My Big Adventures
Currently: kiteboarding Western Australia
Guest Speaker at Meet Plan Go!
Recent Articles
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.”
Melbourne is more cultured?
Is Melbourne more “cultured” than Sydney as Melbournians claim? After spending a week there I have no idea but I did feel the rivalry between the two cities. Melbourne is said to produce some of the best art, music, cuisine, fashion, design and ideas in the country. I personally did not notice that the city […]
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!
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
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!!!
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 […]
New Zealand in a Nutshell
I arrived in Tasmania late last night and I have to say that I am very happy to be back in Australia! I enjoyed my month in beautiful New Zealand, but I left the country feeling completely exhausted! I have done more hiking, climbing, and extreme sports in the past few weeks than I have […]
Abel Tasman National Park
Nicole and I spent the weekend at Abel Tasman National Park, located on the Northwest coast of the South Island. I met Nicole a few months ago when she came to visit Lauren in Sydney. Lauren and Nicole went to high school together in Tampa, Florida. Nicole has been living and working in Christchurch, New […]
Tongariro Crossing
I arrived at Lake Taupo and decided to tackle what would be the longest day hike I have ever done. I had heard many people rave about the Tongariro Crossing hike which is considered New Zealand’s best one day alpine hike and is also considered very challenging. The hike is 18.5km (11 miles) through scenic […]
Black water rafting with glow-worms
I took a bus from Rotorua to Waitoma and met two other Californians on the bus! I am still in shock at how small the world is after meeting Charlotte who literally was my neighbor in San Francisco! She lived on top of the Phone Booth Bar on South Van Ness when I lived right […]
Who farted? … Rotorua
You know you have arrived in Rotorua when you breath in the sulphur-rich air. Rotorua is one of New Zealand’s thermal areas with spurting geysers, steaming hot springs and bubbling mud pools. I could hardly stand the smell and got a bad headache the first day! I went “zorbing” which involved climbing into a large […]
Queentown & Milford Sound
Queensland is New Zealand’s adrenaline-activity capital, there are many bungy-jumping, caving, rafting, sledging, jet-boating, skiing, skydiving, and hang-gliding operations all ready to give you the thrill of a lifetime. If you’re not the type to throw yourself off a bridge or plane, the scenery surrounding the city will certainly wow you. Surrounded by Lake Wakatipu […]