Author: Paul
Sensory Overload in Hanoi
Day 77 – Hanoi, Vietnam – 6:24 AM Growing up, I and every child is taught to look before crossing the street; wait until there is a break in the flow of traffic before stepping into the road. If these guidelines are followed in Hanoi, you will wait for hours to cross the street because […]
Australia ✔, Off to Vietnam
Day 74 – Melbourne International Airport – 6:58 PM Where have the previous four weeks gone? Australia is complete and I board a red-eye flight to Vietnam in a matter of hours. My last days in Australia have been busy covering as much of Melbourne as possible. On Thursday evening, I met up with Johnny, […]
Day 3 On The Great Ocean Road
Day 3 (Timboon – Melbourne) Our final day on the Great Ocean Road (GOR) began in the living room of family friends of Ben, a friend I met in New Zealand who accompanied me along the GOR. Our intention was to set up our tents on their front lawn. But, after arriving and chatting with the […]
Day 2 On The Great Ocean Road
Day 2 (Apollo Bay to Timboon via Bay of Islands) I woke Tuesday morning feeling refreshed and surprised at how well I slept the previous night. After breaking down camp we departed Apollo Bay and drove west. I was eager to continue along the Great Ocean Road (GOR) and see the main points of interest […]
Day 1 On The Great Ocean Road
Day 71- Camperdown, Australia – 12:13 PM (Melbourne to Apollo Bay) I am currently just outside of Camperdown, Australia heading back to Melbourne after three days on the Great Ocean Road (GOR). Do not be alarmed, I am not driving and blogging simultaneously. I invited along my buddy Ben and he in turn invited a […]
Veering Off the Backpacker Route
Day 68 – Melbourne, Australia – 10:04 PM It has been a whirlwind 60 hours. My previous post ended with me sitting in Melbourne’s Flinder Street rail station awaiting the arrival of Ben, a friend I originally met in New Zealand. Roughly sixty hours later, I am back in Melbourne sitting in my 4-person shared […]
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Day 65 – Melbourne, Australia – 12:55 PM Today, prior to 10 AM, I had already ridden on a plane, a train and a bus. I departed Sydney this morning at 7 AM and landed in Melbourne 45 minutes later. I subsequently purchased an express bus ticket from the airport to Southern Cross railway station. […]
Rainy Days in Sydney
Day 64 – Sydney, Australia – 1:20 PM I landed in Sydney two days ago after a quick flight from Bellina, south of Byron Bay. On my last day in Byron Bay, I walked to the Byron Bay Lighthouse. Aside from being the most eastern point in Australia, the walk provided opportunities to photograph the rocky […]
New Year’s Eve in Byron Bay
Day 60 – Byron Bay, Australia – 10:55 PM Byron Bay has certainly lived up to the hype. As the bus pulled into town on December 30, I was immediately taken aback by the beachside atmosphere that inundated me from all directions. Surf shops, clothing stores and unique restaurants lined the streets. Beachgoers carrying surf […]
Another Bus Ride, Another Destination
Day 57 – South of Brisbane, Australia – 12:58 PM I’m on an Australian Greyhound bus once again. Lately, a number of my posts have opened with me on a bus traveling from one location to the next. Today, I’m continuing south to Byron Bay after four days in Noosa. Noosa is your stereotypical beachside community. […]