Now that I’ve had a few days to explore, wander, and get a feel for the city, I can conclude that Wellington is my favorite city in New Zealand (so far). I have 2 more cities to visit over the next 11 days before I head to County #28 on November 12th. Even with that…… Continue reading Windy [and wet] Wellington!

Forgive the length of this post but it’s worth it. Promise! Today was one of those, right place, right time moments. Although it didn’t feel like that in the beginning. Today’s hostel checkout was 10am but I was ready to leave at 9:15a and I thought I’d head to the airport, take my time, relax…… Continue reading I can’t make this stuff up!

I have to admit, I’ve been a little “off” lately. Don’t get me wrong, I chose this life for the next few months but I’ve been feeling distant from things back home. I keep feeling like my friends have all forgotten about me and feeling really alone the past few days. So much so that…… Continue reading It’s not always roses…

I’m doing a 5 city mini tour of New Zealand and my second stop is Christchurch (still on South Island). Don’t worry, I’ve had to zoom out on Google maps a few times to figure out where in the world I am… I am also ashamed to admit I didn’t realize how this might probably…… Continue reading Christchurch: New Zealand’s 3rd-most-populous city

I have arrived in Queenstown, New Zealand. That makes Country #27 and New Zealanders (aka, Kiwis) are all super nice. I think they’re even nicer than Australians where I felt out of place A LOT of the time. However, in New Zealand, either I’m immune to it or the people are just cooler. I arrived…… Continue reading It smells like Christmas and not Kiwis!

Today was epic. Totally worth coming to Australia because I got to hold a koala!! The hostel offers a free shuttle ride to Lone Pine koala sanctuary and I thought it only fitting to visit seeing as this is my last day in Australia. Definitely worth the entrance fee ($35 Australian dollars) and accompanying me…… Continue reading “A dingo ate my baby” [in the worst Australian accent]

Last night, my roommate and I decided to head down to the free beer at 8p. Her name is Sophie and she’s a very sweet German girl who called me “inspirational” after I told her I danced by myself the night before. Inspiring people is a pretty good feeling and I think she was grateful…… Continue reading I like Brisbane!

Yesterday I took a flight from Cairns to Brisbane and still no one checked my ID at the airport. This is a really strange country; in addition to the reasons I listed in my previous blog post, I have a new piece of evidence: I got an Uber from the airport to my hostel at…… Continue reading Hello Brissy…

It’s THE GREAT BARRIER REEF!!! And it was such a cool experience magnified by the fact that my camera is completely waterproof so I was able to take some fun pictures swimming in that aqua blue (and at times chilly) water. My hostel in Cairns (Traveler’s Oasis) is truly one of the top 5 hostels…… Continue reading It’s not “The Meh Barrier Reef,” it’s not even “The OK Barrier Reef,”

Finally, some sun! I’ve made it to a tropical island paradise without an actual beach. I’m in Cairns, Australia. And if you look really closely at the pictures below, you see why there is no way anyone would swim there. So the city spent a lot of money to create a lagoon near the waterfront…… Continue reading Cairns: No worries, man!