There was a sense of coming home, in that cab ride from the airport into Sydney. It felt like an odd mixture of Toronto, and snippets of every European city I’ve ever been to. The tree-lined streets, the front gardens, the traffic congestion, the glittery high-street shops, the wrought iron details on balconies and front …
Sometimes I wish I had bought the bigger backpack, but then again, there are a few things I’m sending home with mom, and a bigger bag would just mean more crap I don’t really need on my back. All I know is that packing up your entire life twice a week is becoming a pain …
Brisbane – or, Where I Discovered Starbucks only gives you 1 hour of Wi-Fi at a TimeRead More »
Cairns is a lovely, well-managed town with a cleanliness that had mom in raptures for the entire time we’ve been here. The truth is that it is an incredibly clean town, which is extra surprising given the number of hostels and young people around here. This may or may not be besmirching young people and …