Category: Australia
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Goodbye Australia
It was 5am in Melbourne, Victoria. My last month in this country was spent in lockdown. Melbourne will become the most locked down city in the world in the next couple months. Two visas had come and gone since I first landed in January 2020. But now it was time for me to leave Australia.…
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The Top End: Tiwi Islands
To the top of the top! While in Darwin braving the heat and humidity I learned about this group of islands just north of here. Part of Australia but almost 100% of the inhabitants are Aboriginals. Tours left from Darwin on a 3 hour ferry ride and included learning about their culture, food, and history…
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Kakadu National Park: Waterfalls
The amount of waterfalls that you can find in the outback is a bit confusing. When I think of the outback it is rocks, brush, and endless sky. The next two days in this national park gave me towering cliff sides, deep and lush ravines, crystal clear pools teaming with fish, and spiders. Needless to…
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Kakadu National Park: Billabongs & Rock Art
I had arrived in Darwin only 5 days before my 32nd birthday. Alone in a state I had never been to I thought, ok how can I avoid having a birthday alone which could lead to a pity party. “Angela you were in the top end of Australia! An incredibly beautiful place full of mystery…
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Bush Doof
You might think based on my photos that all I did in Australia was swim. You would not be totally wrong there. Darwin was a small exception. Considering every piece of this beautiful green blue water is likely to house infinite crocodiles I starting looking for alternative ways to entertain myself. The entertainment in Darwin…
my feet don't want to go to sleep 