Posts Tagged ‘australia’

Tip of the day…

No matter how good they look or smell, DO NOT eat brownies you did not make yourself….especially in Byron Bay!!!

Fun in Byron Bay

Fun in Byron Bay

Stacy and I have been having “heaps” of fun together in Byron Bay! We have been sleeping late, playing at the beach in the afternoon, and listening to live music at night! When Stacy is working, I have been hanging with her cool housemates, who are from all over the world. We took a hemp […]

Road Trip: Byron Bay & Gold Coast

Road Trip: Byron Bay & Gold Coast

Spencer and I spent last weekend in beautiful Byron Bay. We met up with our friend Stacy from San Francisco, who is living and working in Byron. We spent our first afternoon catching up with Stacy at the Beach Hotel and the three of us walked along the beach together watching the sun set over […]

Road Trip: North Coast

Road Trip: North Coast

After four days driving north on Highway 1, Spencer and I have visited three beautiful beach towns along the north coast of Australia. We have been utilizing a book Spencer brought called Drive Around Australia,” stopping whenever we see something of interest. NELSON BAY/PORT STEPHENS We only spent one day in Nelson Bay; however, I […]

My lovely Spence comes to town!

My lovely Spence comes to town!

“My Spence, My Spence, My Lovely Lovely Spence!” is my remix of Fergie’s song “My Humps” I dedicated and often sing to my good friend Spencer in San Francisco. I was so happy when Spencer decided to fly to Sydney to visit me and to travel up the East Coast together. Spencer arrived this week […]

Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay

Last weekend Danny and I drove 3 hours south of Sydney to Jervis Bay. Along the way we passed through small towns, a wine region, and beaches. It was a fun weekend! Check out these pics: CLICK HERE.

Come to Australia…You might accidentally get killed.

Redback, funnel web, blue-ringed octopus,Taipan, tigersnake and a box jellyfish.Stonefish and the poison thing that lives in a shellThat spikes you when you pick it upCome to AustraliaYou might accidentally get killed. “Scared Weird Little Guys” is an Australian music duo that sing about all the deadly animals you may encounter if you come to […]

Why Aussies are the nicest people…

I am in a pub and an Aussie girl comes up to you and asks you nicely if I would mind taking a photo of her and her friends. Then she whispers in my ear “you have toilet paper hanging out the back of your jeans.”

The Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road

I spent a few days in South Australia in the city of Adelaide. The weather was bad most of my visit but I did make it down to Gelong to see the beach and promenade. Danny took Friday off and flew from Sydney to meet me and we drove the Great Ocean Road together to […]

The Outback!

The Outback!

Alice Springs is located in the center of the country and is part of the Northern Territory. I was able to see all of Alice Springs in one day. I can’t believe Jenny has lived in Alice for 5 weeks; I would have died of boredom! Alice Springs is literally in the middle of the […]

Under Down Under

Under Down Under

By the time I reached Launceston I was very comfortable driving on the other side of the road, except for at night when the animals are active! In hindsight, I wish I had rented the car for longer so that I could have explored the west coast at my leisure. Instead, I had booked a […]

When driving in Tasmania…BEWARE OF WILDLIFE!!!

When driving in Tasmania…BEWARE OF WILDLIFE!!!

Tasmania, also known as Tassie, is an island just South of mainland Australia. The first European to see Tasmania was the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman in 1642. The capital of Tasmania is Hobart, which is Australia’s second-oldest city. I spent my first three days in Hobart and found the city to be very charming with […]