I’m Dreaming of a Kangaroo Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone! Granted, my posts are delayed by 7 days, and it’s probably almost 2018 by now. Nonetheless, my merry wishes still stand! Today was a good day. I had a very merry Christmas. I went with Patrick and Arna out to the northwest of Sydney (a...

Getting in the Christmas Spirit on Christmas Eve

These past seven months, I’ve strived to keep things open and honest in the tales of my travel. And so staying with the honest policy, I must say: my Christmas Eve was really uneventful. I suppose being solo for this long has made me comfortable being alone. But...

Walking the Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk

I love Sydney, I do. But the fact of the matter is — Sydney is a normal city. That is to say, it’s a really cool city, but with perfectly normal city things to do. If you’re from a Westernized country, you’re obviously not going to experience...

Seeing Friends From Countries Past

Come with me on a journey — waaaaay back to Scotland … Though technically Edinburgh was only five months ago, it honestly feels like forever ago. It was in Edinburgh that I stayed in one of my favorite hostels to date (Castle Rock), met some really awesome...

Quick Little Trip to Newcastle

Sometimes it’s nice to get away for a bit. Especially when you have a friend who has a car. One of my friends that surfed with me in Lombok lives in Sydney, and he offered to show me around Newcastle, a city 2 hours outside of Sydney. I’m always down for a...