On September 3, 2020 at 9:21am I received the phone call I had been dreaming about for over 8 years. Your permanent resident visa has been granted. GRANTED. I was officially in my forever home: Australia🇦🇺 The weight of the world had been lifted from my shoulders. It was official. Australia is my home. Let me be honest, there was never an option that Australia … Continue reading You’re Never Wasting Time Finding the Right Way Home
Those fans of Doctor Who will get the “the girl who waited” reference and those don’t watch Doctor Who probably don’t care about the reference. I honestly battled with the title because I have felt like little Amelia Pond waiting on the Doctor’s return and have felt like Amy Pond when she waited for Rory and the Doctor to return to Apalapucia, but also at the same time, … Continue reading The Girl Who Waited
When you’re best and closest friend of 18+ years asks if you will take her granddaughter’s “flat Stanley” on a tour, you can’t disappoint her or her grand daughter. These are the adventures of Miss Zoey’s “Flat Flowers”. Enjoy. Continue reading “The Adventures of Flat Flowers”
I’ve been radio silent since I wrapped up my Aussie World Tour in December and I’d like to say it’s because I’ve been so busy or too lazy, but I can’t use either excuse. My life here in Australia 2016 has been amazing and it’s not that I don’t want to share them, I don’t necessarily want to share with the entire interweb. I feel that … Continue reading You Can Have the Rest of Everything I Own
What can I say about Australia? To the date of this post, I’ve traveled: – 14,800 km (9,200 miles) by car – 387 km (241 miles) by foot – visited 4 of the 6 Australian States (New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria) -Driven the Pacific Coast Route from Sydney, NSW to Cairns, Queensland, Overlanders Way, Explorers Way, Red Centre Way, 3/4 of the Great Southern Way, and Great … Continue reading Australia, The Next Chapter
I posted this on Instagram: From our first day to our last day and some of the stops in between. 2 strangers who decided to merge their Aussie Adventure into one for a while and make dreams a reality. I’ll miss morning coffee and walking behind you so I can stare at your butt 😜. I leave you with this Tanguy, “May the long time … Continue reading A Letter to Tanguy
Forgive the typos, spelling, and grammar, I’m curled up in a sleeping bag in Goulburn on my way to Glenworth Valley (it’s Monday the 28th as I type this) and trying to remember the journey of the last days, but my memories are blurring into one and it’s kinda freaking cold so my thoughts drift between writing and how cold it might get tonight. Tuesday, … Continue reading Australia 2015: The Great Ocean Road to Melbourne
Writing this from Portland…not Oregon or Maine but Victoria, Australia. It’s cold but not as cold as it is back home. Here’s what’s happened since the Northern Territory… Tuesday, 12/15: We leave Uluru in a cloud of red dust…okay not really as it’s cloudy and sprinkling rain here and there. We are South Australia bound, specifically Coober Pedy. It’s a 8-9 hour drive and though … Continue reading Australia: Coober Pedy to Portland
Forgive the mistakes through out this post, writing from my phone as it’s been a pain to drag out a lap top and then not able to connect to the Internet and hell, for the most part I haven’t had internet or cell service. I don’t hate that and only miss it when I want to post a photo or say something amazing about where … Continue reading Australia: the Northern Territory
Sunday, 12/6: I leave Cairns and head back down to Townsville to the Townsville to Tennant Creek drive (aka The Overlanders Way). I will then zip up to Darwin and then back through the Northern Terriroty (aka NT). As I leave Townsville and begin The Overlanders Way on Flinder’s Highway I realize about 5 miles in that it should be renamed Dead Smelly Carcass Highway. … Continue reading Australia: The Overlanders Way