I know, I know. I've been falling behind on updating this blog and I apologize. I'm currently in Sydney living and going to school, but first I'll update you on my last two stops of my trip and then I'll tell you about what I'm up to now. Anyways, Noosa was an interesting stop. The first thing I saw as I walked off of the greyhound was a wild turkey walking around the main bus stop in the heart of Noosa. I knew from there this was going to be a weird stop. Also, hard to say why, but I didn't take a lot of pictures this stop except for my trip to the zoo, but they more than make up for it. I got to my hostel called Dolphins. This was the most interesting hostel ... read more

In Cairns everyone told me that as I move down the coast it’s just going to get colder, but they were wrong. Airlie Beach is boiling hot. I felt like I was baking under the sun here. The town itself is kind of like Cairns but a lot smaller. The whole town is basically one main street with just a few shops and hostels that run along it. There’s some residential areas behind the main road, but that’s about it. The hostel that I stayed in is called Beaches and was another nice hostel. Clean, semi-decent kitchen and every room had a TV. On my first day there my roommates and me discovered that The Simpsons are on everyday at 6, which makes for some good chilling after a day down at the lagoon and before ... read more

Right now I’m up Cairns. I had to wake up at 5am on Thursday morning so I could check out of my hostel, grab a train and catch my 7am fight up here. The flight up here wasn’t too bad. It’s about a 3 hour flight, so I just took a nap most of the way, which worked out well since I took a discount airline that didn’t show a movie. Anyways, landing in Cairns was a completely different experience than I thought it would be. Sydney was a giant city, just like any other city in the world, except people here have Australian accents. Looking out the window as I landed in the Cairns airport though looked more like landing on a tropical island. All you could see was giant hills of lush green in ... read more

I made it down to Sydney all safe and sound! After my little visit in LA I had a 12 hour flight from LAX to Auckland New Zealand and from there another 3 hour flight to Sydney. The flights weren’t nearly as bad as I thought they were going to be. I watched a few movies and slept a lot. I arrived here at 8am Sydney time on Tuesday morning. When you fly here you cross the international date line, so I left Sunday and got here Tuesday. Somehow I just skipped Monday. It’s like somehow on Monday June 13 I just didn’t exist. The weather down here hasn’t been the greatest. It’s their winter and I’ve heard them complain that it’s freezing, but it’s all relative. When you come from Canada 16 degree day time ... read more

Last night I went out to the Bedford Academy with a bunch of friends for my going away party. It was a great time. We all got a little bit tipsy and had a lot of laughs. Some great people from all different parts of my life came and I was super happy with the the whole thing. I'm not going to bore everyone with details, but I will post a few of the pics for you to see. Today is my last day in Canada. Spent most of the day so far packing up. I'm kind of done, but I also think I may have packed too much stuff, so I may try to do a bit of editing before I sleep tonight. Next stop LA for a few hours and then on to Australia!!! ... read more