When I first arrived in Melbourne, Australia I’ll admit to being completely overwhelmed. I stayed on the north end of the CBD and I spent my weekend not venturing much further than that. On my last day in town, however, I got fed up with writing. Taking advantage of the sunny weather, I jumped a…
Category: australia
where in the world is the girl with the map tattoo?
Wow – I finally have time to sit down and write a solid update of where I am, where I have been, and where I am going. Where in the world is the Girl With the Map Tattoo? Get ready for a long post about my life and some sneaky updates on #wheretonext.
cityscape: the brisbane waterfront
I spent four days in Brisbane back in early March because I’d been on the road for a few weeks and needed a place to recharge, have good wifi, and work. Well, if you know me, you know that it didn’t *quite* work out like that! Instead of working 8+ hours a day, I took…
on the road: margaret river wineries
Let’s talk about wine! Recently, I spent two days exploring the Margaret River wineries – the most well-known wine region of Western Australia. I say well-known, but chances are if you’re from the US or Europe, the only Australian wines you’re familiar with are from South Australia. Prior to my adventures, I was like you…
five cups of coffee in adelaide*
While I was in Adelaide, I spent a good deal of time working while hanging out with my writer friend Chris at his house. Chris and I share a passion for good coffee though, and so I harangued him about taking me to good Adelaide cafes for funky coffee. He came through with these five…
lodge review: the townsville rambutan hostel
A couple of weeks ago, I stayed at the Townsville Rambutan Hostel for one night. I’d been really curious about it because when I was searching for a place to stay, it consistently came up as the best hostel in town. It is also a YHA hostel, which in general are nice, clean, spacious places…
a brush with spontaneity: scuba diving in the great barrier reef
Many of you commented on my Facebook photo from a few weeks ago where I shared my tired and sunburnt, yet very happy, face post scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef. Let’s talk about how that happened and why I thought it was a good idea to submerge myself six metres underwater. Let me…
five cups of coffee in melbourne
This really ought to be titled five hundred cups of coffee in Melbourne, but I’ll try to narrow it down. I spent quite a bit of time tracking down cafes in Melbourne. And, honestly, that is no small feat. Melburnians looooovvveeeeee their barista-made coffee so it seems like there is always something popping up. Plenty…
a brush with spontaneity: flying over the great barrier reef
As you maaayyyyy have seen on my Snapchat and Facebook several weeks ago, I took an amazing small plane ride out over the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef during my time in Airlie Beach. I’d been working hard on this website, dealing with panic attacks and frustration over the messy way it went live….
travel essay: the great ocean road
A winding road that stretches from Geelong to Warrnambool, that hugs the unstable cliffs over sapphire seas: Australia’s famous coastline of the Great Ocean Road seems to rise effortlessly from the water. As my bus passes through Lorne, the coastline is rocky, the continental shelf visible as the tide recedes. By the time I am at…