I Stuffed My Face Silly in Adelaide
I may get banished to travel blogger purgatory for the following confession, but here it goes: I’m not really into food. Like, at all. I grew up eating chicken for dinner every other night, and until I...
View ArticleAdelaide or Radelaide? Why This Aussie City is Worth a Visit
Ten years ago I dubbed Adelaide a “craphole” because it seemed like a bit of a snoozefest. I suspect this was partially because I visited on Good Friday when most everything was closed, but mostly...
View ArticleThe Best Views of Melbourne
While Melbourne is a wonderfully livable city, it isn’t a place with many sights or tourist attractions worth boasting about. You come here to eat, drink, and soak up the culture. During my 6 months...
View ArticleBeautiful Blissful Byron Bay
I lay on a grassy knoll at Wategos Beach in a flowy skirt, head propped up on my backpack at an angle optimal for scoping out the surfers and setting sun in front of me, dozing off to the sweet croons...
View ArticleMay 2016 Recap: Australia
Gosh, May sure was delightful. I feel like I’m due for some travel mishaps and lowlights one of these days (but, you know, very happy to keep on living that highlight reel if they continue to spare...
View ArticleByron Bay: A Guide To This Aussie Beach Town
I recently spent 5 days in Byron Bay, a beautifully chilled out beach town in northern New South Wales with a decidedly SoCal vibe. I can report that its popularity is justified: Byron Bay now ranks as...
View ArticleJune 2016 Recap: Australia, Thailand, Malaysia
My time this month was almost equally split between Sydney and Southeast Asia. I wrapped up my Lane Cove house sit and flew to Thailand at the start of the second week of June to squeeze a visa run in...
View ArticleHow To Travel Cheaply Around Australia
If I had a dime for every time I’ve heard someone complain about how expensive Australia is, I’m pretty sure I could fund my coffee addiction for the remainder of my life. (SERIOUSLY – complaints for...
View ArticleThe Worst Things About Australia
Even paradise has its downfalls, my friends. Australia is my ultimate happy place, but believe me: there is plenty to complain about here. Below are what I consider to be the worst things about...
View ArticleSydney Coastal Walk: Kurnell to Cronulla + Botany Bay NP
Cronulla might just be Sydney’s most underrated ocean beach. It doesn’t have the glitz of Bondi or the dramatic ferry commute of Manly, but let me tell you what it does have: 6 km of gorgeous, flat,...
View ArticleJuly 2016 Recap: Sydney, Australia
I won’t lie, July was a bit of a snoozefest compared to most other months of this year. I spent the entirety of it house sitting in Camperdown, an Inner West suburb in Sydney right near where I used to...
View ArticleHow To Find Cheap Accommodation In Australia
Along with transportation, accommodation is bound to be one of your biggest expenses while Down Under. The good news is that, depending on how long you plan to be in one place, there are plenty of ways...
View ArticleThe Best Things To Do In Sydney
Sydney’s a tricky city to plan your travels for. Thanks to its plentiful waterways, traffic, and one-way streets, getting around Sydney is rarely straight-forward. Throw in the normal weekend track...
View ArticleAugust 2016 Recap: Sydney, Australia
Oh my sweet baby Jesus. August in a word? Exhausting. This month I learned something very important about dogs that I’m sure is obvious to anyone who didn’t spend the first 30 years of their life...
View ArticleHow To Stay in Australia Without Marrying An Australian
I don’t have the exact numbers here, but if you asked me what THE most commonly-said thing to me has been in nearly two years of living in Australia, I wouldn’t even have to think about it. “You should...
View ArticleAdelaide or Radelaide? Why This Aussie City is Worth a Visit
Ten years ago I dubbed Adelaide a “craphole” because it seemed like a bit of a snoozefest. I suspect this was partially because I visited on Good Friday when most everything was closed, but mostly...
View ArticleThe Best Views of Melbourne
While Melbourne is a wonderfully livable city, it isn’t a place with many sights or tourist attractions worth boasting about. You come here to eat, drink, and soak up the culture. During my 6 months...
View ArticleBeautiful Blissful Byron Bay
I lay on a grassy knoll at Wategos Beach in a flowy skirt, head propped up on my backpack at an angle optimal for scoping out the surfers and setting sun in front of me, dozing off to the sweet croons...
View ArticleConfession: I Don’t Want To Be A Nomad Anymore
So, I originally wrote a long-winded intro to this post while on my flight from Sydney to Manila. Then I devoured Mark Mansons’s new book The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck and decided it was way too...
View ArticleHiking The Grand Canyon in Australia’s Blue Mountains
While I’m on a roll with confessions, let me throw one more atcha: It took me 21 months in Australia before I finally made it out to the Blue Mountains. Now before you roll your eyes and think big...
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