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
