All blog posts tagged with australia
Poor life decisions
I'm feeling very homesick for Australia so I thought I'd post a picture of one of my favorite places: Cottesloe Beach, right outside of Perth in Western Australia. I would get up late, go to the beach and when the sun started to wane I would go to that little teahouse for some chips with sour cream…
hostel review - witch's hat, perth
Price - 25USD for a 3 bed mixed dorm.
Location - Pretty residential, which made it a very relaxing, chill place. It was across from a nice big park, for those of you who like green spaces. The only drawback was that it was about 3 longish blocks from the free bus that will take you around the city. …
Melbourne is a no go, Perth is gold
We ended up skipping Melbourne, sadly, because there was a grand prix on the weekend we were supposed to be there. That did mean, however, that I had more time in Perth. It has become one giant construction site, which makes me happy and sad. I'll post a review of our lovely hostel, The Witch's Hat,…
my home away from home
Well well, I'm in the land of Oz, and Sydney was much better than I expected. We walked from our hostel, Base Sydney, to the Opera House. Now I'm a fan of seeing a city on foot, but this was a few hours I could use back. The Harbour Bridge and the Opera House were beautiful, no doubt, but from Base …
Return to Oz
I will be returning to Australia, my adopted homeland, at the end of this month. I'll try and throw together some postcards about the cities I'll be hitting-Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.
I'll be going with a few friends of mine, one of which is an Australian who had been living in England for awhil…
Insomnia vs 13 hour flight: Round 1
I'm sitting in an airport wondering how i’m going to make it through the next 13 hours on a plane to Melbourne. I love airports for the sheer fact that it’s a microcosm of the world, all sorts of people at all different times in their lives, all waiting for something. They always say to get ther…
