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Iceland

The Chicks Downtown

By on April 13, 2014

If you have ever had the opportunity to visit Iceland’s capital city, you will know firsthand just how friendly all the locals are. There is always a stranger willing to share with you their favourite part of the country that you MUST visit, always a person next to you at the…


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Croatia

Plitvice: Croatia’s Natural Paradise

By on April 13, 2014

Look left, look right, look up, look down – I can assure you that there is no direction you will look to in Croatia’s Plitvice National Park that is not strikingly beautiful.

16 Lakes, connected by rivers and over 100 waterfalls featuring forests, caves and crevices make exploring the area a…


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Scotland

Scotland Made Me Loony

By on April 12, 2014

I’ve always known Scottish people were crazy – but I only discovered just how crazy when I attended the annual Hogmanay Festival in Edinburgh. I soon became aware of what is one of the more eccentric traditions of the 3 day festival – The Loony Dook, literally meaning “loony…

Tourits Tourists[/caption] It started innocently enough. Touristy photos were taken, the Sagrada Familia was admired, Paella was enjoyed… And then there was Sangria. And boy was there Sangria. If you had converted the amount of Sangria consumed into water to pour on Australian gardens during a draught then Adelaide would be a much greener place in February. The night then becomes hazy. I do remember a phenomenal Flamenco show featuring women who sounded like angels, and I remember ordering another Sangria but now I must turn to dot points because at this point reflecting on the night feels like looking back on 'Inception' - I mentally just keep asking myself 'what?'.
  • We went to a bar, the music wasn't very good
  • Everyone had roses
  • I still don't know why everyone had roses
  • Pat and I drank a Pina Colada
  • We decided to take a taxi to the beach
  • James insisted on giving me a massage on the taxi ride. Not a nice massage - a 'I'm learning to be a physio' massage.
  • We arrived at the club
  • My back hurt
  • James, Pat, Adam, Alex and I entered the club
  • Alex and I got kicked out of the club and almost got arrested
  • Alex and I ran away from the security guard
  • Alex and I ran around the entire club
  • Alex and I re-entered the club at the same entrance that moments ago we were escorted out of
  • Had a celebratory ultra-expensive drink
  • We found Adam, Pat and James
  • We grooved
  • We went for a beach break
  • We made friends with a group of Swedish boys on the beach
  • My wallet was missing
  • I assumed I had been pick-pocketed
  • Pat called the cops
  • The cops hung up on us
  • My wallet was next to me
  • Pat made friends with imaginary people who had escaped from prison and were on an excursion.
  • Pat claimed that he could feel the Buddha inside him and had to wait for it to come down from the mountain before he could go inside again.
  • Pat disappeared
  • I guess the buddha never came down from the mountain...
  • James, Alex, Adam and I spent some more time on the D-floor
  • We finally left
  • We watched the sunrise on the beach
  • Adam, Alex and James decided that we had to walk home
  • I offered to pay for the cab
  • They still wanted to walk home
  • We stopped for breaks every minute during our attempted walk home
  • We caught a cab
  • We went to bed
IMG_6823The next day some of us actually managed to make it to the beach. Andy, Alex and I spent the day embracing that Mediterranean sun, (yes I did get sunburnt) We spent the day drinking the most sugary low-alcohol containing Mojitos, purchased - of course, from the very legitimate men scattering the beach advertising the cities finest cocktails by screaming 'Mojito!' (or was it 'Mosquito?') at tourists. And how did we conclude this masterpiece of a weekend? We all went to a sushi buffet. I don't know why we went to a sushi buffet in Barcelona but it just seemed like an extremely good idea at the time. With stomachs still fill of rice and sangria I think we all slept very well that night. Barcelona - I feel like our time together was cut short far too soon. I fell for your nightlife hard and fast and like a summer fling I got your number but am yet to call back. But I will call back, Barcelona - I promise.   [gallery ids="1065,1066,1067,1068,1069,1070,1071,1072,1073,1074,1075,1076,1077,1078,1079,1080,1081,1082,1083,1084,1085,1086,1087,1088,1089,1090,1091,1092,1093,1094,1095,1096,1097,1098,1099,1100,1101,1102" orderby="rand"]' target='_blank'>
About Me

Kat Knapp

Hello there, I'm Kat Knapp. I am a 26-year old Australian currently living in New Zealand. The past decade has involved a lot of travel which has resulted in me having visited 79 countries across all 7 continents. I have lived in Iceland, The Netherlands, Japan, France, Romania and Madagascar. Here is where I have shared a number of my adventures. I have an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Journalism, and am currently completing post-graduate study in Forensic Psychology and Teaching. I have my Private Pilots license, Adventure Dive Licence and Truck license which have led to some adventures on/above and below land. I hope to use this place to reflect on some missing adventures and ponder some non-travel related parts of my life.