Authentic Traveling

These are the Houtman Abrolhos Islands in Western Australia

Most known for the bloody mutiny among the sailors on the Batavia, a Dutch ship bound for modern day Jakarta.

After the accidental wreck on the reefs, Jeronimus Cornelisz was placed in charge while the captain left in a rescue ship for help. Cornelisz and his men murdered more than half of the survivors including men, women, and infants. The details are too brutal for this platform but you can read more about it online. They planned the mutiny for months to steal the ships treasure which was meant for trade in the Indonesian colony.

It is the bloodiest mutiny in naval history, but despite this dark past, the islands are incredibly beautiful.

The only way to visit presently is via day trip on an airplane or on a multiple day cruise.

It is definitely one of the most unique things you can do in Western Australia.

In your country, do you prepay, pay after pumping, or is there an attendant that pumps for you? Let me know in the comments!

If the backrooms were a country it would be this place

I traveled to the world’s most isolated city

Perth metro area has a population of 2.4M and the next closest city with over 2M is Jakarta in Indonesia and then Sydney on the other side of the Australian continent.

But despite the distance, Perth is worth the trip! In my opinion, the city rivals places like Cape Town and Vancouver in unreal beauty.

To get here, I flew on and with deals from Kuala Lumpur, Perth is excellent addition to any Southeast Asia trip.

Some places I recommend visiting:

for the Matagarap Zip+Climb

Kings Park for an aerial view of the city

just a short 30 min ferry off the coast of Perth with ferries where you can see a quokka yourself

We visited the Maldives of Malaysia and it only cost a fraction of the price!

This is Semporna where we stayed at completely surrounded by the sea in small villas on stilts raised above the water.

It was such a great experience and I can’t recommend it enough!

Also ask them to arrange a special visit to meet some of the Bajau Laut people that call this area home. It’s not a typical tour offered by any of the operators there but we designed it specially with the resort and it was an extremely memorable experience for us both. Such kind and beautiful people.

So is Semporna now on your bucket list??

Ghana’s has a new eVisa system. While convenient to do online, people are most surprised at the expensive price tag.

$260 for a single entry visa that normally cost $50-$60 at an embassy

To me it seems like you’re paying extra for the convenience. If you’re traveling to Ghana last minute or live in a country without a Ghana embassy, this is going to be extremely helpful.

If you have time and access to an embassy, it makes much more sense to apply there as the visa fee is going to be a lot lower. This is especially true for longer and multiple entry visas.