It’s pretty much undeniable that this phase of the trip is far more photogenic than the previous stops. I landed in Christchurch on the sixth of January, and spent three days there, two of which I was working remotely. I then drove down to a farmstay a bit south of Twizel, and then the next […]
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Australia, as experienced by me in Sydney and Melbourne was a friendly, but unremarkable (and too hot!) of a place overall. Nice, but nice enough to return anytime soon, given the long and expensive flight. That was, until I headed out to the Blue Mountains, a two hour train ride west of Sydney. As the
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Sydney, Australia There is only one place in the world to be for New Year’s Eve, and that is Sydney. The city is packed and the popularity, no doubt, is largely due to Sydney being one of the most beautiful cities in the southern hemisphere. The temperatures, in the 80’s to 90’s F, are in
…is a place filled with heat and tourists. Through the shimmering waves of hot air, a dozen languages can be heard filling the busy streets of the central business district (CBD) or simply ‘the city’ as the locals call this part of the downtown. This city is perfect in many of the ways I love.
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