Category archives: Travels

  • Random Oz things I've learned

    • Oct 15th 9:45pm (6:45am Toronto) Random Oz things I've learned Here are a few "actual factual" things I've learned about while in Sydney and now in Melbourne. - Hungry Jack's is a burger joint that looks exactly like Burger King and it even serves the Whopper. - McDonalds looks much nicer and almost appealing to en[...]

  • Day two - Sydney Afternoon

    • Oct 14th - Continued... Day two - Sydney Afternoon Yippee the rain has stopped!  I took the Cityrail (subway) to Circular Quay and walked over to the Museum of Contemporary Art.  It's a large building and currently has a free exhibit on showcasing mostly digital media by local artists.  It was pretty cool.  One reall[...]

  • Day two - A rainy Sydney day

    • Oct 14th 1pm Sydney time, 10pm Oct 13th Toronto time. HAHA!!  I just read what I wrote last night!  Man I was tired!  The end of it doesn't make any sense.  So I went back to fix the posting. It's my second day here in Sydney and I woke up at 7:30am to the sound of rain which ruined my plans for the day.  I was hopin[...]

  • My first impressions of Sydney.

    • Oct 13th part3 My first impressions of Sydney. I am too tired to be typing this right now, but the internet is so expensive here that I might not be able to get back on it before I head off to the next city.  But i will try if I can. I promise you will hear from me from each city at the very least. The flight landed[...]

  • Don't forget!

    • Here is a little disclaimer for those of you new to blogs or just tuning into my travel stories for the first time. Since I can't access the internet without paying insane amounts of money I am only updating my stories a few days or so at the same time. Make sure you are starting at the bottom of the list so that you[...]

  • The final flight of the super long day

    • Oct 13th part2 The final flight of the super long day Well I'm on the last flight of my 32hour travel day!  It's exciting knowing that I can actually get a good night sleep tonight in a bed and not on plane. There won't be any rest for me when I first arrive in Sydney.  I should be out of the airport around 1pm and [...]

  • Killing time in in Nadi, Fiji

    • Oct 13th 2008 Killing time in in Nadi, Fiji Well my first super long flight has finally ended.  I am now sitting and waiting in the Fiji airport for my next and final flight of my day to Sydney.  It's currenty 1:40pm Oct 12th in Toronto and it's 5:40am Oct 13th here in Fiji. This airport was pretty easy to navigate [...]

  • I think this is the day I don't exist.

    • Oct 11th Part 3 I think this is the day I don't exist. According to my laptop it's currently 8:30am Oct 12th in Toronto.  According to the plane it's 5:30am Oct13th.  Oh and I'm still in the air.  Let me catch you up on how this super long day of travel is going. Things were going fine until I got off of the plane i[...]

  • Something magical somewhere in the sky

    • Oct 11 10:45pm - Somewhere between Tdot & L.A. Something magical somewhere in the sky I just witnessed the most beautiful & magical thing I've seen in my life.  I'm high above the clouds somewhere between Toronto and L.A..  I think I have another hour before we land in L.A. but I'm not 100% sure. I was bored[...]

  • I'm ready and waiting...

    • Oct 11th 2008 - 4:45pm I'm ready and waiting... I thought the saying "Hurry up and wait" only applied to the film industry, but I can now confidently say that it valid for most things in day to day life.  I say this because I'm sitting at my gate 2 hours before my flight leaves.  Better to be early than late I suppos[...]

  • The Beginning Of The Story

    • Many people have asked me why I want to go to Australia. My response always sounds silly and cheesy, but basically it comes down to Kangaroos. Since I was a kid I've always wanted to see a kangaroo in the wild and not confined in a zoo. Now that I'm an adult I think the reason I am drawn to Oz is because it is the o[...]