Take 4 Kiwis, 1 Aussie and 1 Canadian, let them loose in an Amsterdam swarming with hordes of Eurotourists already celebrating like every day is New Year's Eve, and it bound to be fun...just no-one mention the live show. Ever.

Another lovely breakfast this morning - which included lots of eggs, bacon, mushrooms, antipasto, cereals, fruits, yogurts etc! Once full, we made our way to Rijksmuseum, browsing the shops along the way (and getting a little lost). Rijksmuseum was fantastic, we spent nearly half a day there, and could have spent more if we weren't getting hungr...

Happy Queen's Day everyone! Today may possibly be the BIGGEST holiday of the year in Holland! As you may already know, the Dutch have a royal family and today is the birthday of their Queen. We don't know how old she is, but we do know that she throws a FANTASTIC birthday party! Throughout all of the cities in Holland, people celebrate the day b...

So let's talk about planning wisely. I am going on my third day by myself, traveling in more foreign countries, and I thought it might be interesting for those who have never backpacked in general to hear about the "behind the scenes" of it all. For my first road trip for more than 4 days, I had to think hard and pack wisely. For all of you guys...

My name is Benn Woodward. I was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia when I was very young and it was cool. My dad massages horses, my mum is the local tennis queen, my brother selects films for the Melbourne International Film Festival, my sister is a full time mum, my other sister owns and runs a vineyard and winery. I dug my childhood except...