Let the Journey Begin...
-ready to jump?-So far I've been in transit for about 24 hours, but I've made good use of the long layovers. The first was 8 hours in L.A where I walked to the very nearby and famous in-n-out burger...
View Article1st day of adventure
Yesterday was my first full day here and it was AWESOME! I went jet boating in the Buller gorge, which basically means that I was in this really fast and amazingly manuverable boat (it could do 360...
View ArticlePics from Day 1
-the kiwi bus- -lewis pass--geared up on the jet boat-See the rest of the pictures here.
View ArticleDay 2: Westport to Mahinapua
Today began with an early morning visit to the Cape Foulwind Seal Colony. It was an amazing sight to see hundreds of seals playing, flighting, and living in their natural habitat. There were tons of...
View ArticleFranz Joseph Glacier
Today the journey began with a trip to the Bushman's centre - a tribute to the old New Zealand hunters who made a living by importing deer into New Zealand, having them breed and populate, and then...
View ArticleWANAKA!
This has been by far the coolest stop of the trip so far. I spent two full days and two nights in a really small and amazingly scenic town called Wanaka. The first activity was a 15,000 ft. skydive! It...
View ArticleQueenstown
Sorry for the delay in postings - took a bit of a vacation within the vacation : ). By the way, those of you who are checking this site frequently - I really do appreciate it and am glad you're...
View ArticleSydney (Finally...)
I arrived into Sydney on Saturday and met my parents at the luxurious Sydney Harbor Marriott. Although sleeping in crowded 12-bed hostel rooms is the tits, having a personal king bed in the center of...
View ArticleCairns
We flew out of Sydney bright and early on Thursday and arrived in Cairns. It's a city in the very northeast of Australia that is situated in a very popular spot next to the Great Barrier Reef. However,...
View ArticleSurfers Paradise and Byron Bay
We flew south to Brisbane on Sunday morning and drove our rental car out to Surfers Paradise on the coast. It was similar to a Ft.Lauderdale/Miami type setting, but still maintained its Aussie feel. I...
View ArticleMelbourne
Melbourne is a cool city - clean, easy to get around, and lots of unique architecture. We spent 3 days here. Apart from the normal touring around, the main highlight of the stay was my trip to the...
View ArticleCoogee Beach, Sydney
I said au revoir to my parents once we got back to Sydney and returned to the backpacker lifestyle. I took the 30 minute bus ride to Coogee Beach and stayed in a place just a couple blocks from the...
View ArticleFraser Island
I flew from Sydney back to Brisbane and took the 6 hour Greyhound bus Northeast to Hervey Bay. This is the most popular departure point to Fraser Island, the world's largest all sand island. I went on...
View ArticleKo Tao, Thailand
-my bungalow village- After a grueling couple days of travel - bus from Byron Bay to Brisbane, flights from Brisbane to Sydney, Sydney to Bangkok, Bangkok to Ko Samui, boat from Ko Samui to Ko Tao -...
View ArticleKhao Sok National Park
So the night boat experience was definitely one to remember. I know this isn't politically correct or whatever, but it kinda felt like a much lesser version of the boat in Amistad, or at least that's...
View ArticleKhao Lak and Ko Similan
After roughing it in the jungle I was excited to get to my next destination: Khao Lak. It's a small town along the Andaman coast (South west coast of Thailand) which exists as a destination for...
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