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Fave Posts Part 3: Food Adventures

By on June 22, 2010 in Writing

I’ve definitely had my fair share of food adventures around the world, some better than others. Of course, I’ve never eaten fried spiders or bug pizzas or even octopus on a stick, but there have been a few good posts that have come along the way.

Gelati Superheroes… Read more December 18, 2007 – This was a post reminiscing my first trip

June 22, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 3 }
Vegemite: The Aussie Version of Peanut Butter

Vegemite: The Aussie Version of Peanut Butter

By on March 18, 2010 in Australia

… Read moreSo many Aussies love vegemite that you are basically outcasted if you are one of the few that are repulsed by it. They eat it on toast; they eat it on sandwiches. It’s a breakfast, lunch or snack food requested by the masses down under, so much that it could be the equivalent of peanut butter in America.
For travelers,

March 18, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 17 }
Yesterday Was My Anniversary

Yesterday Was My Anniversary

By on March 4, 2010 in Australia

… Read moreMy 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 difficult. Apparently, it’s almost just as impossible

March 4, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 15 }
Aussie Food Adventures – Want S'more?

Aussie Food Adventures – Want S'more?

By on August 20, 2009 in Australia

Wow, time flies! Between getting work sorted after coming back from New Zealand, starting a course at a community college, and finding a flat of my own – I have just been busy, to say the least.
Being in Sydney has been great, and I’ve been here so long that I sometimes forget where I am – even driving on… Read more

August 20, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 9 }
Touching the Untouchable

Touching the Untouchable

By on March 14, 2009 in Australia

If I made a list of the far-flung places I have now traveled to, it would probably contain the following:
1) Guatemala
2) Ukraine
3) Kyrgyzstan
4) Kazakhstan
I didn’t think I could add my current country to this list, but after many shocked glances and responses about how remote it is, I decided that Australia now makes itself known… Read more

March 14, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 10 }