Change is as good as a holiday... Part IChange is as good as a holiday... Part IIThe first stepAir conditioner, bar fridge and a double bedTwo of these people are not quite like the others...Hostel in SingaporeSingapore Botanical gardenwaiting for our island paradiselazy afternoons... mystical nightsthe busses are good but not good enoughMelaka, MalaysiaThe CapitalCameron Highlands"damn we didn't make it to a proper destination" stop overIsland ParadiseSeeking Refuge in a tour guide book!Karst Rock FormationsstopoverTraped by mamouth waves... a well needed restSmoggy daysAncient CityBest Markets, best pizza, best coffeeHappy New Year!Gloloating down the MekongDown the MekongWelcome to China!Dali: adventure to the lakeSouthern CapitalThe first MountainPandas!: birthday in Changdu (Ellie)A weekend away!Terracotta warriors and so much moreOver the hump!Freezzzing toesHello again world!!!Vodka and RussiaChita to BaikalTrans SiberianSurviving SiberiaWe're in Europe!Hi Jodi and Tim!We love the balticsstop over :(Little Green Men!da BahnWE MADE IT!The TruthThe move to... My (not just travel) Blog
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Sunshine Coast, Australia
What an appropriate place to start. Don’t you think?
It is one day, to the hour, before out adventure officially begins. Unofficially, it began the moment I dropped my pen, picked up my bag and headed home from my last exam almost a week ago. Even then there was a tantalizing sense of change on the tip of my mind as the weeks of cramming became seemingly irrelevant and were replaced by; anxiety, fear of the unknown and the more discernible tension about the isolation from family and friends. What will become of neglected friendships? Will they wane with the turn of time, as we diverge down the many different paths of life. What commonality will we have when we meet again? What will you show me of your path?
The weather reports for Darwin, a blanket of black plastic at 34degC and humid. Darwin will be our first stop (and last) in our home land before our flight to Singapore early next week (at 3am!)
As the time edges closer, the questions are endless and seemingly rise out of the most obscure corners of day to day existence; what will I find? What am I looking for? What am I leaving behind? What types of place will we stay? How on earth will we communicate in foreign countries? What lesions will I learn? Where will I end up? How will things be different to Oz? How effect does wealth have on peoples lives?
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