After almost five months in Australia, having sneakily avoided winter, I’m settling back into London life. When I think about my most recent travel adventure, I suppose I was able to see quite a lot of Australia, but really, I didn’t see half of it. This is one big country. I passed through five of [...]
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My Australia in Review
Posted in Australia, Ayers Rock, Byron Bay, Canberra, Festivals and Holidays, Fraser Island, Kings Canyon, Sydney, Tourist sites, Travel, Uluru, Whitsundays, Yulara on August 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Making my way to the desert
Posted in Australia, Ayers Rock, Sydney, Tourist sites, Travel, Uluru, Yulara on February 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I have been in airports a good number of times in my life, and every once in awhile, I’m sitting at my gate, maybe reading, listening to music or eavesdropping on the nearest conversation feeling all smug about how early I am when I see someone sprinting down the hall, trying to hold up their [...]
The pros and cons of working abroad
Posted in Australia, Byron Bay, Koh Phi Phi, Sydney, Teaching, Tha Wang Pha, Thailand on January 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’ve worked abroad a few times. Just like most people who do it, I seek labour to help me fund the rest of my traveling – hostels, food, drink, transport, and everything else in between. It can add up to be a pretty big bill. I’ve taught English, handed out flyers on the street and [...]
Welcome to a new decade
Posted in Australia, Festivals and Holidays, Food, Sydney on January 4, 2010 | 4 Comments »
On Thursday morning I became one of the 1.5 million people to ring in 2010 in Sydney, Australia. One of the first places in the world to enter the new decade. Pretty cool. At about 11 in the morning, I headed out with a backpack full of good food and cheap wine to meet up [...]