Searching for inspiring travel videos on the internet is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.
This video of Papa New Guinea had me turning up the volume on my laptop, and turning down the lights in my room, within the first 60 seconds.
The gentle sound of water lapping up [...]

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Sydney, Australia seen in a whole new light.

Kangaroos, surfing, and the Outback were all I knew of Australia before I visited in January. I quietly hoped it would surprise me, and as you’ll see below, there were no shortage of favorite moments!
Highlights -

couchsurfing with Ben in Brisban
doing nothing in Byron Bay (and watching Green Street Hooligans)
4×4 safari on Fraser Island [...]

Dare #4
From Stu: I dare you to get a hamburger with the lot in Australia from a real fish and chip shop (that encompasses the following ingredients)
- fried egg (hard yolk/soft yolk optional)
- bacon
- lettuce
- tomato
- beetroot
- grilled onion
- cheese
- grilled pineapple ring
Must include two steamed dim sims with soy sauce as a side. [...]

I booked my departure flight from Australia out of Melbourne for the end of January because it seemed like a noteworthy city to visit. It was only after talking to my tennis fiend of a friend (code name – Sup2dresq) before leaving that I learned my travels would offer me the opportunity to attend [...]

On my last day in Sydney, before a night bus to Melbourne, Bonnie took me on a 1/2 day tour which included a few errands she needed to run. The second brought us to the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in the central business district. Almost 2 months after rediscovering Cadbury candy, my veins were [...]

Bonnie was new to couchsurfing, and I was her third guest.  She worked in Sydney, and lived with Tom and Eliza in Newtown, a very close suburb to downtown Sydney.  It’s also right next to the University of Sydney, so it’s got a college town feel to it.  Supposedly it has one of the highest [...]

 
After an afternoon at the Opera House, my next day in Sydney was dedicated to checking out Bondi Beach.  It was a short train and bus ride to get there from King’s Cross, and the weather was beautiful.  When I got off the bus, I was looking at one of the coolest beaches I’d ever [...]

The rains of Queensland were a thing of the past by the time I reached Sydney (and later Melbourne). Aside from a thunderstorm during the soccer match, my days were filled with blue skies and puffy white clouds.
 

I felt a great sense of excitement when I first stepped out of the train station [...]

After catching a bit of sport at the soccer match, I spent the following day around the Darling Harbor area of Sydney. The first stop was the Queen Victoria Building which I ran into almost as soon as I got off the train. Normally a shopping mall wouldn’t be a must-see for [...]