The Australian Adventure: Nine Months In

What’s changed?

• I left my job at the hotel.
• I moved out of my apartment.
• I took a tour of Uluru with Groovy Grape Getaways.
• I left for my East Coast adventure and am halfway to Cairns as we speak.

Nine months by the numbers

Books read: 9

• The Help, Kathryn Stockett
• The Best of UnBrave Girl, Sally L. Thelen
• Everyone Worth Knowing, Lauren Weisberger
• No, I Don’t Want to Join a Book Club, Virginia Ironside
• The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Rebecca Miller
• Last Night at Chateau Marmont, Lauren Weisberger
• The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Rachel’s Holiday, Marian Keyes
• The Beach, Alex Garland

Beers tasted: 5

• XXXX Summer
• Monteith’s Pear
• XXXX Gold
• XXXX Bitter
• James Squire Pale Ale

Items gained: Too many to count.

Items lost: Too many to count, especially since everything I own has to fit in 2 bags to send home!

Items crossed off Life List:

• #22: Ride a camel, completed at Kings Creek Station, Northern Territory
• #27: Tour 5 breweries, completed at XXXX Brewery, Brisbane, Queensland
• #70: Learn to surf, completed in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

States/territories visited: 2

• Northern Territory
• Queensland

Budget

As you may have noticed, I’ve slacked off with keeping up with my budget.

Spending

• January: $369.12
• February: $1,730.70
• March: $1,261.26
• April: $1,893.24
• May: $2,108.56
• June: $1,342.41
• July: $1,419.03
• August: $1,590.73
• September: $1,637.11

Earning

What’s next?

Like what you read? You should subscribe to Caroline in the City for your RSS reader of choice. If you want to know more about my Australian adventures, check out these posts:

• The Australian Adventure: One Month In
• The Australian Adventure: Three Months In
• The Australian Adventure: Six Months In