Find the rest of our trip here One of the best parts of our Australia trip was driving the Great Ocean Road. This famous scenic route is accessible from Melbourne (the start of the route is 1.5 hours from the city). You can do it as a day trip, which is what our group did, … Continue reading Australia: The Great Ocean Road & Kangaroos
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Australia: Melbourne – Day Trips
If you missed it, read about the beginning of our trip here. The city of Melbourne has so much to offer. There are endless things to do! In our free time, we were able to explore the city a bit and take some fun day trips. Melbourne Zoo One of our first days in the … Continue reading Australia: Melbourne – Day Trips
Australia: Melbourne
If you missed the first two posts, read about the previous legs of our trip to Australia here and here. Pro tip: In an Australian accent, "Melbourne" sounds a lot more like "Melbin" because their R's are soft! Arriving in Melbourne was a bit of a shock coming from the sunny northern part of the … Continue reading Australia: Melbourne
Australia: Mt Tamborine
If you missed it, read about the first leg of our trip here. As I mentioned, I have ALWAYS loved rainforests (since Kindergarden when I first learned about them!). Going to Mt Tamborine in Australia was my very first time being IN a rainforest It was. the best. Our camp, where we stayed for the … Continue reading Australia: Mt Tamborine
Australia: Brisbane
Brisbane is, so far, the city that feels the most "me." Brisbane is: Sunny Warm Close to the ocean Silly and off-beat Filled with juices + markets Relaxed and chill Growing up I associated Australia with myself because of my name, and thus had always wanted to visit. I do wish that we could've fit … Continue reading Australia: Brisbane
Packing Clothing for a Long Trip
So, I promised I would share about how I packed my clothing for our six-week trip to Australia and New Zealand. 1. Start early. I started thinking about what clothes I would bring months beforehand. This was important because if I wanted any new clothing for Australia's winter in July, I would need to buy … Continue reading Packing Clothing for a Long Trip
Travel Tips for International Plane Rides
Following up on my post about traveling overseas, let's talk about the actual "over seas" part: being prepared for the plane. We took nine flights throughout our six-week journey to Australia and New Zealand. Four were international, four were domestic US, and one was domestic Australia. All of them were longer than 3 hours. Needless … Continue reading Travel Tips for International Plane Rides
Packing Considerations for a Long Trip Overseas
I just read a blog post about tips for traveling to Europe, and it reminded me that I haven't ever posted anything about how I packed for our trip to Australia last summer! We went to Australia for five weeks during their winter, and we stayed in hotels, hostels, and a retreat center. After Australia, … Continue reading Packing Considerations for a Long Trip Overseas
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