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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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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How about flight to 8 cities? $1,597 is exactly how much I spent purchasing my plane tickets to Dublin, Barcelona, Madrid, London, Athens, Istanbul, Bangkok and Sydney. Most people are utterly shocked they hear this. I say this not to boast, but to break the misconceptions so many people have about the cost of travel. [...]
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As I said in an earlier post, I’m saying goodbye to Chicago and starting a journey to Sydney starting June 4th. Why I need to break out of my comfort cocoon. The idea of giving up my comfortable life here in Chicago terrifies me. And that is the point. It’s far too easy to become [...]
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