Jan. 27 – Sydney Forget LA – Sydney is the hippest city in the world. Walking down Oxford Street in Paddington, I’ve never felt so fashion uncouth in my entire life. Maybe that’s because I was wearing boy’s pants, a striped t-shirt, and the seven-year-old Adidas adventure sandals that I refuse to give up. I [...]
Jan. 25 – Auckland, cont. I awoke to a coughing fit. Then stayed awake, due to the sunlight streaming in through the window. I wondered what time it was, but didn’t dare move so as not to wake anyone. Besides, I had my germs against the wall. I didn’t want to breathe out onto the [...]
Jan. 25 – Auckland, cont. I dragged the packs in and looked for a spot to chain them up. "Take nothing for granted, be totally aware, and keep your money belt on you at all times," is what I was told. But as I started to reach for my retractable safety cable with combination lock [...]
Jan. 25 – Auckland I wanted a backpack with wheels so badly I could taste it. After all, my weekender travel case had wheels and shoulder straps, and did I ever use the straps? No. I wheeled it everywhere. Up and down the halls of airports, through the casinos, and up to my hotel rooms, [...]
Intro There’s nothing like a good ol’ Aussie steak-ribs-tatties-and-veg dinner to put a smile on Jen’s face. I wanna be a travel writer. Who doesn’t? Most people think a travel writer gets paid to travel the world writing about their trips. I suppose that the lives of some successful freelancers could be summed up in [...]
Feb. 3 – Guts Writing takes guts. I suppose that the one thing that has always kept me from writing more often is a lack of "Nike" spirit. A writer writes, they say, and I believe it. I just haven’t done it. Enough anyway. Every once in a while I’ve gotten a fresh new attitude [...]
Intro There’s nothing like a good ol’ Aussie steak-ribs-tatties-and-veg dinner to put a smile on Jen’s face. I wanna be a travel writer. Who doesn’t? Most people think a travel writer gets paid to travel the world writing about their trips. I suppose that the lives of some successful freelancers could be summed up in [...] 