plenty of trails to explore the beauty of this varied desert landscape and escape the craziness of Las Vegas. If you are not up for hiking a trail, simply drive the 13-mile scenic drive and hop out at the viewpoints along the way.
Nevada: 12 Things to do in Valley of Fire State Park
The Valley of Fire State Park makes an ideal day trip from the chaos that is Las Vegas. You will enjoy the spectacular red rock formations that give this park its name and it is a great place to see petroglyphs, ancient rock art. There are plenty of trails, including many short and easy ones that take you into beautiful canyons and up to spectacular view points.
India: The Taj Mahal – the ultimate tribute to love
We were a little worried with the potential of fog completely engulfing the Taj Mahal. But we got lucky – there was a mist but it added to the mystery of this modern day wonder.
Film Review: Break Free: Two People. Two Years. One Dream
This is the story of a young German couple, Lena and Ulli, who have a dream of travel and adventure. Their plan is to take a 6-month road trip from Hamburg in Germany to Capetown in South Africa. The journey brings a lot of unexpected events and they spend nearly years on the road and never make it to their planned destination. The sharp differences in their characters and life philosophies bring their relationship to breaking point.
Nevada: Goldfield – The once prosperous gold mining town in a struggle for survival
Goldfield, Nevada at one time was the largest town in the State, fuelled by a gold rush. Today, its stately buildings have fallen into disrepair…
Book Review – Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft by Thor Heyerdahl
The famous Norweigan explorer Thor Heyerdahl has a theory that the islands of the Pacific Ocean could have been first settled by pre-Colombian explorers from South America rather than the common belief that these settlers came from the North and West. In 1947 he and a crew of four set-offs from Peru on a simple balsa wood raft named Kontiki on a 5000-mile journey to prove this theory.
Sri Lanka: The highlands – Horton Plains National Park & The World’ End
Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the central highlands of Sri Lanka and is covered by montane grassland and cloud forest. It is one of the most popular outings when staying in the Highlands city of Nuwara Eliya. There is a pleasant 6-mile hike with some spectacular views at the World’s End viewpoint.
Book Review – No picnic on Mount Kenya: A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb by Felice Benuzzi
Confined to an endless cycle of boredom and frustration, one prisoner, Felice Benuzzi, realizes he can bear it no longer. When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea, an outrageous, dangerous, brilliant idea – to escape and climb the mountain.
Nevada: Hawthorne – Ordnance Museum, a quirky tribute to the nearby Army Depot
Located in the high desert of Nevada is the Ordnance Museum located in the small town of Hawthorne, which sits close to the Hawthorne Army Depot. This is apparently, according to the big sign outside the base, the World’s largest Army depot,
New Zealand: North Island – Lake Taupo
Lake Taupo. is located in the North Island of New Zealand. It is in the caldera of the Taupo Volcano. With a surface area of 616 square kilometres (238 sq mi), it is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand, and the second-largest freshwater lake by surface area in Oceania
Oregon: Tillamook – Tillamook Air Museum, a former airship Naval base
Tillamook Air Museum is located in a rural setting close to the Oregon Pacific coast. In World War II this was the site of a Naval base used to deploy K Class airships (blimps) across the Pacific ocean to detect enemy ships and submarines. The base was decommissioned in the 1940s and fell into disrepair. Today, the remaining hanger, Hanger B – one of the largest wooden buildings in the World, is the location of the Tillamook Air Museum.
Film Review: The Bikes of Wrath
The Bikes of Wrath follows five Australian friends as they attempt to cycle 2,600 kilometres from Sallisaw, Oklahoma to the Salinas Valley in California with only $430 to pay their way, following in the footsteps of the Joad family depicted in John Steinbeck’s book ‘The Grapes of Wrath.’
Oregon: Astoria – the gateway to the Columbia River
Astoria is located in the far northwestern corner of Oregon, where the mighty Columbia River spills into the Pacific Ocean. There is plenty to do in this small coastal town and it is blessed with several microbreweries, restaurants and pubs. It is also a great base to explore the area’s State Parks such as Cape Disappointment State Park and Ecola State Park as well as the coastal towns of Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach. Also, this is where the explorers, Lewis and Clark, ended their expedition to map the Western Territories.
Illinois: Chicago – Architecture Boat Tour
I have grown to love the skyline of Chicago. It is probably one of my favourites in the world – and almost certainly in the United States – including New York. We decided what we’d like to do was take a boat tour along the Chicago River and see these impressive buildings from there.
India: Delhi – Old Delhi; Great Mosque & The Red Fort
When visiting India’s capital city you simply must explore the somewhat crazy and super busy area of Old Delhi. The main sites include the Great Mosque and the UNESCO listed Red Fort. We also stopped to pay homage at the tomb of Gandhi and visited the famous India Gate.
Wisconsin: Lake Geneva – playground of the wealthy
Nestled 50 miles south of Milwaukee and Madison in Wisconsin is the resort town Lake Geneva, a quaint little town on the banks of Geneva Lake. This area was once the getaway of Chicago’s rich and famous – vestiges of its glamorous past remain today
Exploring the amazing and mind-blowing House On The Rock
Visit the House on the Rock in Wisconsin’s Wyoming Valley and discover the bizarre and crazy world of Alex Jordan and his amazing collections. I never experienced anything like it before.
Wisconsin: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin
The UNESCO listed Taliesin is the home, estate and studio of the great architect Frank Lloyd Wright. He built this home after leaving his wife, to live with his mistress, Mamah Borthwick – who was later murdered in the house along with six others.
About The Hoblets
We love to travel both near and far, for us it is all about the experience. You will not find us lying on a beach in Bali, we’re more likely to be found wrapped up in warm clothing walking into a bracing gale along a wind-swept beach in Oregon, or exploring the back streets of a new city.
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