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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...

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Adelaide 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...

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The 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...

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Beautiful 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...

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May 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...

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Byron 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...

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June 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...

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How 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...

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The 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...

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Sydney 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,...

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July 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...

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How 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...

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The 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...

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August 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...

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How 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...

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Adelaide 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...

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The 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...

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Beautiful Blissful Byron Bay

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Confession: 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...

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Hiking 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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