Australia
I had my heart set on coming to the Land Down Under from around the age of 11. I finally studied abroad in Brisbane in 2005 and that was all she wrote. I got back here as soon as I could (after graduating university and backpacking in New Zealand) and I’m now an Australian citizen.
Photo of the Week: Quokka Quokka
This little guy is a quokka, a marsupial that can only be found on Western Australia’s Rottnest Island (and in very small areas of the Western Australian mainland). I personally think he looks a little bit like a combination of a wombat and a wallaby — he’s got the body of a wallaby and the…
I Was the Victim of a Drive-By Faith Healing
Last Thursday, I went to the first Brisbane Travel Massive event of the year. It was good fun, as usual, and I even got to meet a few bloggers like Jade from OurOyster.com and Emma Makepeace. I had a very obvious conversation starter as well — my giant leg brace for my broken leg. Yes,…
Under the Moonlight
North Stradbroke Island is one of the two large islands that enclose Moreton Bay to Brisbane’s east. It’s an often overlooked location; once arriving in Brisbane, many people jet straight to the Gold or Sunshine Coast, or even head further north to Fraser Island...
Everyone Loves Tennis...But I Don't Love Regrets
This week, it seemed like everyone was talking about the tennis. Not as usual, where a few dedicated tennis fans talk about the merits of Novak’s drop shot or Rafa’s heavy forehand...
The Brisbane Floods: A Year On
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year (and a week) since the devastating events of January 2011. So much has happened since then, but it still seems like just yesterday that I was glued to the TV watching events unfold. It seemed so surreal, yet I could walk 100m down the street…
Twenty Eleven in Numbers
After writing the summary of my travels in 2011 and reading A Dangerous Business’ year by the numbers, I got a bit curious, so I did a bit of adding up and came up with the following stats on how 2011 treated me. Flights: 18 Long haul flights: 9 Miles flown: 59222 (94755.2km) Airports: 9…
Where Did I Go In 2011?
My 2011 would not have been considered a very busy travel year for a full-time traveller, but it was a busy travel year for me since I did it all in my allotted leave from a full-time job. That’s yet another upside of living in Australia: it’s legally required that we get 4 weeks of…