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All Wrapped up in Blue

Posted on 19. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

The Blue Mountains, just and hour or two outside of Sydney, are on everyones must-do in Australia list. For some reason, maybe because I’m too cynical, I assumed I would find them underwhelming- that they benefited mostly from their proximity to Sydney. Boy was I wrong: The Blue Moutains were stunning. They are one of [...]

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Little Britain, Australia

Posted on 14. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

It always amazes me how pioneers discover new lands then promptly name everything after the place they just came from. In the United States we have New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire etc etc, all named by homesick settlers to the new world. Since they were colonized by the same bunch of unimaginative blokes, it [...]

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Where Have All the Hippies Gone

Posted on 12. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

So after I left Brisbane the rain reverted back to it’s constant, depressing onslaught as were rushed our way down the Gold Coast towards Byron Bay*. But we’ll forget the rain for the moment because I was looking for something else down the coast: culture. More specificially Hippie Culture. Byron Bay started as a surfer’s [...]

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Brisbane is a Nature City

Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

A miracle happened in Brisbane: the sun came out. Not for the whole week and not every day, but enough to cheer my cynical and soggy soul. Maybe it was the sunshine, or the laid back locals, but something about Brisbane reminded me a lot of California. Like Californians, Australians really appreciate their countries gorgeous [...]

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Fraser Island- The Big Sand Pile

Posted on 05. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

After my major rant/whine about the rain last week, I started to feel like maybe I was over reacting. I’m a sunny person in generaly and I don’t like to complain or dwell on failures- I prefer to find the happier way to look at things. In this case the happier way is a steely [...]

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Friday Postcard: Cairns, Australia

Posted on 03. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

No I haven’t drowned. I know things have been a bit quiet around here, but it’s mainly been due to poor internet access here in Australia. I haven’t been able to upload so much as a snapshot! I do have some good stuff to share with you though, so keep paying attention! One of the [...]

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An Open Letter to the Australian Weather Gods

Posted on 23. Nov, 2010 by Steph.

Dear AWGs (Australian Weather Gods), Enough already! When I planned this trip, many months ago, I knew we were cutting it close to the tropical rainy season. That’s why we decided to start our camper van adventure up north and work our way down south, to avoid the worst of the rains. So far this [...]

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Under the Sea

Posted on 21. Nov, 2010 by Steph.

Here’s the thing. Since we’ve picked up the van* 10 days ago the weather has been… not so good. We arrived on the cusp of Queensland’s rainy season with the blind optimism that we would tiptoe around it. Instead we’ve been pummeled with buckets of rainy on a bi-daily basis. When we wake up, it’s [...]

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Perusing the Atherton Tablelands

Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Steph.

There’s an area southwest of Cairns that is a strangely pleasant hybrid of the lush tropical coastline that borders one side and the mountainous outback that borders the others. This area is known at the Atherton Tablelands, and consists mostly of miles of lush green hills dotted with floppy Brahmin cattle. Liz and I spent [...]

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