We don’t travel simply to collect passport stamps or check a country off a list (except North Korea, that place was definitely a giant checkmark and we will never return…ever.)  But it did bring us a certain sense of accomplishment when we realized that we have now stayed a night on every single continent during the past 23 months.   And the final stop came when we landed in Australia, my 7th continent and the completion of one pretty awesome stamp collection!

To celebrate, we’re taking it easy this week with so R&R on the beach in North Queensland. We plan to work on our (non-existent) tans, read some books, and drink something out of a frosty mug.   Basically, we might be really, really bad travel bloggers for a bit…but Asia was exhausting and after 10 weeks of constant travel, sometimes what you really need is a beach vacation, right? [Ed. note: So true. We’re tired. I think a week of beach drinking sounds lovely.]

As a concession for all you wanting a good story, I did book us into an igloo directly on the beach.  Seriously…