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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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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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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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Searching for the Perfect Wave; the Endless Summer

September 22, 2011

As I mentioned in the introduction of my photo post of San Diego, that hot pink poster represents something in my life that I’ve always dreamed I could be. Creative Commons credit: montereymedia Growing up in Spokane, Washington a city more nearly equated to Idaho than any big ocean waves meant that my dream was [...]

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Tasting San Francisco: Off the Grid

September 19, 2011

Anyone who lives in the United States at the moment is most likely aware of the food truck craze that is sweeping the nation. Having just come from Europe where food carts and stalls are normal only for certain food groups (i.e. sandwiches and pastries), I was extremely excited (and maybe a little scared) to [...]

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Coffee Spots of San Francisco: The Three Contenders

September 2, 2011

I didn’t plan on acting as a coffee connoisseur while in San Francisco, the job was just kind of handed to me. Before I get too into myself though, I have to admit that I only sampled three places but have added to the list a popular NorCal addition of whom I’ve tested in my [...]

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How Do You Keep Your Faith in Humanity?

August 30, 2011

Usually I would never write two posts in one day, in fact, I considered not writing this post at all and the fact that I actually post it is still up in the air. Just after I posted my recent love song as I was so happily welcomed back into a city that I felt [...]

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My Return to Sydney: All the Things that Never Changed

August 29, 2011

So here I am, after all these years of yearning for it and all these months of planning it; I’ve finally landed back in Sydney. Minus a rather uncharacteristic bout with jetlag, which I’m sure you’re well aware of if you’ve been following me on Twitter or Facebook, I’m feeling just fine. In fact, it [...]

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