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Australia East Coast Road Trip: Cairns to Cooktown

I’m sitting in a Maccas (McDonalds) on George Street in Sydney, using their free wifi to upload photos from the EPIC east coast trip! Less than 24 hours ago Brooke and I returned on day 17 and concluded the trip with a meal at the Indian restaurant next to my hostel. The week ahead promises […]

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Brisbane. Brissy. Brisvegas. Brisneyland.

In true Aussie fashion, Brisbane has been given its fair share of nicknames. No matter what you wish to call Queensland’s capital city (and the 3rd most populous in Australia), I called it the perfect place for me to visit toward the end of month two. Return to Brissy When I visited Australia four years […]

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Visit, See, Experience: Give Radelaide a Go!

Before I set foot in Adelaide, several people wished me luck with my visit. “There’s nothing to do there,” they explained. “Hope you don’t get too bored. Wait, what — you’re there for two weeks?! Oh boy are you in trouble.” So with those words of encouragement fresh in my mind, I wondered what *would* […]

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Visit, See, Experience: Melbourne

During my first trip abroad in 2003, my dad and I saw as much of Ireland as we possibly could in one week. It was great to see so many places, but our fast pace meant we never got to linger anywhere and simply enjoy our surroundings. So ever since then I’ve taken a different […]

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