by Traveller | Dec 8, 2012 | Australia, Oceania, Round The World
The Aboriginal People here in Australia send their young men on walkabouts where they, in essence, “find themselves.” I guess this is my walkabout, but rather than finding myself, I’d rather find some animals. Simply put, Australian animals are...
by Traveller | Dec 6, 2012 | Australia, Oceania, Round The World
I’m afraid I told you a lie. Well, I wasn’t lying as much as I was trying to impress you. In my last post, I said I wasn’t jet-lagged. It turns out I am. After falling asleep at 9:00 last night, waking up at 1:30, and falling asleep again at 2:30...
by Traveller | Dec 5, 2012 | Australia, Oceania, Round The World
This is my first time in Australia and, so far, I love it. Although the bar isn’t set too high after being in Hong Kong. In order to prepare for my time in this place, on the advice of some great friends, I read Bill Bryson’s “In A Sunburnt...
by Traveller | Dec 3, 2012 | Asia, China, Round The World
There are a lot of tourists here in Hong Kong. You can easily identify them. A tourist wears his backpack as a frontpack. He checks for his wallet as obviously and frequently as he’s able. His passport and money are in a bulge under his shirt. He stares at menus...
by Traveller | Dec 3, 2012 | Asia, China, Round The World
There are a number of phrases I tend to (over)use. One of them is ?That?s nothing to write home about.? One of the things I?ve learned on this trip is that the most mundane things can be the most interesting. Indeed, they’re the ones I most often write to you...
