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So many firsts, so much fun

Rako — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:47:35 +0000

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 Great Barrier Reef

Fraser Island Camping

Maheno ship wreak
Eli creek
Indian head
Lake mckenzie
Lake boomanjin

Byron Bay

Dinner @ Balcony
Beach, beach and more beach

Gold Coast

Prodigy concert
Clubs & Dancing
Sirromet Wine Tour
Hotel party

Quick Update

Rako — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:38:04 +0000

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 extremely excited for. Their visit is the catalyst for an incredible whirlwind of travel that looks like this:

Cairns > Port Douglas > Byron Bay > Tweed Heads > Noosa Heads > Rainbow Beach > Fraser Island

Oh, and there is this little event called Mardi Gras starting next week. Then I’m heading to Melbourne Easter weekend.

I get both excited and tired thinking about it. Somehow, I think I’ll live.

Beach / Blond Correlation?

Rako — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:16:50 +0000

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.

Sydney Update

Rako — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:41:10 +0000

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 a friend of a co-worker until I find something long-term. It’s in the Surry Hills neighborhood, which is just 2 min away from my gym and a 20 minute walk to work.

I have a local bank account, a gym membership and a new iPhone from Optus. Sydney is starting to feel a bit more like home.

Goodbye London, hello Greece

Rako — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:00:06 +0000

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 least 3,000 years so I’m expecting to have the same problem.

After two days in Athens, I’ll take a boat from the ancient port of Athens, Piraeus to Santorini for 4 days of beach living. Kamari will be my first time seeing a black pebble beach and Akrotiri will be my first red pebble beach.

I have some exciting news regarding Sydney, but more on that later…

Travel Schedule

Rako — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:27:08 +0000

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- 9/10
Sydney       9/10 – ???

Contact me if you are in any of the cities and want to meet up.