Australian Thoughts

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu

Our journey wasn't exactly the most direct, but where's the adventure in that? Having booked our flights about a year before leaving, our round about trip took us over 41,200km and touched on 4 countries excluding home. We took 8 flights in total and crossed not only the international date line and equator but also experienced 5 different time zones. Enough to make anyone wonder what the heck day it is. But aside from our unique route, we got to experience 24 hours in Beijing and the most amazing 2 weeks in Australian. If I could find a reason to move Australia, I would...the weather, the beaches, the scenic coastline, capped with some unique nature are all reasons enough for me. Sydney reminded me of home, minus the mountains....it is a clean city (at least in the areas we visited), with great public transit options to get you from A to B. The only draw back is the cost of living, but then I understand wages are also higher there. 

Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef is definitely in my top 5 things I've experienced in my lifetime so far....the crystal clear water provided the best visibility to the natural aquarium below. Hanging at the beaches was another favourite activity on this trip....the feel of the soft, white, fine sand on my feet brought me to my happy place each time. The beaches are perfect conditions for some beach volleyball which if I had a volleyball with me I would have played. 

Getting to see animals unique to Australia at the habitat and also in the wild was a pretty cool experience. I loved watching a pod of dolphins playing around in the surf in Noosa; they looked so free. Australia is certainly an outdoor adventurist's playground. 

Being able to experience this with my love and partner Z made this trip that much more special. This is the furthest south in the world I've travelled and it was well worth the long journey. To do it all over again would be a dream come true....so much left unseen.  

"To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands  remote, to travel is to live." - Hans Christian Anderson

My sentiment exactly...to travel is to live! To experience different parts of the world and different cultures is what this is all about for me. So until next time when these globetrotters jet off....life is good!