Drum roll please… I’ve got a new blog & domain name (and Twitter handle while we’re at it)! I’ve recently been contemplating getting more serious about travel blogging, so having a wordpress.com url just wasn’t going to cut it anymore. And while I loved my current blog title, ‘Land of Oz’, I thought if I’m… Continue reading All Roads Lead to Roam
This is part two of my Tasmanian road trip. Click here to read part one. Maria or bust When I woke up New Year’s Day, I went for a walk down to the beach and spotted a baby wallaby along the way. We did our dishes using ocean water before heading towards the heart of Freycinet… Continue reading Under down Under part 2
This year was the first year I did not spend Christmas in the States. When Thanksgiving came around, I was really homesick, which is strange because I haven’t been in the US for the past 3 years at Thanksgiving. I thought it was just going to get worse as Christmas came closer. I spent about… Continue reading Chrissy in Oz
Since living in Brisbane, I started volunteering for the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS). They co-hosted an event last month with Greenpeace in a push for more transparent seafood labeling laws. It’s an issue many Australians, regardless of political affiliation, are concerned about. It was quite interesting, as one of the speakers pointed out, there… Continue reading That time I met an Australian MP..and had no idea who he was
No, not activities that are wacky. Water activities. Wacktivities…. I don’t know, it’s getting late. Just in case you missed my endless posts, photos & video on Facebook of when I went snorkeling with turtles and saw dolphins, I thought I’d write about it too. When I first arrived in Brisbane, I joined multiple meetup.com groups… Continue reading November Wactivities
I am sad to say this is now my third Thanksgiving away from home. But just because it wasn’t in America doesn’t mean it wasn’t Thanksgiving! And before you ask, no Australians don’t celebrate Thanksgiving (and yes I’ve had people ask me that). To my knowledge they don’t have a similar holiday. They celebrate Australia… Continue reading Thanksgiving in Oz
For those of you living under a rock, the G20 happened in Brisbane this past weekend (kidding, but doubt this made front page news in American media). For the past month, the people of Brisbane have been constantly reminded of the upcoming conference that was intended to shut down the city. Which it did. The ‘lord mayor’… Continue reading G20 Brisbane 2014
Besides knowing that I wanted to come to Australia, I didn’t have any solid plans for how I was going to spend my year. I wasn’t too worried about it, though. Others pretty much did the worrying for me (doesn’t mean I’m not grateful for them caring!) I can’t count the number of times I… Continue reading The plan is there is no plan
Living down under is like living Opposite Day. Everything (well, okay not everything) is opposite of how it is back home. Photo cred The seasons are opposite: instead of autumn, right now it’s spring. Although, it feels like summer already. Halloween was HOT; instead of a cool 50 degrees it was mid 80s. (Halloween is… Continue reading Everything is opposite
I just wrote this entire post and WordPress deleted it UGH. So here goes again… Today marks one month that I’ve since I arrived in Australia. I can’t believe how quickly time is flying by. Since leaving Sydney, I flew up to Lennox Head in the Byron area to stay with my friend Kate, who… Continue reading One month in oz
