If there's one thing I've learned over the last few years, and wisdom comes with age (right?!), it's that things that are "the thing to do" aren't always worth doing. It could be that club drug whose name changes weekly. Or seeing an overrated movie. Or visiting a place you have no interest in … [Read more...] about Why I Skipped the Full Moon Party
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Overrated and Underrated Australia
Australia 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 its beauty. But not every destination is, in my opinion, … [Read more...] about Overrated and Underrated Australia
The Best and Worst of Australian Hostels
**This post has been updated in May 2014 to reflect the places I stayed on my most recent trip. Some locations have since closed.** 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 … [Read more...] about The Best and Worst of Australian Hostels
Why I Hated Fraser Island
I really can’t stand when I end up hating something that everyone else loved. It’s like being the only person who didn’t love Titanic. But Fraser Island may have been doomed to disappoint from the start. I already knew that Fraser was the largest sand island in the world, full of dingoes ready to … [Read more...] about Why I Hated Fraser Island