Tag: australia
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2022: Lost on Purpose
A normal person when they are planning for a trip has a strategy. They research their destination, look up transportation, the currency conversion, find some fun neighborhoods to explore and some points of interest to see. Obviously they have booked the place to sleep. 2022 was not like this for me. Regularly I found myself…
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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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2021: Just Go
Starting January 8th, 2021, I had no visa… no home… only a destination: my friend Elise’s wedding. I sat with my luggage and backpack in a silent Sydney airport terminal. No bustle of tourists, no last minute souvenir shopping, just people quietly sitting waiting for their planes. Was I crazy to decide to spend the…
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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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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 