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Caroline Eubanks is the blogger behind Caroline in the City and a freelance writer. This native Atlantan spent four years at university in Charleston before choosing a life of perpetual travel. After a summer volunteering in Thailand and sailing in Croatia, she made the move to spend a year in Australia. Read more.Popular Topics
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Where Are All the Kangaroos?
Before leaving Los Angeles, Jade of Vagabond 3 told me that the one thing I had to do in Australia was Kangaroo Island. The local bartender in Adelaide had the same response: “You’ll just LOVE it.” I was pretty much … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Kangaroo Island
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The Australian Adventure: One Month In
How do I begin to explain this crazy, and often overwhelming, adventure I have embarked on? I scribbled some notes in my little black book in hopes of organizing my thoughts, but I’m afraid that they’re just as jumbled on … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Australia, backpacking
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Adelaide: Melbourne’s Hipster Kid Sister
Adelaide was never really in the plans. There were no big tourist sites like in Sydney and we didn’t have friends there like in Melbourne. It was more like, “You want to keep going to Adelaide?” “Sure, why not.” I … Continue reading
Posted in Adelaide, art, Australia
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Read This Blog: The Aussie Nomad
Behind the blog: I’ve been a longtime fan of Chris Richardson’s blog, namely because of my obsession with Australia. I barely missed him at a tweetup in London, but I know our paths will cross one day soon. In … Continue reading
Posted in blog, travel tuesday
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Photo Essay: The Great Ocean Road
It’s one of the most iconic drives in all of Australia, reminiscent of California’s Pacific Coast Highway. The GOR has miles and miles of lush green forests, rocky beaches and laid-back surfer towns. Although it’s not on everyone’s Australian to-do … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, photo friday, road trip, small town
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Being a Refugee in Melbourne
Considering I thought I would die of a heat stroke in Canberra, I was hoping for better luck in Melbourne. The looooonnnng drive took a lot out of us, but we got to Melbourne around 5 p.m., just as the … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, backpacking, hostels, Melbourne, road trip
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Read This Blog: Locationless
Behind the blog: I met Nick Laborde at the first unofficial Atlanta Travel Tweetup with Spencer and Ali at a great Irish pub downtown. I hadn’t read his blog, StretchD at the time, beforehand, but sure added it to my … Continue reading
Posted in blog, travel tuesday
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Canberra: It’s Not Easy Being the ACT
If Sydney’s the city you want to hook up with and Melbourne is the city you want to date, then you could say Canberra is that drunken one night stand that you’d like to forget. Or so I came to … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Canberra, friends, road trip
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Observations from a Couch Surfing Virgin
I joined the website out of curiosity long before I worked up the courage to do it. I had heard great stories from Andi as well as friends from Charleston who had hosted people. But was I cut out for … Continue reading
Posted in California, farmer's market, friends, Los Angeles
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Being the Three Sisters
There are many variations on the Aboriginal legend. In all versions, there were three sisters, named Meehni, Wimlah and Gunneedoo, members of the Katoomba tribe living in the Blue Mountains. The first version says that their father, Tyawan, possessed a … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, family, Sydney, travel
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