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Less than two weeks to go and i'm soooo unprepared for a three month trek to South East Asia with my physio buddy Emily...let alone a later three day rendezvous with another physio compadre (Michelle!) in Australia...then - *gasp* - an adventure down the coast with just me, myself, and I! This is my first such adventure, and i'll admit i'm just as scared as excited. Ok, maybe 60% scared, 40% excited! Anyway, i know this is something i have to do! In addition to all my trip preparation, silly me decided it would be fabulous to increase my stress level by doing the practical component of my acupuncture exam in Toronto two days before i leave - genius!

It will be an amazing trip....stay tuned...

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By Lindsay Dawn
April 15th 2007

SYDNEY!!!!!!!!!! Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

view from Sydney Tower

Where do i even start! This blog is going to be really enormous because it's the last five days of my trip - but i'll try and tone it down don't worry (haha). At least enjoy the pictures, if anything! I took the train from Katoomba back to Sydney, and my hostel was a short walk from Central Station (I strategically planned it this way). Friends that i had met along the way had been to this hostel (called Wake Up) ahead of me, so i knew that it was going to be pretty good. It feels kind of like [View Full Entry]

By Lindsay Dawn
April 12th 2007

Blue Mountains Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Katoomba

Jenolan Caves
The Great Hall (or the Grand Hall? I can't exactly remember!)

I woke up at the crack of dawn (4:50am) to catch a 6:30am bus to Sydney. It was super quiet around Newcastle - i guess i was the only one crazy enough to want to get up that early and head to Sydney! The city was buzzing with rush hour traffic when we arrived three hours later - i was pretty excited, even though i would only be seeing Central Station that day! I hopped a train to Katoomba and got set for my next adventure in the Blue Mountains! The coolness of the mountain air was definitely the first [View Full Entry]

By Lindsay Dawn
April 5th 2007

Happy Easter! Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Coffs Harbour

And thus begins my parade of beautiful Coff's Harbour pictures!

After watching the sunrise in Byron Bay, i was too paranoid to go to sleep in case i didn't wake up - i didn't want to miss my bus! As it turns out, the bus was an hour late (i've never seen that in Oz!) because of the BluesFest traffic and because it was Easter weekend, and my exhausting day was spent doing just about nothing! So i was pretty tired when i got into Coff's Harbour. I stayed at a hostel called "Aussietel", it was pretty cool because the girls there had activities planned ALL THE TIME so there [View Full Entry]

By Lindsay Dawn
April 2nd 2007

Crazy Byron Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

At Minyon Falls

So the entire reason why i had to plan all the details of my trip as soon as i got to Australia was because of this darn place. The time that i wanted to be in Byron Bay, there is some kind of massive blues festival here (the 18th annual BluesFest!), and all the accomodation was booked up. So i had to sit down and plan out my entire trip so i could squeeze three days in at Byron Bay. But it's definitely worth it! There's kind of one main road here with a bunch of surf shops, restraurants and [View Full Entry]

By Lindsay Dawn
March 29th 2007

Posh Australia Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Noosa

playing card in the pub
Katie, Louisa, Christina, and myself

Funny how you keep running into the same people that are traveling in the same direction as you are! I got into Noosa and ran into three guys that i'd roomed with in Mission Beach, and then the three people that i'd been with on the Whitsunday trip. It was a reunion! I stayed at the YHA Halse Lodge, which is a pretty cool hostel, very roomy and spacious. My roomies are three hilarious girls - two from Ireland, and one from England. We spent a lot of time playing cards and making fun of each other :) It's very [View Full Entry]

By Lindsay Dawn
March 25th 2007

Liquid Sunshine! Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

Lake McKenzie

I find it really odd that I've met more people here from Edmonton than I've met from in Canada, total. Isn't that weird? Is there anyone left in Edmonton right now....or are they all with me in sunny Australia!?!? There were no Edmontonians with me on my trip to Fraser Island (although i did meet two of them who were with a different group our first night camping!) but there were four Swedish guys, a guy from England and a guy from Canada (Grand Forks), an Irish guy, a German guy, a French girl, and myself!!! There were only two [View Full Entry]

By Lindsay Dawn
March 24th 2007

1770 Oceania » Australia » Queensland » 1770

Town of 1770

Here is some interesting information about 1770 - this town is the only one in Australia to have a number for its name. This is the spot where the famous explorer, Captain James Cook, sailed into Bustard Bay back in 1770. As far as i know, it's not even really a town, but a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides. Again, like most places in Australia, it's really, really beautiful. We arrived in Agnes Water (these two town are super close to each other) to find out there was some kind of mysterious "incident" and therefore no beds at [View Full Entry]

By Lindsay Dawn
March 16th 2007

From Mission Beach to Magnetic Island Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island

group pic!

After Michelle left at the crack of dawn for home, I moved onto Mission Beach. It's a very small coastal town - very beautiful, like all the places i have been and will be! I stayed at a hostel called Scotty's - very chilled and friendly. I didn't get many pictures of the actual beach because every time i had time to take pictures, it would mysteriously start pouring. It didn't actually rain too much while i was there, but when it did, it was a torrential downpour! Like most areas up here, you can't swim in the water either because [View Full Entry]

By Lindsay Dawn
March 14th 2007

The land of Oz! Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

Reunion!
Michelle and I at the Calypso Inn in Cairns

When i landed in Brisbane, i couldn't believe i was actually in Australia. It's world's apart from Asia, and even though it felt more like home it's still world's apart from that too. 24 hours of travel (Bangkok to Singapore, Singapore to Brisbane, Brisbane to Cairns) and i finally met up with a friendly face from home - Michelle! (It's cool to just meet a friend in one of the most awesome places in the world!) Michelle was at the end of her Australia trip, so we had three days together to experience Northern Queensland! Our hostel was very cool - [View Full Entry]

By Lindsay Dawn
March 9th 2007

Last stop in the Land of Smiles! Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

36 hours and no sleep!

The overnight train to Bangkok was awesome because i finally got to lay down and close my eyes. I was more comfortable in a tiny top bunk than i thought i would be! Our train had a 70 minute delay so we arrived at about 930am instead. I got a great vibe from the city right away (and cities haven't really been my fav here, save for KL). We're staying in a backpacker part of town with lots of markets around, so browsing and shopping has been awesome. (Cynthia and Jason, this will interest you!) Our first night, Emily and I [View Full Entry]

flexing some Muy Thai muscle with a local!

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