Hey, everyone! I have now been back in the states for nearly two weeks. Oddly enough, my time in Australia feels like a dream. It’s as if I’ve been in a cryogenic chamber for the past year and have finally awakened. But… it was not a dream and I had spent 11.5 months in that… Read More Australia Aftermath: the Rose, the Thorn, the Bouquet
Hey, everyone! My main excitement of the past week has been a quick visit to Canberra with my friend from Darwin. While it was a brief trip, it was really great to reconnect with John and explore Australian Capital Territory (ACT) together. Canberra Canberra is the capital of, well, Australian Capital Territory which was my… Read More Australian Capital Territory: Canberra
Hey, everyone! I have been in Sydney for the past several days. While I was initially apprehensive about being in such a large city again (after not “feeling it” in Melbourne), I actually am really liking Sydney. Sydney After a twenty hour bus ride, I arrived in Sydney. While I was able to nap on… Read More Sydney and the Port Jackson Sharks
Hey, everyone! I spent the past three days on K’gari Island in a 4WD with about 22 other tourists. The tour was perhaps one of my favorite tours since being in Australia. K’gari Island The first day began… early. We had to meet up outside the hostel at 6.30am and we began our drive shortly… Read More K’gari Island and the Dingoes
Hey, everyone! My trip to Green Island yesterday was absolutely incredible… so much so, that I felt the need to devote a post solely for the day trip. A bit of a double feature recently, since I had both the Daintree post come out and now this one. Green Island I met Indy (AKA Indigo… Read More Green Island: An Introduction to the Great Barrier Reef
Hey, everyone! I have had some crazy wildlife sightings this past week – with two trips to Fogg Dam being the most bountiful. Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is home to a wide variety of wildlife. It originally was built as a rice farm… but every year, the birds would come eat all the rice! Since… Read More Frilled-Neck Lizards and Fogg Dam
Hey, everyone! What a fun past few days it has been – highlighted by trips to both Litchfield and Kakadu National Park. Both national parks were gorgeous, but Kakadu was a clear winner for me. Litchfield National Park I met fellow explorer and travel buddy John online and we decided to go to Litchfield National… Read More Kakadu and Litchfield National Park
Hey, everyone! The past few days have been pretty exciting, with the highlight being visiting Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. I wasn’t sure I would make getting to Uluṟu a priority while in Australia, but I’m really glad I did. It is pretty magical. Olive Pink Botanical Gardens On my last evening in Alice Springs (or… Read More Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Hey, everyone! I have been in Alice Springs since Saturday, doing a lot of adventuring around. I love it here – the outback is unlike anything I imagined. I always pictured it as very flat with hardly any flora, but that is not the case. Alice Springs and the surrounding areas are surrounded by towering… Read More Alice Springs: The Red Center of Australia
Hey, everyone! I can’t believe I somehow made it – I managed to get to the “outback” of Australia. This past week, I journeyed up from Melbourne to Alice Springs (the Red Center of Australia) in a caravan with my travel buddy Michael. The journey took six days (24 hours of driving) and we just… Read More Into the Outback: From Melbourne to Alice Springs