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Overrated and Underrated Australia

By on January 25, 2013 in Adelaide, Alice Springs, Australia, backpacking, Brisbane, Fraser Island, Kangaroo Island, overrated, Surfers Paradise

TweetAustralia is what you could call a bucket list destination. It’s somewhere nearly everyone I’ve ever met has said, “I would love to go there one day.” And why not? You see images of the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru and get sucked into it’s beauty. But not every destination is, in my opinion, worth adding [...]

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The Best and Worst of Australian Hostels

By on February 17, 2012 in Adelaide, Agnes Water, Airlie Beach, Alice Springs, Australia, backpacking, best, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Cairns, Canberra, Cape Tribulation, Coffs Harbour, hostels, Magnetic Island, Melbourne, Mission Beach, Newcastle, Noosa, overrated, Port Macquarie, Rainbow Beach, Surfers Paradise, Townsville

Tweet I stayed in more hostels in Australia than I ever care to count. Some were great, some were disgusting and some weren’t really memorable. In this post I will break them all down with you, in complete honesty, for every hostel I stayed at, in every city I visited. There are a number of large [...]

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Photo Essay: Where I Slept in Oz

By on January 5, 2012 in Adelaide, Alice Springs, Australia, backpacking, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Canberra, Coober Pedy, hostels, Newcastle, Noosa, photo friday, Port Macquarie, Surfers Paradise, Sydney, Whitsundays

Tweet In my almost year in Australia, I slept a lot of places. Dozens of hostels, a few floors, friends’ apartments, two boats, tents, swags and countless cities. It all started in Sydney at Tommy’s house in Petersham, where he and his dad graciously let me sleep until I found my own pad. I got [...]

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Video: Alice Springs to Adelaide

By on December 2, 2011 in Alice Springs, Australia

TweetHere is a very long overdue video about my trip from Alice Springs to Adelaide with Groovy Grape. At this rate, the rest of my Australia videos should be up by 2013… Related Reading: Caroline in the Outback Planning a Trip to Uluru Video: Hawaii Highlights

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Hostel Review: Haven Alice Springs

By on September 26, 2011 in Alice Springs, Australia, backpacking, hostels, review

Tweet My first impression of this hostel was not a good one, unfortunately, and it occurred before I even arrived there. Once I landed in Alice Springs, I found the Haven van that would take me to the hostel for free. I didn’t see anyone around, so I just sat in front of it. After [...]

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