Waking up at stupid o` clock in (meaning 5am) in Melbourne to get my flight to Sydney (at 7am), I knew New Years Eve was going to be a long day… What I didn`t expect was the unexpected. I was planning to meet Nancy at the Sydney airport, head to our apartment and take a nap […]
Australia
Australia Part 5: Melbourne
As I left the 140 degree heat in Alice Springs, I knew it would be cooler in Melbourne, but didn`t realize it would drop to 75 degrees as the high. What a difference as I wasn`t sweating anymore and had to put on my hoodie (or jumper as it`s called in Australia). On my 2 […]
Australia Part 4: Australia’s Red Center – Ayers Rock and Alice Springs
Flying into Uluru was quite remarkable as I was seated on the window side and got the first glimpse of the rock from high above. When I was in Australia 8 years ago with Steph Smith, I really debated coming out to see Ayers Rock. At that time, Steph and I didn`t have the time, and […]
Australia Part 3: Western Australia – Perth, Fremantle and Rottnest Island
I expected to have a quick and painless bus ride from Bunbury to Fremantle at 1:00 in the afternoon…but nothing is that easy on my journey… Bus Ride and meeting an aboriginal for the first time… – The 2 hour bus ride was great, until a man sitting diagonally behind me takes the back of […]
Australia Part 2: Western Australia small towns…
After spending so much time in bigger cities around the world, I decided to slow things down and hit the smaller towns in the south western part of Australia. From all the other world travelers I met on my trip they said I had to go to this region. From the Australians I met, most of […]
Australia Part 1: Margaret River and the Wine Region
I went to Margaret River for the wine…as it`s one of the biggest wine regions in Australia and why not? When I arrived in this small town, I was so happy to see a few things like: –Target. Seriously, Milena and I had to go and it was fun to see normal things again. It […]
Asia to Australia – drama once again…
For some reason, whenever I have connected with one of the 5 segments of my round the world ticket, drama comes up and this 4th leg was just as difficult that I had to recap for the memories and laughs for years to come. Notice the times of all this as it adds to the fun/drama. […]