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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For part of my recent holiday, I decided to go the non-traditional route here and avoid the beaches in hopes of getting a little taste of the Australian Outback. So, I went on a road trip with Patrick all the way out to the farthest Western reaches of New South Wales in order to visit an oasis in ...
Brooke vs. Australia | January 9, 2010
4 CommentsNow for the final part in the series of "Getting Caught Up" by Brooke vs. the World. The Entrance: There's a fishing town up north actually called The Entrance that a bunch of my friends here go to. Someone has a shack up there (basically a run-down tiny house) with loads of beds that everyone ...
Brooke vs. Australia | May 5, 2009
1 CommentWas not leaving 110 degree weather Was not leaving dust storms Was not leaving behind a crazy landlady Was not having to take another marshrutka ride Was not packing up the apartment Was not saying goodbye to the language school Was not getting reacquainted with my comfortable, big bed Was no ...
Brooke vs. Post-Travel | August 11, 2008
2 CommentsAfter much deliberation, we decided our next stop after Tikal was Rio Dulce. We made our way in the morning to the place in Flores where the guidebook says is a bus stop, but in actuality it is just a travel agency that buys a ticket for you for the bus station in Santa Elena. The only reason we ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | February 18, 2008
No CommentsIt’s been a while since my last post since Brian and I have been on the move practically every other day. I believe we left off at Palenque, Mexico – the home of one of the best preserved (or reconstructed) ruins of such a grand size. We heard many stories from other travelers (we were guidebo ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala, Mexico | February 13, 2008
No CommentsI believe we last left off in Antigua, recovering from our New Year’s celebrating. After a much needed day of rest, we decided to head off on the 2nd to Panajachel where we would catch the boat ride across Lake Atitlan to San Pedro. However, the seemingly simple task of getting on a shuttle to P ...
Brooke vs. Guatemala | January 5, 2008
No CommentsClearly, I do my best writing when I'm emotionally unstable. Anything that comes out of these fingers when I'm feeling ...
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