The one with all the bedbug bites

Tweet If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you may have recently been inundated with complaints about my bedbug-infested life. I apologize. I am an only child, and thus need someone to validate my discomfort. Don’t worry, I waited until 6:01 a.m. California time before calling my mom in tears. If you weren’t subject [...]

January 27, 2012 Continue reading…

Postcard from Eyre Highway

Tweet It’s easy to think the drive across the Nullarbor would be boring. It means “treeless plain” and the landscape can be a bit repetitive: it’s hundreds of kilometers between towns, service stations, even toilets. But on a clear day, the view from the road is incredible. Impossibly blue skies, the fluffiest of clouds, open [...]

January 26, 2012 Continue reading…

Why I loved living in St Kilda

Tweet When discussing suburbs in Melbourne, many people instantly discount St Kilda as being “full of backpackers.” With Luna Park and the beach being an undeniable tourist draw (and the rave reviews of Base Backpackers), it’s true that St Kilda does get its fair share of foreigners. But as a Working Holiday-er who lived in [...]

January 24, 2012 Continue reading…

Adventures among the tree tops in Western Australia

Tweet Coming from just south of the California Redwood Forest and a place affectionately known as the “City of Trees”—Sacramento has more trees per capita than any other city in the world—I’m no stranger to tall tangles of bark and leaves. But even I felt dwarfed for a day in Western Australia, strolling along the [...]

January 22, 2012 Continue reading…

The wise words of Kurt Nordstrom

Tweet Remember that quote about how you’ll forget your nights out in college, but you won’t forget who you spent them with? I think the same thing also applies to your classes: I might not remember the key terms in social psychology or the exact format of a press release, but I do remember the [...]

January 20, 2012 Continue reading…

Postcard from Fremantle

Tweet I expected to love Little Creatures Brewery in Fremantle. Any space with craft beer is all right in my book, and waterfront location doesn’t hurt either. However, I didn’t expect to fall in love with the city’s outdoor art–but between giant mermaids and adorable dogs, how can you not?

January 19, 2012 Continue reading…

10 pretty reasons to pop over to Perth

Tweet I had a feeling I was going to like Perth: I’ve got a thing for the west coast, and cities near the beach. Coming from California, it just feels right when the sun sets over the ocean. But I realized Perth has a lot more going for it than just proximity to the sand [...]

January 18, 2012 Continue reading…
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