Tag: adventure
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Cross-Australia Road Trip Part 2: Port Fairy to Melrose
Right when I was starting to feel proud of myself for staying on top of things, it became harder and harder to blog as we continued on our road trip! Best to pick up where I left off and talk about the second stage of our adventure from the Great Ocean Road to Melrose, South…
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Cross-Australia Road Trip Part 1: South West Rocks to the Great Ocean Road
We’re finally on the road! After months of planning and a relaxing month in South West Rocks, New South Wales, we departed for our road trip to Perth on December 30th. Getting ready for our big drive not only took a lot of trip planning but logistical planning as well. We had to figure out…
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December in South West Rocks
When we booked our flights to Australia, we had very little planned for our working holiday besides starting out in Brisbane and trying to find work and accommodation from there. In order to explain how and why we ended up in a small beach town in New South Wales for all of December, I have…
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Far North Queensland: Cairns, Port Douglas, and the Great Barrier Reef
At the end of November, we had a fantastic visit up to Cairns and Port Douglas in Far North Queensland to end off George’s mom’s visit to Australia from England. As mentioned in my post about our time on the Gold Coast, George’s mom had the honour of being our first visitor during our year…
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36 Hours in Sydney
During our time on the Gold Coast, we wanted to take advantage of cheap flights and the time we had available to visit Sydney for a weekend, so we made it happen shortly after we moved into our place in Robina. We were lucky to find a great flight from our local Gold Coast airport,…
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Life on the Gold Coast
After completing our surf camp in Byron Bay, we settled into a loft apartment in the suburb of Robina, situated on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The decision to move arose as we realized, while residing in Brisbane, that most weekends were spent escaping the city for the coast, contending with busy weekend traffic. Despite the…
Where the Paved Road Ends 