Category Archives: Australia

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One mid-January summer day I found myself arriving in the tiny town of Bodalla, NSW, Australia for one reason. Well, make that TWO reasons. I was here to meet Pam and John.

I can’t believe I’ve been in Australia for six weeks now. Six weeks. Where has all that time gone? My first real trip on my own was to Europe in the summer of 2001. I was gone for just over … Continue reading →

I don’t have much time to write today but since it’s been almost a week since my last update I wanted to put in a few lines. First off, happy anniversary to my brother Michael and his wife of one … Continue reading →

Happy New Year everyone! Here’s our lovely Sydney host Bel from CouchSurfing, me, and Amy. We were down on The Rocks in Sydney Harbour for the New Year’s Eve celebrations. The fireworks were incredible! The whole bridge erupted in an … Continue reading →

Thanks to Bel and her great computer I’m finally able to put some pictures up. Where to begin? How about Christmas! Gina and her family invited me to spend Christmas at her house. They celebrated early and it just happened … Continue reading →

It’s hard to comprehend the kindness of strangers. During the last nine months all across three continents my life has been blessed with people I have just met going out of their way to help me on my way. Even … Continue reading →

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! I’ll be celebrating the new year a few hours earlier than most people this year being just on the beginning side of the International Dateline here in Sydney. Wanna call and wish me a happy … Continue reading →

I’ll warn you right now: this is going to be quite the scatterbrained journal entry. I have a lot I’d like to write about but, as usual, I’m way short on time. Right now I’m in the Sydney state library … Continue reading →