You could say that about half the specimens at the Sydney Aquarium (and I don’t mean the fish…just kidding). But it was really cool! It was also a plus that they honored my international student ID (discount!)…you might be surprised by how rare that is at Sydney tourist attractions. I recorded some video of my visit as […]
My first day in Kings Cross was not entirely memorable. After celebrating my all-nighter at the Hyde Park Starbuck’s (my bill there was more than it cost for my evening in the 24-hr cafe…travel would be so cheap if the human body didn’t require sleep!), I walked eastward up the hill on William Street, turned […]
I’ve almost made it through the night that will forever memorialize my stubborn habit of procrastination. I don’t know if it will cause any longterm behavioral changes, but for the moment, it certainly has made me a little groggy.
After checkout this morning, I scoped out a couple of 24-hour internet cafes…I had my choice of […]
It feels good to be back in Sydney…I enjoyed visiting Melbourne, but it was just a little too chilly, and I think I have become more of a city dweller over the years, which makes Sydney a great place for me.
My flight Saturday was very pleasant…I breezed through security (no foil gum wrappers in my […]
And with it, a massive hangover, no doubt procured with the help of the French monks whose secret recipe tastes good but hurts bad the next morning. I’ve been neglecting the blog these last few days, but because I have to pack, shower, scuffle around the kitchen to get a few of the promised pancakes, […]
Monday was another great day wandering the city center of Melbourne. After finding a new book (the “ambitious” Ideas: From Fire to Freud) I circled the blocks and blocks of restaurants, looking for the perfect combination of cheap (and good) food, friendly lighting (for reading), and enough living patrons (to indicate that the food was […]
I can’t fully go into it on this post, but I will revisit this when I’m back online again (probably tomorrow morning). I did go back to Bennetts Lane Jazz Club on Monday night, which was a great decision. The Monday night band was incredible, the bartender was friendly (he showed me his mini-Darth Vader…don’t […]
Before I sign off, I want to add a thank you to everyone who has been emailing me or reading/commenting on the blog. While I wouldn’t want to read my writing, I’m grateful that all of you take the time to do so…and to write back. It makes a fortunate travel experience like mine that […]
So back on the now darkening streets of Melbourne (the daylight burns out pretty early here), I continued to wander, wishing I’d brought my journal with me. After stopping at a 7-11 (one of about eleventy-billion in Melbourne’s city center) for some coffee, I decided to look for a place where I could get some […]
Thanks to Liz (one of my MySpace friends) who posted this earlier today. Just for fun, go to Google and type your first name, followed by the phrase “was arrested for”. Then hit the search button and see what pops up. When I did this, my favorite was “Adam was arrested for robbing a pharmacy”. […]