2016: The Travel Year in Review
I’ve declared it already: 2016 was the best year ever. Since 2011, I’ve summarized my travel-filled years (see my posts from 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015), but no year has ever come close...
Tagged: Australia
Why I’m Throwing Away the World’s Most Comfortable Life to Travel
So I’ve done it. I submitted my resignation, I booked my flights, I outlined my itinerary. Today, I hopped on a flight from Sydney, Australia to Christchurch, New Zealand, and I’ll be taking the rest...
The Times They Are a-Changin’: My Biggest Announcement in Years!
In September 2013, after two years of teaching English in Spain and with the future wide open, I made the massive decision to move to Sydney. It was originally intended to be a three to...
2015: The Travel Year in Review
Another year in the books already! Just a few days into 2016, I’m going to make a bold prediction: this will be one of the best years of my life, on account of a big...
The Village in the Rainforest: Kuranda, Australia
Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, soaring over the rainforest, and stopping in what is, quite possibly, the most picturesque town I’ve seen in all of Australia. Could Tropical North Queensland be any cooler? You...
Travel Talk with Kim-Ling: An Australian Teaching English in Pozoblanco, Spain
Today’s Travel Talk star is Kim-Ling of Travel-Ling, a native of Brisbane, Australia who spent last year teaching as an auxiliar de conversación in the small village of Pozoblanco in the Córdoba, Andalucía region. She has...
Exploring Sydney’s Haunted History with The Rocks Ghost Tours
They say that Halloween is the time of year in which the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. A city with as much history as Sydney is undoubtedly home...
Halloween in Sydney: A Guide to the Best Parties, Ghost Tours, Costumes, and More
One of my very favorite holidays is just around the corner once again. Halloween hits town this Saturday, and my preparations are well under way. While Australia isn’t nearly as festive as the U.S. when...
