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With The Hobbit premiering today, there will be plenty of renewed interest in Lord of the Rings-related sites around New Zealand — and with good reason! New Zealand is a stunning country and Peter Jackson did a great job of choosing his filming locations for The Lord of the Rings, so I have no doubt…
I had my 28th birthday this week. I know 28 isn’t usually an important birthday — it’s just one more step towards 30, right? — but to me, it had a bit more resonance than my last few birthdays have. Why? Well, it started with a trip to America last year. I needed some good…
It’s hard to put the feeling of being in Milford Sound into words. It all seemed so much larger than life; the mountains, the waterfalls, and the sky all made me feel so minuscule…but in the most jaw-dropping way possible. I was lucky enough to be there during a summer that had been extremely dry,…
Ever since my friends that I studied abroad with got their scuba diving certifications, I’ve wanted to get mine too. Why be relegated to the surface when I could go underwater and explore coral reefs, shipwrecks, and the many other hidden treasures of the ocean? The idea fascinated me, but I kept telling myself that…
Tomorrow marks one of the biggest days of the year for Cairns. It’s right in the centre of the small region in Far North Queensland that will get to see a complete solar eclipse…that is, if it’s not cloudy! Here in Brisbane we’ll be able to see about an 85% eclipse. I intend on going…
Booking a ticket from Brisbane to Porto was no easy task. All of the major airlines flying from Australia seemed to have forgotten that Portugal was a viable destination, and any tickets to Lisbon to Porto had a several hundred dollar premium attached. I spent hours trawling Kayak trying to find options that were even…
Unlike many cities in Australia, Brisbane doesn’t actually have a beach (unless you count Streets Beach at South Bank, which I don’t). There are plenty of beautiful beaches on both the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, which are only a short car trip away, but one of my favourite seaside spots is one that many tourists…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how much I love Instagram. I had stopped using my phone for photos prior to Instagram; I just didn’t see the point when I usually had a better camera with me to record the moment. Now I have thousands of photos stored on my little memory card, many…
Searching For Middle Earth on the South Island
With The Hobbit premiering today, there will be plenty of renewed interest in Lord of the Rings-related sites around New Zealand — and with good reason! New Zealand is a stunning country and Peter Jackson did a great job of choosing his filming locations for The Lord of the Rings, so I have no doubt…
Becoming a ‘Lost Girl’ in my 29th Year
I had my 28th birthday this week. I know 28 isn’t usually an important birthday — it’s just one more step towards 30, right? — but to me, it had a bit more resonance than my last few birthdays have. Why? Well, it started with a trip to America last year. I needed some good…
Photo of the Week: Milford Sound in Monochrome
It’s hard to put the feeling of being in Milford Sound into words. It all seemed so much larger than life; the mountains, the waterfalls, and the sky all made me feel so minuscule…but in the most jaw-dropping way possible. I was lucky enough to be there during a summer that had been extremely dry,…
The Truth Is…Scuba Diving Terrifies Me
Ever since my friends that I studied abroad with got their scuba diving certifications, I’ve wanted to get mine too. Why be relegated to the surface when I could go underwater and explore coral reefs, shipwrecks, and the many other hidden treasures of the ocean? The idea fascinated me, but I kept telling myself that…
Photo of the Week: The Lunar Eclipse
Tomorrow marks one of the biggest days of the year for Cairns. It’s right in the centre of the small region in Far North Queensland that will get to see a complete solar eclipse…that is, if it’s not cloudy! Here in Brisbane we’ll be able to see about an 85% eclipse. I intend on going…
On Missing Trains and Meeting Communists
Booking a ticket from Brisbane to Porto was no easy task. All of the major airlines flying from Australia seemed to have forgotten that Portugal was a viable destination, and any tickets to Lisbon to Porto had a several hundred dollar premium attached. I spent hours trawling Kayak trying to find options that were even…
Photo of the Week: A Fisherman’s Sunset on Stradbroke Island
Unlike many cities in Australia, Brisbane doesn’t actually have a beach (unless you count Streets Beach at South Bank, which I don’t). There are plenty of beautiful beaches on both the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, which are only a short car trip away, but one of my favourite seaside spots is one that many tourists…
Six Months of Instagram: Part 2
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how much I love Instagram. I had stopped using my phone for photos prior to Instagram; I just didn’t see the point when I usually had a better camera with me to record the moment. Now I have thousands of photos stored on my little memory card, many…
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