Do you ever come back from one adventure and feel like you’ve come off a high? You’re back home and everything seems dull? You need to plan another trip and ASAP?! It always feels that way for me when I come home from one of my vacations. Especially one that lasted a month! You become accustomed to a new ‘normal’ while travelling. I’m not sure … Continue reading I want adventure in the great wide somewhere…
I don’t know if you know this about me, but I am a HUGE fan of Steve Irwin! While growing up, I use to throw on Animal Planet and watch The Crocodile Hunter for hours. I just loved his sense of adventure and his passion for conserving wildlife. It is no surprise that my one MUST SEE/DO while in Australia was the Australia Zoo. After … Continue reading Crikey! The Australia Zoo
My next stop on this Australian adventure took me to Airlie Beach. Chloe had booked us into one of the hostels on the main drag. We checked in and went to our rooms. I mean I’ve stayed in some pretty bad hostels before, but this one was pretty gross. If we hadn’t already gotten some sort of disease by just stepping in the door, the … Continue reading Airlie Beach and Then Some
We’ve left Auckland, NZ for the Gold Coast in Australia. Chloe and I were meeting her friends Baz and Keil there to have a weekend of fun! I met Baz and Keil when they were in London back in 2012 while Chloe and I were living there. Baz is from Australia and Keil is from Manchester, UK. It was friendship at first glance! I got … Continue reading Low Key Gold Coast Vibes
Well….It’s been a helluva month. It has been filled with so many emotions. I don’t know where to begin. In my last, albeit brief, post I spoke of my friend Jonas. He was struck by a vehicle that had run a red light in Toronto. Sadly, he succumbed to his injuries and we lost a light so bright on this earth, I just don’t know … Continue reading A Beautiful Soul is Never Forgotten
I’m sorry I’ve not written in what feels like forever. This month has been one for the books. I received a phone call from a friend I worked with at Disney. One of our dear friends was involved in an accident in Toronto. He was hit by a car while riding his bike. The car ran the red light going full speed (roughly 70km/hr). Jonas … Continue reading Excuse my absence…
We arrive in Auckland for a brief stay before heading back to Australia. The accommodation of choice in this city was AirBnb. We could have very well stayed in a hostel, but our AirBnb was in a very, very good location and the price wasn’t all that bad in comparison to a hostel. It was an apartment, but we shared it with the owner’s roommate. … Continue reading A quickie in Auckland
Leaving Matamata behind, we arrive in Rotorua. I was warned about this place smelling of sulphur. So bad they said, I would want to puke. Well…FYI, it’s not that bad at all. When getting off the bus I didn’t even notice a smell to be honest. We checked into our hostel, Rock Solid. They are some of the nicest people to deal with! It’s a … Continue reading Rotorua — What’s that smell?
Arriving in Auckland, I have no idea what day it is anymore! Flying into New Zealand has pushed us three hours ahead and I’m already confused… It was about 530am (local time) when we landed. Our bus to Matamata leaves at 745am, so we had plenty of time to kill….or so we thought. Customs ended up eating up a lot of our extra time! Eventually … Continue reading A Hobbit’s Tale
Today we arrive in Melbourne, or as some of the locals, and friends who have lived here, call Melbs. Everyone said this was a ‘must see’ sort of city. I was excited to see what it was all about! I hadn’t really done any research into Melbourne, so I didn’t have an agenda here. The one thing that I definitely wanted to see was the … Continue reading Melbourne….Melbs….Meh
