Annie

Finding Balance with Sydney Scenic SUP

November 29, 2011

All summer my family and friends raved about stand-up paddle boarding.  We have to try it. Let’s go this day or that day… When I went I saw so many jelly fish… blah, blah.  Things to that nature plagued my summer. And in the midst of all of that, not once did I get my [...]

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An American Abroad.

November 26, 2011

I was feeling rather homesick on Thanksgiving as I had the Friday (actual Thanksgiving day in Seattle with the time difference) off of work and Lorenzo was working all day. Although I love Sydney and I’m excited to dive deeper into this adventure, homesickness has been rearing it’s ugly head lately and I find myself [...]

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Lazy Days in Dubai

November 16, 2011

For all the glitz and glamour that surrounds modern day Dubai, it’s easy to forget that this modernistic city was once a small coastal village, where the vibrant fishing trade once fuelled the local economy. How times have changed.   Creative Commons credit: milos milosevic The high rise skyscrapers, myriad shopping malls and seven-star hotels, [...]

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Sydney and Craft Beer; they do co-exist!

November 14, 2011

Sydney Craft Beer Week. What a gem. Thank god for Twitter otherwise I would have been left alone perishing in thoughts that craft beer simply didn’t exist in Australia. Sure, the commercial beer of Oz is great (and we are not talking Fosters here) but it’s not Craft Beer the way I know it. Another [...]

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Help Me Plan My Aussie Travels!

November 1, 2011

I realize that I’ve only been in Sydney for two months now. It’s been two months of 40+ hour work weeks and at times having to remind myself that I’m not in just any city. Even on days when my feet ached and my tired eyes were drooping by 4pm, I have to pick myself [...]

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Tasting the Fusion: Night Noodle Markets 2011 in Sydney

October 19, 2011

I don’t know what it is about being here in Sydney but I have really had an urge to get out and explore everything this city has to offer. I want to be at every festival, try every café and restaurant from the quirky to the five-star. I want to know the city like a [...]

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Warner Brothers Studio Tour: Los Angeles, California

October 17, 2011

Winding our way down the PCH along the coast of California was, in reality, a last minute plan. Lorenzo and I had decided on the train when a status update from Spencer went astray into my newsfeed and a new idea was born. Most of the planning was my job, minus the awesome B&B’s that [...]

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Why hello present day…

October 11, 2011

I’m again interrupting my irregularly scheduled California posts to bring you a bit of the present day. Don’t despair, I did much more in L.A. than stay in a great hostel, I also surfed with Jade and Bobby and went to the WB Studios. I didn’t see a celebrity though. I’m still slightly disappointed about [...]

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StayOn Beverly: Luxury Hostel in Los Angeles, California

October 4, 2011

The words budget traveler and luxury generally don’t go hand in hand, especially when you throw Los Angeles into the mix. However, luxury in a cozy sense of the word is exactly what you’ll be welcomed with when you punch in your personal door code and step into the StayOn Beverly located right on the [...]

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My Summer of Zoos; how do they stack up?

September 25, 2011

What is the best zoo in the world? I guess I couldn’t really tell you that until I had been to all of the zoos in the world. I can, however, tell you about some great ones that I had the chance to visit over the summer. This summer we traveled from Seattle to Portland [...]

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