I love being a tourist in my own city. Especially with people that have never been to Austin. Extra especially when they have never even been to Texas, or America for that matter. Kelly and I totally slacked on the blog the last few months of our trip and never wrote about our time in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
Back to the Outback
Posted in Australia, Post Trip, tagged Australia, Friends, Locals, Mountains, Post Trip, Sunrises, Sunsets on October 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One bittersweet aspect of travel is making awesome new friends and then having to part ways with them days or weeks later, knowing you’ll probably never see them again. Most backpackers accept this as part of the long-term travel lifestyle, but I say its bullshit. Sure, the norm is that you won’t ever see the [...]
Great Expectations
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Beaches, Boat Rides, Islands, Sunrises on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One thing that Kelly and I realized early on this trip is that some things just don’t turn out to be how you imaged…that we are not always going to have that picture-perfect experience. This was certainly the case with our three-day sail out to the Whitsunday Islands. When we booked our trip in Byron [...]
Sisters in Sydney
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Beaches, Friends, Mountains on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With almost 4 months of travelling under our belts, Kim and I said goodbye to New Zealand and moved on to the east coast of Australia. First stop, Sydney. We’ve all seen images of the infamous Syndey Opera House and Harbor Bridge, the Botanical Gardens, Darling Harbor, etc. Well, it’s all just as amazing as [...]
