The past month was full of all types of firsts. Below are the highlights. Up next? Melbourne Easter weekend and Hunter Valley the following weekend. Sydney Manly Beach Taronga Zoo Aquarium Mardi Gras (Harbour, Mardi Gras Party, Parade, Frisky, Love Muscle, Extra Dirty & Toy Box) Cairns Cape Tribulation Daintree Rainforest Diving & snorkeling the [...]
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As of this week, I’ve been living in Sydney for 6 months, which means I’ve been out of the U.S. for almost 9 months. Incredible how fast that time has gone. Today was my last full week of work for a little over 3 weeks. Next week I have friends and family visiting, which I’m [...]
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This article in the Sydney Morning Herald and its comments provided incredible insight to the old (and tired) Sydney vs Melbourne debate. More importantly, the author raises an incredibly interesting question whether more attractive, but less intelligent people tend to gravitate to beach cities like Barcelona, Miami and Sydney. Hmmm…certainty worth pondering.
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It’s hard to believe that I’ve been in Sydney for only 11 days. It feels much longer, perhaps because I’ve I arrived on September 11th, started work on September 13th and spent the first 8 days in hotels while looking for an apartment. Well, I’m happy to report that I’m now renting a room from [...]
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I depart London for Athens in a few hours. London has been great, but I’m extremely excited for Greece (Athens & Santorini) since it will be my first time in both cities. I remember finding it difficult to comprehend the historical significance of Rome both times I visited. Athens has been continuously inhabited for at [...]
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Thursday is my last day in Barcelona, so I´ve been busy saying goodbye to friends and getting ready for the crazy month of travel ahead of me. BCN> London> Athens> Mykonos> Santorini> Istanbul> Thailand> Sydney TRAVEL SCHEDULE London 8/13- 8/17 Greece 8/17- 8/22 Turkey 8/22- 8/29 Thailand 8/29- [...]
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Yesterday my friend’s Jose, Paul, Nik and I went to Matinee’s 2nd annual Summer Festival party at a water park along the coast of the Mediterranean (about 20 min outside Barcelona). Thousands of people partying all day and night. It was incredible. Below are a few photos.
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My Arrival The flight from Chicago to Dublin was uneventful, other than a young girl puking twice during the flight. She was sitting only 3 rows behind me so I smelled the pungent aroma until the attendants worked their magic (side note: flight attendants don’t’ get paid nearly enough money for what they have to [...]
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Dublin has been a lot of fun. I’ll write a detailed post on it soon. For now, I’m focused on Barcelona. Why? I think I’ll be OK.
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Heraclitus once said, “You can’t step into the same river twice.” I’ve been thinking about that quote as I’ve been preparing for my departure to Dublin tomorrow. If what we see depends on what we look for then I must remain open minded.Will the Barcelona that changed my life still exist? I doubt it. Nor [...]
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