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Sundowner is an Australian word for tramp. A vagrant soul that makes its way through the realm and comes and leaves whenever it pleases. We chose to call ourselves “two sundowners†because that is what we currently are: we live out of a car and travel the countries without a goal other than the experience itself. This is the biggest adventure of our life (aka adventure-life) in autumn of 2016 and we will see how it will pan out. We are both self-employed, free spirits so to say. Our “traditional†work-commitments didn't really feel right so now we are what they call “digital nomadsâ€.
2018-12-10 15:53
BY JAMIE During our three month stay in Japan, we went on two big adventures. Well, adventures aside from leaving the house every day without understanding more than two words in Japanese. W… Read More
2018-09-27 18:21
BY JAMIE Do you wonder What happened to us? Well, we do owe you an explanation. I’m on sick leave today so I will use the time to write this up. Been meaning to do it for a while… Read More
2018-07-04 09:37
BY JAMIE I think I already mentioned it, but Japan was not my favorite country so far. Which was surprising since I had great expectations. Well, for my taste the places we visited were eith… Read More
2018-06-09 16:28
BY JAMIE Takayama is a small town in the mountainous Gifu prefecture. We spent two days in the area and had a surprisingly nice time. Surprisingly because the city looked very boring upon dr… Read More
2018-06-02 03:08
BY JAMIE The 5 Fuji Lakes are a popular weekend destination for tourists as well as the inhabitants of Tokyo. The area is popular because it offers great views of Mt. Fuji, on many days of t… Read More
2018-05-16 07:48
BY JAMIE If, like us, you will ever find yourself stuck in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan… you will need some help. You see, Fujinomiya is not, I repeat NOT like the rest of… Read More
2018-05-11 02:52
BY LUKAS A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about The Best Hikes You Didn’t Know About yet in New Zealand. To make the story complete, I am also writing down the best hikes that you… Read More
2018-04-09 05:58
BY LUKAS There are a plenty of amazing hikes around New Zealand, that are famous around the world. As with many things, the most hyped things are not necessarily always the best. We wanted t… Read More
2018-04-09 05:58
BY LUKAS There are a plenty of amazing hikes around New Zealand, that are famous around the world. As with many things, the most hyped things are not necessarily always the best. We wanted t… Read More
2018-03-29 05:35
BY JAMIE One of the most famous features of New Zealand is the Tongariro pass including its magnificent view of Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings and the famous Emerald Lakes. I found i… Read More
2018-03-22 07:05
BY JAMIE I didn’t do any of the Great Walks in New Zealand apart from the Abel Tasman Coast Track and the Tongariro Crossing. But Lukas did almost all of them and therefore we state: T… Read More
2018-03-16 03:42
BY JAMIE Not only is it the adventure capital of the world, it is also my favorite spot of New Zealand: Queenstown. My first impression wasn’t great – we came from Wanaka to spen… Read More
2018-03-05 21:39
We came to New Zealand for three months because Lukas fell in love with Wanaka when he traveled here in 2015. We wanted to stay the whole three months in Wanaka, but the rental situation is… Read More
2018-02-27 06:00
BY JAMIE We came to New Zealand for three months because Lukas fell in love with Wanaka when he traveled here in 2015. Although we wanted to stay the whole three months in this particular to… Read More
2018-02-20 03:54
BY JAMIE I have learned by now that New Zealand is basically one stunning landscape after another. But one of the most breathtaking experiences so far was to drive along the West Coast. Of c… Read More
2018-02-14 05:48
BY JAMIE The Sabine Traverse in the Nelson lakes has been on Lukas to do list since he was in New Zealand in 2015. The famous blue lake is part of it – it is not that overrun yet since… Read More
2018-02-05 03:42
BY JAMIE Last year I spent my first Christmas away from home. To make it special – even far away from home – we decided to head away from big cities and spend the time in the cou… Read More
2018-01-31 05:03
BY JAMIE Are we the slowest bloggers of them all? Maybe not… but it is a fact that we have been in New Zealand for over a month and are only now getting around to write about Christch… Read More
2018-01-24 22:23
BY LUKAS Hobart is a quite sleepy and uneventful place for a state capital. What it lacks in action, however, it more than makes up for with an amazing setting and a chilled mood. During our… Read More
2018-01-16 01:19
BY JAMIE We came to Hobart in Tasmania after a week in Melbourne. We were told Melbourne would be the best place in all of Australia – but we didn’t enjoy our stay there very muc… Read More
2018-01-09 02:37
In Summer 2016 we started traveling. 2017 we spent the whole year on the road. What a year it has been. We have been in many new countries, have had incredible experiences and basically too… Read More
2017-12-13 06:33
BY LUKAS Of all the places we have visited in Australia so far, the Victorian Alps and the little town of Bright are for sure one of the highlights of the trip. Tucked in the middle of the m… Read More
2017-12-05 07:26
BY JAMIE Apart from seeing the Opera of Sydney (not very impressive), driving the Great Ocean Road is probably the most famous thing to do in Australia. Whenever something gets this hyped I… Read More
2017-11-27 06:46
BY LUKAS Our Australian friends asked us: ‘Why are you going to Newcastle?’ or ‘Newcastle? What’s in Newcastle?’ We needed a quiet place to work for a while on… Read More
2017-11-20 05:13
BY JAMIE The Blue Mountains are one of the most famous areas in all of Australia. Sydney locals use them for casual weekend trips, tourists from all corners of the world come to check them o… Read More
2017-11-13 03:06
BY LUKAS Once you come to the Northern parts of Queensland, it is very likely you will hire a car to get around. There are plenty of recommendations for things to do and places to go lurking… Read More
2017-11-08 09:50
BY JAMIE The Daintree is the oldest rainforest in the world. Until my friend Ryley informed me of this I was convinced that the Taman Negara rainforest in Malaysia held this title. Why? Well… Read More
2017-10-30 08:40
BY JAMIE For the longest time, I have thought that Sydney is the capital of Australia. I have been made aware of this mistake and I have been sufficiently embarrassed too 😀 But hones… Read More
2017-10-23 05:10
BY JAMIE You guys… this is our 60th blog post on TwoSundowners! Can you believe it? We can’t 😀 Sure, we have persistently fed content to this page but 60 blog posts are… Read More
2017-10-18 00:14
BY JAMIE Let’s assume you went to Chile off-season and therefore can’t go to Patagonia. If you still want to see some epic Chilean mountains you can do that easily by heading to… Read More
2017-10-11 02:14
BY JAMIE Our stay in Santiago de Chile was short and meant merely as an overlay. It turned into an overlay of three weeks because friends of Lukas are currently living there so we decided to… Read More
2017-10-03 07:33
BY JAMIE We haven’t seen much of Chile, but the small town of Valparaiso was a must for us. Have ever come to a place that just makes you want to go and explore? That feels like there… Read More
2017-09-26 01:27
BY JAMIE We only stayed in Bogota for a short week, therefore we can’t tell you very many things about the city. But we did some exploring and have a few recommendations 🙂 Firs… Read More
2017-09-19 18:46
BY JAMIE Normally we (lately mostly me) write informative blog posts about all the places we visit. We’ve recently been to Cartagena though and I feel like there is nothing much to tel… Read More
2017-09-11 17:27
BY JAMIE Can you imagine a hostel in the middle of the ocean? It exists and it is called Casa En El Agua! When we decided not go to Palomino between Santa Marta and Cartagena we needed a nic… Read More
2017-09-06 19:55
BY JAMIE Hello party people! Back in March, I have published my packing list for our life as digital nomads. We have been in 5 countries so far and my perspective on my luggage has changed q… Read More
2017-09-04 16:08
BY JAMIE To get to the Tayrona national park you have to head to Santa Marta. Even though we are no fans of the city (read here why), we do recommend you to go to the National Park. It is a… Read More
2017-08-30 16:11
BY JAMIE We want to tell you about all the experiences we make – also the not so great ones. So here we go with Santa Marta. We arrived from Medellin by plane and I was super exci… Read More
2017-08-25 15:22
BY JAMIE We recently spent a whole month in the beautiful city Medellín in Colombia. I have been waiting to get there ever since we started our South American exploration. I read in t… Read More
2017-08-21 22:21
BY JAMIE If you are in Medellín, just two hours bus ride separate you from Guatape. Guatape, the beautiful and cute place where I really wouldn’t mind buying a house and spendin… Read More
2017-08-05 18:56
BY JAMIE Our month in Medellín is coming to an end. I am a bit bummed out about it, Lukas is rather psyched – he is just not a fan of cities. Only if they have mountains next to… Read More
2017-07-31 15:54
BY JAMIE Since we’ve already left Peru behind for a couple of weeks it is about time that we finish up our stories and move on to Colombia. Last year we posted a summary of our Top 10… Read More
2017-07-25 19:44
BY LUKAS I had only a little more than a week until my first Ultra Marathon and was too lazy to go on big multi day hikes around Huaraz. But the hike to Laguna 69 is the ‘must-do&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-07-18 23:50
BY JAMIE Lukas has planned this time in Huaraz already since before we came to South America. He found an Ultra Marathon in the Cordillera Blanca – I asked him but he doesn’t eve… Read More
2017-07-13 20:04
BY JAMIE I want to continue my “tradition” of collecting great vegetarian food all over South America. When we come to Australia this is probably going to be pretty redundant bec… Read More
2017-07-03 15:45
BY JAMIE Yes, yes we know. Everyone goes to Peru to see the Machu Picchu. But we are telling you today: Machu Picchu is NOT the only spectacular sight in Peru. So be open minded and maybe co… Read More
2017-06-29 16:41
BY LUKAS While we were in Cusco I had to train a bunch and found it really hard to find out about great places to go for long runs. In Peru generally, you will find quite a few dogs chasing… Read More
2017-06-18 13:47
BY LUKAS We just came back from another trek with Apus Peru! This time we did the 5 days Ausangate trek – including the recently famous Rainbow Mountain (called Winicunca). It is hard… Read More
2017-06-16 13:39
BY JAMIE After a month we have finally left Cusco. Not for good – we will spend one more night there to get to our Ausangate tour in time. But we packed our stuff and headed to the Sac… Read More
2017-06-13 15:26
BY JAMIE We are in Cusco for a long time already. Maybe too long. Maybe just the right amount? It is hard to say. When we first arrived in the center of Peru we had a great impression of the… Read More
2017-06-02 16:34
BY LUKAS Majority of people know Ollantaytambo as that village where the train to Machu Picchu goes from. Because we have spent so much time in Cusco, are figuring out ways how to get out of… Read More
2017-05-29 22:25
BY JAMIE We arrived in La Paz in April already in April. Why we have taken our sweet time to write about the city you ask? Well we had A LOT of things happening in the meantime. Traveling so… Read More
2017-05-16 23:52
BY JAMIE Coming from lovely Lima, with all of the amazing food options there, we had high expectations of La Paz. The hostel we had booked didn’t have a kitchen for the backpackers as… Read More
2017-05-11 15:43
BY JAMIE We knew already in Lima that we wanted to head to Cusco for some extensive hiking. There is A LOT to do here and everybody only seems to know about the Inca trail. We are both reall… Read More
2017-05-04 15:33
BY LUKAS I am training for “Ultra Trail de Cordillera Blanca” in Huaraz in July, so I am getting to the point where I have to find a way to go for a run no matter what. In Bolivi… Read More
2017-05-01 12:35
BY JAMIE We’ve been to La Paz for almost a week when it was time for our salt flats adventure in Uyuni. The “Salar de Uyuni” is one of the most famous natural attracti… Read More
2017-04-25 15:08
BY JAMIE It is time to recap our month in Lima – since we are in Bolivia already for a while now. It was a great start of our South America adventure! We lived in the bohemian district… Read More
2017-04-14 16:14
BY JAMIE Before we came to South America, I had done some research on vegetarian food in the countries we are aiming for. On various veggie blogs and such, it sounded like it is going to be… Read More
2017-04-05 15:42
BY LUKAS After a super long day in Paracas, we were kind of glad to be sitting back on the bus with sweat going down our backs and heads full of excitement for what was coming next. We were… Read More
2017-03-30 15:00
BY JAMIE We’ve been in Peru now for exactly two weeks. Since we are both working during the weekdays we haven’t had that much to tell so far. We’ve mostly hung out in Barra… Read More
2017-03-28 21:58
BY LUKAS I just wanted to write a little advice piece on renting a car in Peru. If you google around about Peru car rental services there is a lot of advice available. You can basically sum… Read More
2017-03-13 19:36
BY JAMIE On the 9th of March, our South America adventure had started. But it is a long way to get there and we even took a two-day detour in Florida. All in all, we set out from Slovakia on… Read More
2017-03-13 00:22
BY JAMIE It is happeniiiiing! Unbelievable if I think about it… but in three days we are actually flying out, leaving the continent Europe for good. Phew, what a step for me, in compa… Read More
2017-02-06 19:06
BY JAMIE & LUKAS During our first month in Vienna, we have met a lot of our friends and family and had to do a lot of recaps for everyone. It is fun to talk about our adventures and whic… Read More
2017-01-22 16:00
BY LUKAS While sitting in Vienna for two months, I’ve tried to put together a small list of the best natural wonders that we have seen on our trip through the Balkans. These are c… Read More
2016-12-30 18:19
BY LUKAS The year is almost over and with it our Eastern Europe exploration. The past week we’ve both been with our respective families but I have one last story to tell before th… Read More
2016-12-24 15:01
BY JAMIE So… I went to Kings Landing!!! Damn, I’m such a fangirl. But do you want me to pretend that I was not excited? Do you want me to pretend that I don’t care? Nu-uuh… Read More
2016-12-15 09:22
BY LUKAS After leaving Albania, the next stop was Montenegro. I have been to Montenegro before but in the end of November it was a very different experience. We spent a little bit of time in… Read More
2016-12-10 15:03
BY JAMIE Albania is really great and such an interesting country. I caught myself gaping out the window with open mouth a lot of times while driving around. Lukas had planned that after Valb… Read More
2016-12-03 21:19
BY JAMIE (AND LUKAS ;-)) I know I promised that Lukas would write the story from Valbone Valley (especially so you don’t think TwoSundowners have been reduced to OneSundowner ;-)). But… Read More
2016-11-27 11:18
BY JAMIE The past week was super eventful, awesome and inspiring… and also a bit too hectic for my taste. We experienced a lot and visited a lot of places. None of them for longer tha… Read More
2016-11-25 10:52
BY JAMIE We spent three days in the Skopje area but I’m gonna just go ahead and combine the events into a one day trip. Because with more daylight than we are having at the moment (dar… Read More
2016-11-21 22:14
I wanted to call this entry “bored in Bansko” but then it turned out that Lukas had actually had a nice time in the small skiing-village in Pirin mountains. So that ruined my pla… Read More
2016-11-14 08:31
BY JAMIE Admittedly – the headline is a bit lurid. But that was exactly the feeling we got from staying in Plovdiv for a week. To say the least, the city is just somehow different from… Read More
2016-11-09 14:14
BY LUKAS After 10 days in Sofia it was enough of the citylife. It was time to get out of the city again and to get some fresh air. There was a sizable window of good weather, so we deci… Read More
2016-11-07 08:48
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2016-11-02 15:13
BY JAMIE After all the time on the road and in hostels, hotels, guesthouses and “pensiuneas”, I was looking forward to Sofia. We had booked an AirBnB for ten days straight &ndash&hell…Read More
2016-10-30 17:00
BY JAMIE The real title of this post is “Belogradchik, Vratsa-Fail & the big Hooker-Scare” but SEO told me that it was too long. Hmpf! SEO, you’re not the boss of… Read More
2016-10-26 18:00
BY LUKAS We have spent a couple of weeks in Romania on our roadtrip, but the weather was not very cooperative for climbing this time. Climbing in Romania deserves a post on its own… Read More
2016-10-22 14:05
BY JAMIE According to the residents of Veliko Tarnovo our 5-day stay in the former capital of Bulgaria qualified us to be called locals as well. Staying there for a week seemed sup… Read More
2016-10-16 13:36
BY LUKAS We have left Romania after a couple of wonderful weeks and hit the road to Bulgaria. After a week in Brasov, with the weather being kind of gloomy and really cold, we were look… Read More
2016-10-06 11:46
BY JAMIE Last week we drove south, one night we stayed in Sighisoara and another one in Bran. They were not very eventful and a lot of driving was involved. After this we were even more exci… Read More
2016-10-02 16:21
BY JAMIE Funny – when I am thinking of Romania I always used to think of one city in particular. But that city wasn’t the capital Bucharest but a much smaller city called Cluj-Na… Read More
2016-09-25 11:33
BY LUKAS This is my second post about our quick trip through Slovakia. I’d like to dedicate it to running, which is my off-time from Jamie (in a good way 🙂 ) and one of th… Read More
2016-09-19 19:40
BY LUKAS It’s almost been two weeks since we have left all our belongings at my parents’ place in Zilina, Slovakia and started heading East. Before we would move on further… Read More
2016-09-11 17:17
BY JAMIE I have witnessed the same reaction in people over the last couple of weeks: whenever Lukas and I started breaking the news about our new nomadic lifestyle to someone about our new l… Read More
2016-08-29 14:31
Sundowner is an Australian word for a tramp. A vagrant soul that makes its way through the realm and comes and leaves whenever it pleases. We chose to call ourselves Two Sundowners beca… Read More
2016-08-29 14:11
By JAMIE We were in Trapani, Sicily when Lukas asked me if I wanna go and walk the Fjällräven Classic with him. It was autumn of 2015 then and the concept sounded exciting. Ha… Read More
2016-08-26 18:50
By Lukas After the rainy and very flat week in northern Sweden, I was looking forward to a change of scenery. We moved on to Norway, specifically to the islands of Lofoten. After the Fjä&hell…Read More
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