After a relaxing Sunday, when everything was closed, we were able to find one wonderful place open to spend an hour – a spa! My dad was interested in getting a massage as we each got one on Christmas Day last year in Panama and since the price was really reasonable, we made appointments and […]
Argentina Part 1 (Buenos Aires and Mendoza start) – January 2009
-I have to start by laughing again at my airport luck. I thought leaving New York City for JFK airport would be easy as I have taken the subway and air train so many times, I could do it in my sleep. Of course, it didn´t work as well, as once I was on the […]
USA Stopover: California and New York
Getting from Sydney to San Francisco turned out to be an enjoyable experience as I was able to meet Rytas on the flight, and squatted me way into Business Class! I just boarded the plane, found him in his seat and just started to talk with him. I met him at Ayers Rock 2 weeks […]
Australia Part 7: Whitsunday Islands, Great Barrier Reef and Bondi Beach
Oh course the day we left Sydney to fly north to the Whitsunday coast, it was the first sunny day in Sydney, but whatever…we were heading up to more sunshine so I can`t complain and my medicine was finally kicking in so I was feeling much better (finally!). We were off to Airlie Beach, which is in […]
Australia Part 6: Sydney
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 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 […]