My exit from Ukraine in late February 2009 was no other than a dramatic effort down to the final minute of departure. All those Ukrainian bills I was hiding in tampon boxes added up to quite a few U.S. dollars, but getting that money exchanged after leaving the country would have been extremely dif ...
Brooke vs. Australia | March 4, 2010
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Australia is a pretty random place. It has some of the harshest and most extreme environments - even a landscape in part that looks like Mars - and yet so many people call it home. The wildlife ranges from cute and cuddly to vicious and deadly (watch out for those drop bears!). Australia has be ...
Brooke vs. Australia | February 18, 2010
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I don't usually do a lot of shout out type posts on my blog, but this one is long overdue. There was a project I took on about a month ago where I begged and pleaded for your YouTube video views to help me win a job. First off, thank you so much to everyone who watched this video: You a ...
Brooke vs. Australia | February 13, 2010
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I have recently been nominated by Linda Fairbairn of Journey Jottings to participate in the "3 Best Kept Travel Secrets" project. I'm happy to finally get to take my turn, so here goes: 1.) Overnight in a Yurt on Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan Get an authentic feel for the nomadic lifestyle ...
Brooke vs. Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Spain | February 11, 2010
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I realized just as I started writing this that I might have a weird obsession with things that are underground. Another stop-off on the outback road trip was to White Cliffs, an old opal mining town where the few inhabitants actually live underground. It also happens to be the location of the wo ...
Brooke vs. Australia | February 8, 2010
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To be honest, I was more than a little nervous when the first newsletter went out. How was everyone going to react? I really had no idea, but it appears that my initial idea of breaking down "travel undies" won them over! Just take a look at the response from Twitter: @ShannonRTW Loved your la ...
Brooke vs. Random Posts | February 7, 2010
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It seemed almost magical. I finally had a way to coax Patrick into wanting to go on a random outback adventure, and it came in the form of a fisherman's paradise. At least that's what the booklet said. "Menindee - Photographers and fishermen take note!" (or something along those lines). ...
Brooke vs. Australia | February 5, 2010
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Since I'm currently not traveling (and currently not giving away fantastic dream vacations) like some other travel bloggers out there, I've decided to give back to the travel world through my words. What this means for you is that I've written some junk, and now I want you to read it. I know; ...
Brooke vs. Random Posts | January 29, 2010
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You might not expect it but this Silverton Cafe actually sells shit. No, it's not listed on the menu when you walk inside, but it is there. It's not baked shit, or fried shit, or even toasted shit. They don't put it on the grill or in the microwave; they don't put it in the refrigerator. T ...
Brooke vs. Australia | January 24, 2010
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I have to apologize again for the late post. I was tagged a while ago now by Michael of The Mobile Lawyer blog to make a post on all the avoidable mistakes I've made in order to help others out in their travels. Well, the reason it took me so long is because I just couldn't think of much! For t ...
Brooke vs. Random Posts | January 17, 2010
9 CommentsClearly, I do my best writing when I'm emotionally unstable. Anything that comes out of these fingers when I'm feeling ...
"Most Americans aren't in good physical condition because they don't exercise enough." "No matter how unhealthy it ma...
This is true. I am currently at the ripe ol’ age of 25 – almost to the point where people start making jokes about ...
