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Day 83: Broken Hill Revisited

My journey continues on the Indian Pacific railway… Read more

I awoke extremely early in the morning to nothing but faint outlines of trees and bushes showing through the slight glimmer of morning light. It was captivating; I was so sleepy, and my body wanted nothing more than to go back to dreaming, but I just couldn’t get myself to take

March 24, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 1 }

Day 41: I Want More Australia Outback, A Photo Mashup

Day 41 brought me to staring at my computer screen at 11pm with nothing to write about. Well, not really nothing. I have a bunch of article ideas but they would involve a lot of writing and thinking, something I’m not capable of doing at this time. I’m all writed out.
So, as a total cop out, I decided to… Read more

February 10, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 6 }
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It’s December, I’m Sweating (and more about my Australian life)

Now that I am living in the land down under – possibly for a very long time if this partner visa… Read more goes through – I need to really get used to these backwards seasons. It’s December; I’m sweating, and still I’m supposed to think that this means Christmas is just around the corner?! Yeah, that one is going to take

December 7, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 14 }
Menindee – The Place Where Dreams Dry Up & Die

Menindee – The Place Where Dreams Dry Up & Die

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.
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At least that’s what the booklet said. “Menindee – Photographers and fishermen take note!” (or something along those lines).
It wasn’t a very long drive from Broken Hill, so

February 5, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 4 }
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Broken Hill Road Trip – A Taste of the Outback

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.
Read moreSo, 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 the middle

January 9, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 7 }