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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Sunday Photos: Chasing the Endless Summer in San Diego

September 18, 2011

Whenever I think of San Diego, that old poster always comes to mind. You know the one? The pink and orange sunset frames the silhouette of a surfer as he searches for the best waves. This is the epitome of what I’ve always dreamed my life would be. Finally arriving in San Diego was like [...]

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9/11: Not Just a Day in American History

September 11, 2011

I interrupt my regularly scheduled California posts because today as I listened to the chatter on my daily bus I thought that there was a much more important subject that should be brought to light. Today in Australia, and in the wee hours of the American morning is the tenth anniversary of one of the [...]

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Braving the Blustery Winter Winds of the San Francisco Summer

September 5, 2011

Lorenzo and I were lucky to be staying in the neighborhood nearest the Golden Gate Bridge while we were in San Francisco. The Presidio is by all means, not a likely place for a young city-dweller to live, but in my honest opinion, it was the perfect place to spend the week. Just a short [...]

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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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Sunday Photos: San Francisco Snapshots

August 21, 2011

Although we aren’t done with California just yet, we have seen a lot in these last fifteen days. I have been traveling and seeing all that I can see, meaning that I haven’t been live posting and have a lot to catch up on. In the meantime here is a look at some of my [...]

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Cruising Alki Beach, West Seattle

August 15, 2011

When it comes to seeing a city, there are many ways to get around from place to place and strategies to seeing all the most important tourist attractions. Seattle is a very spread out city, for short term visits it doesn’t pose much of a problem with so much to do in the downtown area [...]

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