Category: Australia

  • One full year of traveling!!!

    One full year of traveling!!!

    Day 365!!! Well, here it is! The official post marking a full year of traveling! It’s been a whirlwind of a year with a bunch of crazy adventures… let’s recap! I started January 3rd with a flight to England! I spent two amazing weeks hanging out with my dad in…

  • Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Yamba, Australia

    Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Yamba, Australia

    Day 364! Wow, we’ve made it to NYE which means New Year’s Day will be marking a full year of traveling! Today, I won’t necessarily get to celebrate ringing in the new year, but I’ll be able to help facilitate other people having fun by bartending. It ended up being…

  • Relaxing on my day off from work

    Relaxing on my day off from work

    Day 363! TWO more days until I’ve hit a full year of traveling!! Wow… and only 4 more days until I should be able to stop wearing my moon boot. Which should ALSO mean getting to surf and swim again! Today I spent my day off relaxing inside and outside.…

  • Summer time has come to Yamba

    Summer time has come to Yamba

    Day 362! It appears summer is upon us in this lovely small town of Yamba. The tourists are here to relax and party… and the bar is welcoming them all! Today we had a super busy Sunday morning and afternoon. I’m curious to see if this stays throughout the entirety…

  • An insanely busy Saturday night of work

    An insanely busy Saturday night of work

    Day 361! It feels like the official start of summer is here! Tonight’s shift was the busiest it’s been since I’ve arrived in Yamba… and I would’ve said it was a blast the entire time but we were underprepared for what was to come… Countdown: 4 days until a whole…

  • Getting my haircut… a lot shorter than I expected

    Getting my haircut… a lot shorter than I expected

    Day 360! Woweee. 5 more days until a full year of traveling and 6 more days until I should be out of this stinking moon boot. It’s been a long 5-6 weeks and I’m READY to get back into the ocean and surfing. After a crazy Boxing Day it was…

  • Celebrating Boxing Day in Australia

    Celebrating Boxing Day in Australia

    Day 359! 6 more days till a full year of traveling and 8 more days until I get the all clear on my fractured foot! Exciting times! Today, I experienced my first Australian Boxing Day! It was a VERY busy day at the pub and it felt like all of…

  • Celebrating the holidays in Yamba

    Celebrating the holidays in Yamba

    Day 358! 9 more days till I get my boot off and back to surfing, 7 more days until I’ve been officially traveling for full year! Happy holidays! Today I got adopted into the McLean family (my managers family) and they brought me to their grandparents house to celebrate Christmas…

  • Singing an early birthday for my dad and the start of the holiday madness

    Singing an early birthday for my dad and the start of the holiday madness

    Day 357! Well, we have two countdowns going right now! There’s currently 10 days until my boot comes off and 8 days until I’ve officially been traveling for 1 entire year! A full lap around the sun. Today, I was able to FaceTime with my family and “celebrate” my dad’s…

  • Taking a road trip to Byron Bay

    Taking a road trip to Byron Bay

    Day 356! Holy cow! I somehow missed that yesterday was 10 days till 365 days of travel!! An entire year… that’s crazy (far outttt as the Aussies would say). I left the US on January 3rd, but I think time zones and it being a leap year will throw off…