Archive for Category: "australia"

I’ll Follow You to the End of the World…for Cricket

I’ll Follow You to the End of the World…for Cricket
By on October 24, 2011

An article about a woman following a man on his travels hardly seems Pink Pangea appropriate, but here I am, guilty of sins against the sisters. “Where is your independence?” you shout at me, as I sip my chardonnay and shield my eyes from the sun. “Follow a man to Australia? Follow a man to Australia for cricket?!” you lament

Roadtripping in Queensland

Roadtripping in Queensland
By on September 12, 2011

Navigating from Port Douglas to Brisbane was never going to be a massive issue. Luckily, there’s only one road. Turn right on the Bruce Highway for north, left for south. Even I can grasp that

The Backpacker Hierarchy and Discontent in Cairns

The Backpacker Hierarchy and Discontent in Cairns
By on June 23, 2011

Apparently, according to the Cairns, Australia, I’m not very interesting – if you base “interesting” only on whether you’re willing to go out to bars and clubs every night of the week and stumble in wasted no earlier than 4am

Road Tripping across North Queensland

Road Tripping across North Queensland
By on May 15, 2011

Don’t get me wrong. I love it here, I really do. I love the perpetual summer and the gorgeous beaches. I love my classes. I even loved the rain, which until recently was unrelenting and would flood the roads and sidewalks with warm muddy water on a daily basis

Adventures Down Under!

Adventures Down Under!
By on August 25, 2010

I recently spent two weeks in Australia. While it was late July, it was winter in Australia, meaning that flights were reasonably priced. Most of my two weeks were spent in Sydney, where I was lucky enough to have free lodging courtesy of a friend transferred to Sydney for work.