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- Day 123: Santorini, GreeceMay 29, 2023 — I had free breakfast again this morning, which was once again delicious. It was coming up on eleven or so when I was moving and thinking… Read more: Day 123: Santorini, Greece
- Day 122: Santorini, GreeceMay 28, 2023 — My day started with free breakfast at my hostel, which was delicious. I had an egg, toast, coffee, and Greek yogurt with honey and nuts. I… Read more: Day 122: Santorini, Greece
- Day 121: Santorini, GreeceMay 27, 2023 — A lesson in always checking Google Maps so you know where it is that you’re staying: I booked to stay at Caveland Hostel (which was beautiful… Read more: Day 121: Santorini, Greece
- Day 120: Santorini, GreeceMay 26, 2023 — I got up kind of late on my first morning in Santorini, but at least it had also been a late night. I laid in my… Read more: Day 120: Santorini, Greece
- Day 119: Athens to SantoriniMay 25, 2023 — My morning started with free breakfast, packing, and checking out of the hostel because this evening I was catching a flight to Santorini!! (Can I get… Read more: Day 119: Athens to Santorini
- Day 118: Athens, GreeceMay 24, 2023 — My day started pretty nice and early as I woke up and got changed so that I could leave the hostel and walk about 100 feet… Read more: Day 118: Athens, Greece
- Day 117: Meteora, GreeceMay 23, 2023 — A visit to Meteora, where a monastic community formed in the 8th century B.C. and evolved through the 11th and 12th centuries to the 18th century… Read more: Day 117: Meteora, Greece
- Day 116: Athens, GreeceMay 22, 2023 — This part of my trip was not actually completely in Athens! Today, I took a day trip on the bus to Cape Sounion. In case you… Read more: Day 116: Athens, Greece
- Day 115: Athens, GreeceMay 21, 2022 — I got a later start today but I managed to get on the subway and head to the Temple of Hephaestus. The Temple of Hephaestus is… Read more: Day 115: Athens, Greece
- Day 114: Athens, GreeceMay 20, 2023 — Oh, the joys of having dorm mates. I’ve had mostly really good experiences in dorms with other people. There was, of course, that one night in… Read more: Day 114: Athens, Greece
- Day 113: Athens, GreeceMay 19, 2023 — On my first full day in Greece I got up much earlier than I’d been in a while. (Except for my day in Singapore, of course.)… Read more: Day 113: Athens, Greece
- Day 112: Athens, Greece (finally!)May 18, 2023 — When we last spoke, I’d just made it through a hellish-turned-pretty-good night and was on the plane to Greece! (Finally!) I’d been looking forward to heading… Read more: Day 112: Athens, Greece (finally!)
- Days 111 to 112: Overnight in Singapore Changi AirportMay 17-18, 2023 — I’m back! Are you excited to hear all about my Airport Odyssey of 2023? I decided (stupidly?) that I was only going to book into the… Read more: Days 111 to 112: Overnight in Singapore Changi Airport
- Day 111: Singapore, SingaporeMay 17, 2023 — Buckle in, everyone, the next couple days are a little crazy! If you missed me flying to Singapore, check that post out here. My time in… Read more: Day 111: Singapore, Singapore
- Day 110: Denpasar to SingaporeMay 16, 2023 — My flight to Singapore left at 10:50am on May 16 and I was so enjoying my king-size bed in my first private room in months that… Read more: Day 110: Denpasar to Singapore
- Day 109: Ubud to DenpasarMay 15, 2023 — I woke up to a very pleasant surprise on the morning that I left Ubud — one of my favourite web comics updated after a months-long… Read more: Day 109: Ubud to Denpasar
- Day 108: Ubud, IndonesiaMay 14, 2023 — My last day in Ubud and basically my last (real) day in Indonesia. What a ride it has been! I had one more thing on my… Read more: Day 108: Ubud, Indonesia
- Day 107: Ubud, IndonesiaMay 13, 2023 — As my last blog post indicated (go read it here if you haven’t already), this was one early morning. And quite a way to start the… Read more: Day 107: Ubud, Indonesia
- Day 106: Ubud, IndonesiaMay 12, 2023 — I got up and headed out for the hostel’s free breakfast around 9:00am. They had a really nice free breakfast — banana pancake with fancy wrapped… Read more: Day 106: Ubud, Indonesia
- Day 105: Nusa Lembongan to UbudMay 11, 2023 — Today was the earliest I’d been up in a while. I popped out of bed at 8:30am to have breakfast, organize my stuff, pack my bag,… Read more: Day 105: Nusa Lembongan to Ubud
- Day 104: Nusa Lembongan, IndonesiaMay 10, 2023 — I had a very laid-back day today, though it started in much the same way as the rest of the others did on Nusa Lembongan. Free… Read more: Day 104: Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
- Day 103: Nusa Lembongan, IndonesiaMay 9, 2023 — I got up in time for breakfast and coffee — always an accomplishment — and talked to home before getting dressed and gathering my stuff to… Read more: Day 103: Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
- Day 102: Nusa Lembongan, IndonesiaMay 8, 2023 — I finally woke up around ten in the morning. It was tough to get up, even though I didn’t have that late of a night. I… Read more: Day 102: Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
- Day 101: Gili Air to Nusa LembonganMay 7, 2023 — The morning that I headed out to Nusa Lembongan, I woke up for real shortly after 8:00am. (I say “for real” because I was woken up… Read more: Day 101: Gili Air to Nusa Lembongan
- Day 100: Gili Air, IndonesiaMay 6, 2023 — My 100th day of travel — can you believe it? (Although I suppose the days are a little mixed up simply because the day I left… Read more: Day 100: Gili Air, Indonesia
- Day 99: Gili Air, IndonesiaMay 5, 2023 — I moved accommodation today; as you’ll remember, I booked a different hostel for my next two nights in Gili Air since I was originally supposed to… Read more: Day 99: Gili Air, Indonesia
- Day 98: Gili Air, IndonesiaMay 4, 2023 — My day started with yoga, much like it ended yesterday. I got up for the strengthen and stretch session starting at 8:00am and it was an… Read more: Day 98: Gili Air, Indonesia
- Day 97: Gili Meno to Gili AirMay 3, 2023 — I decided to take the early morning slow boat to Gili Air, so that meant getting up, gathering my stuff together (which was quite a feat… Read more: Day 97: Gili Meno to Gili Air
- Day 96: Gili Meno, IndonesiaMay 2, 2023 — Yesterday, when I arrived in Gili Meno, I booked a snorkelling tour through my hostel! I’d wanted to do this on Gili T, but never did,… Read more: Day 96: Gili Meno, Indonesia
- Day 95: Gili Trawangan to Gili MenoMay 1, 2023 — A new month, a new destination! I woke up at quarter to eight in the morning without my alarm, which is definitely uncommon for me lately!… Read more: Day 95: Gili Trawangan to Gili Meno
- Day 94: Gili Trawangan, IndonesiaWhen I went to write about today, I realized that my numbering for my days was off and I’d never actually written myself a little outline of what happened in… Read more: Day 94: Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
- Day 93: Gili Trawangan, IndonesiaApril 29, 2023 — I got up and had free breakfast (yay!) at the hostel that morning, which consisted of scrambled eggs, toast, and fresh orange juice (which was seriously… Read more: Day 93: Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
- Day 92: Serangan to Gili TrawanganApril 28, 2023 — I was up at 5:45am to pack the rest of the way and have breakfast at 6:15am. Kadek was so accommodating — I’d booked my ticket… Read more: Day 92: Serangan to Gili Trawangan
- Day 91: Serangan, IndonesiaApril 27, 2023 — I woke up on my first full day in Indonesia after a solid sleep. When I crashed, I crashed hard, and woke up the next morning… Read more: Day 91: Serangan, Indonesia
- Day 90: Australia to IndonesiaApril 26, 2023 — After almost exactly three months (or 90 days) in Australia, it was time to go. I’d packed up my things the night before and laid out… Read more: Day 90: Australia to Indonesia
- Day 89: Cairns, AustraliaApril 25, 2023 — Anzac Day. Most things were closed, so this was a pretty uneventful day for me. That said, I was up around 9:00am and took some time… Read more: Day 89: Cairns, Australia
- Day 88: Cairns, AustraliaApril 24, 2023 — I woke up just in time for checkout in the morning (most of the places in Australia where I’ve stayed it’s been ten a.m., and Gilligan’s… Read more: Day 88: Cairns, Australia
- Day 87: The Great Barrier ReefApril 23, 2023 — The day started super early at 5:45am as we were doing a sunrise dive/snorkel. The water was decently calm and the boat wasn’t rocking much so… Read more: Day 87: The Great Barrier Reef
- Day 86: The Great Barrier ReefApril 22, 2023 — Our second day on the Great Barrier Reef started at 6:45am as our first dive was at 7:30am. We changed, grabbed towels and gear, and headed… Read more: Day 86: The Great Barrier Reef
- Day 85: The Great Barrier ReefApril 21, 2023 — I was in a dead sleep when, at approximately seven a.m., I was woken up by one of the security officers and another person who were… Read more: Day 85: The Great Barrier Reef
- Day 84: Cairns, AustraliaApril 20, 2023 — We started the next morning even brighter and earlier than the day before, waking at 5:45am for breakfast at 6:00am, in order for us to be… Read more: Day 84: Cairns, Australia
- Day 83: Cairns, AustraliaApril 19, 2023 — For the first time in several days, I woke up at a very decent hour — I would go so far as to say early, in… Read more: Day 83: Cairns, Australia
- Day 82: Cairns, AustraliaApril 18, 2023 — An incredibly lazy day today on the heels of a somewhat lazy day yesterday. I woke up extremely late (like, closing in on noon, late) and… Read more: Day 82: Cairns, Australia
- Day 81: Cairns, AustraliaApril 17, 2023 — Today was a bit of a letdown compared to the excitement of the day before. I planned on perhaps going for a hike up Walsh’s Pyramid… Read more: Day 81: Cairns, Australia
- Day 80: Cairns, AustraliaApril 16, 2023 — Today was a day that I’d been looking forward to for quite some time. After changing the date a couple of times due to scheduling issues,… Read more: Day 80: Cairns, Australia
- Day 79: Cairns, AustraliaApril 15, 2023 — Today was another great day! I got up and had breakfast, changed, and went to the Cairns Aquarium. Probably not the best timing on my part,… Read more: Day 79: Cairns, Australia
- Day 78: Cairns, AustraliaApril 14, 2023 — It was an exciting day with a trip to Kuranda! I woke up decently early with my alarm but then rolled back over for a little… Read more: Day 78: Cairns, Australia
- Day 77: Cairns, AustraliaApril 13, 2023 — I had a bit more of a slow morning. I had breakfast after a quick grocery shop and spent most of the morning working on planning… Read more: Day 77: Cairns, Australia
- Day 76: Cairns, AustraliaApril 12, 2023 — My first full day in Cairns! I always love moving to a new place because it’s full of potential. Anything can happen, and you’re about to… Read more: Day 76: Cairns, Australia
- Day 75: Magnetic Island to CairnsApril 11, 2023 — I started my morning off feeling a little more steady than the previous day. Checkout time at this hostel was more like a hotel in that… Read more: Day 75: Magnetic Island to Cairns
- Day 74: Magnetic Island, AustraliaApril 10, 2023 — I woke up and started my day with some Froot Loops, then had some chocolate with a glass of milk in honour of Easter. It was… Read more: Day 74: Magnetic Island, Australia
- Day 73: Magnetic Island, AustraliaApril 9, 2023 — In a twist of events that I’m not sure of the impetus for (could have been my alarm, could have been the heat of the room,… Read more: Day 73: Magnetic Island, Australia
- Day 72: Magnetic Island, AustraliaApril 8, 2023 — I spent a very nice and quiet morning reading by the ocean. The breeze blew in off the water, the waves lapped at the shore, and… Read more: Day 72: Magnetic Island, Australia
- Day 71: Townsville to Magnetic IslandApril 7, 2023 — On Good Friday, I packed up my stuff, had breakfast and some coffee (we love free coffee at hostels!) and checked out of my room. I… Read more: Day 71: Townsville to Magnetic Island
- Day 70: Townsville, AustraliaApril 6, 2023 — I woke up late and read for most of the morning. A slow day was very much in order and it was nice to lie around… Read more: Day 70: Townsville, Australia
- Day 69: Airlie Beach to TownsvilleDay 69. My little brother will get a kick out of that. April 5, 2023 — I woke up in the morning and had a couple pieces of toast for… Read more: Day 69: Airlie Beach to Townsville
- Day 68: Airlie Beach, AustraliaApril 4, 2023 — I woke to a beautiful sunny day, which also happened to be a day that I was simultaneously exhilarated for and dreading. When I was still… Read more: Day 68: Airlie Beach, Australia
- Day 67: Airlie Beach / The WhitsundaysApril 3, 2023 — We had another early-morning wake-up call at 6:00am, once again complete with Disney songs. I can remember hearing the theme from The Lion King and “Under… Read more: Day 67: Airlie Beach / The Whitsundays
- Day 66: Airlie Beach / The WhitsundaysApril 2, 2023 — Our first full day on the boat. It was an early morning wake-up call, but I got a serious kick out of how they wake you… Read more: Day 66: Airlie Beach / The Whitsundays
- Day 65: Airlie Beach / The WhitsundaysApril 1, 2023 — A new month, a new adventure! I woke up at 8:00am feeling quite a bit better compared to the day before. I got out of bed… Read more: Day 65: Airlie Beach / The Whitsundays
- Day 64: Airlie Beach, AustraliaMarch 31, 2023 — I don’t think I’ve ever felt relief as sweet as when I finally got off that Greyhound bus in Airlie Beach. If you missed the post… Read more: Day 64: Airlie Beach, Australia
- Days 63 to 64: Overnight to Airlie BeachMarch 30 to 31, 2023 — Many of you will remember my overnight trip from Melbourne to Sydney, which took about twelve hours and wasn’t too bad. If you need… Read more: Days 63 to 64: Overnight to Airlie Beach
- Day 63: Rainbow Beach, AustraliaMarch 30, 2023 — I woke up in the morning and gathered my stuff so that I could check out of the room by ten a.m. Luckily it wasn’t too… Read more: Day 63: Rainbow Beach, Australia
- Day 62: K’gari / Fraser IslandMarch 29, 2023 — Yet another later-morning wake-up. Even though we didn’t have to be up early, I have to say that the weather was a great impetus to get… Read more: Day 62: K’gari / Fraser Island
- Day 61: K’gari / Fraser IslandMarch 28, 2023 — I really enjoyed the later mornings here on Fraser. We were all up shortly after seven a.m., but didn’t really have to go anywhere until nine.… Read more: Day 61: K’gari / Fraser Island
- Day 60: K’gari / Fraser IslandMarch 27, 2023 — My alarm went off bright and early at 6:00am and after changing into my swimsuit, shorts, and a t-shirt, I headed to reception to check out,… Read more: Day 60: K’gari / Fraser Island
- Day 59: Noosa to Rainbow BeachMarch 26, 2023 — Today, I left Noosa and headed to Rainbow Beach. In my original itinerary, I wasn’t even going to stay in Noosa at all but when I… Read more: Day 59: Noosa to Rainbow Beach
- Day 58: Noosa, AustraliaMarch 25, 2023 — This morning I headed out on an excursion to the Noosa Everglades! This is one of the extras that I was able to book because I… Read more: Day 58: Noosa, Australia
- Day 57: Brisbane to NoosaMarch 24, 2023 — I woke up a little later than I planned today but I still had enough time to take a shower, pack, take my stuff downstairs, gather… Read more: Day 57: Brisbane to Noosa
- Day 56: Brisbane, AustraliaMarch 23, 2023 — I made it to the Glass House Mountains! Neither Antonia nor Aimee was able to join me but I got up, dressed, and had breakfast, then… Read more: Day 56: Brisbane, Australia
- Day 55: Brisbane, AustraliaMarch 22, 2023 — It’s really difficult to get out of bed when you’ve spent the better part of a week being lazy in an effort to kick a cold.… Read more: Day 55: Brisbane, Australia
- Day 54: Brisbane, AustraliaMarch 21, 2023 — I got a bit of a later start on this Tuesday morning but did manage to propel myself out of bed, get dressed, and eat some… Read more: Day 54: Brisbane, Australia
- Day 53: Brisbane, AustraliaMarch 20, 2023 — My morning started brighter and earlier than those preceding it, and it also started a little more actively. I woke up and did some grocery shopping… Read more: Day 53: Brisbane, Australia
- Day 52: Brisbane, AustraliaMarch 19, 2023 — I woke up feeling a lot better in the morning, though my throat was still dry and therefore a bit cough-y and my nose was plugged… Read more: Day 52: Brisbane, Australia
- Day 51: Brisbane, AustraliaMarch 18, 2023 — After heading back from the library the previous day with chills, I climbed into bed, napped, and still slept the night through. I woke up this… Read more: Day 51: Brisbane, Australia
- Day 50: Byron Bay to BrisbaneMarch 17, 2023 — HAPPY ST. PADDY’S DAY! I love St. Paddy’s Day. It’s been one of my most loved holidays since I was in Nice on the French Riviera… Read more: Day 50: Byron Bay to Brisbane
- Day 49: Byron Bay, AustraliaMarch 16, 2023 — On my last full day in Byron Bay, I finally checked an activity off my list that I’d been wanting to do for days. After spending… Read more: Day 49: Byron Bay, Australia
- Day 48: Byron Bay, AustraliaMarch 15, 2023 — Last day of surf lessons! Crazy. I didn’t quite go out with a bang, but I did have some successes today as I caught a few… Read more: Day 48: Byron Bay, Australia
- Day 47: Byron Bay, AustraliaMarch 14, 2023 — I had my fourth day of surf lessons today and continued working on consistency as well as adding some different stuff to the mix, like popping… Read more: Day 47: Byron Bay, Australia
- Day 46: Byron Bay, AustraliaMarch 13, 2023 — Per the norm, I got picked up outside the hostel this morning for my surf lesson and although I was feeling a lot better, I wasn’t… Read more: Day 46: Byron Bay, Australia
- Day 45: Byron Bay, AustraliaMarch 12, 2023 — The stars aligned today! I was picked up for my surf lesson at 8:45am once again and we made our way to Lennox Head after a… Read more: Day 45: Byron Bay, Australia
- Day 44: Byron Bay, AustraliaMarch 11, 2023 — It was a little tough — though not nearly as hard as I thought it might be — to wake up for my 8:45am pickup time… Read more: Day 44: Byron Bay, Australia
- Day 43: Byron Bay, AustraliaMarch 10, 2023 — Today was my first full day in Byron! I started off with yoga in the morning, which was certainly an interesting experience. I’m used to gentle… Read more: Day 43: Byron Bay, Australia
- Day 42: Port Macquarie to Byron BayMarch 9, 2023 — It’s always a bit of a weird day when you have to get up and pack to be out of a hostel by ten a.m. but… Read more: Day 42: Port Macquarie to Byron Bay
- Day 41: Port Macquarie, AustraliaMarch 8, 2023 — Today was a very quiet day. After waking up in the morning to a questionable-looking sky, I had a bit of breakfast and got dressed. Since… Read more: Day 41: Port Macquarie, Australia
- Day 40: Port Macquarie, AustraliaMarch 7, 2023 — As you may remember from my previous post, I had plans on this day to hang out with one of the girls from my dorm and… Read more: Day 40: Port Macquarie, Australia
- Day 39: Newcastle to Port MacquarieMarch 6, 2023 — I had an early morning as I woke up just before 8:00am to pack my stuff, strip my sheets, and hand in my room key. I… Read more: Day 39: Newcastle to Port Macquarie
- Day 38: Newcastle, AustraliaMarch 5, 2023 — I had a bit of an earlier start to the morning as I was up, ate breakfast, and walked out of the hostel shortly after ten.… Read more: Day 38: Newcastle, Australia
- Day 37: Newcastle, AustraliaMarch 4, 2023 — Following another slow morning, I made my way over to Nobbys Beach. This is another of the main beaches in Newcastle and I have to say… Read more: Day 37: Newcastle, Australia
- Day 36: Newcastle, AustraliaMarch 3, 2023 — I had a very slow morning working on the blog and other administrative stuff to do with my trip. I even did some morning yoga! That… Read more: Day 36: Newcastle, Australia
- Day 35: Newcastle, AustraliaMarch 2, 2023 — I was up early the following morning and headed to the grocery store at just after 8:00am. I needed to stock up on provisions after decimating… Read more: Day 35: Newcastle, Australia
- Day 34: Hobart to Sydney to NewcastleMarch 1, 2023 — A new month, a new adventure! This day officially marked five weeks away from home and also marked my return to the mainland to continue my… Read more: Day 34: Hobart to Sydney to Newcastle
- Day 33: Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaFebruary 28, 2023 — I finished off February with a bit of a lazy day. I woke up at a decent hour but laid in bed and read until after… Read more: Day 33: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Day 32: Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaFebruary 27, 2023 — I finally roused myself from bed around 9:30am and checked the weather on my phone. I’d made up my mind to go up Mt Wellington/kunanyi while… Read more: Day 32: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Day 31: Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaFebruary 26, 2023 — Without a tour to wake up for, I slept late the next morning. I woke up shortly before 9:00am, in time to get dressed, pack my… Read more: Day 31: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Day 30: Super 7 Tour, Day 7, TasmaniaHey! This is day 7 of my seven-day tour across Tasmania with Under Down Under tours (find out about them here; not sponsored). If you haven’t read about the first… Read more: Day 30: Super 7 Tour, Day 7, Tasmania
- Day 29: Super 7 Tour, Day 6, TasmaniaHey! This is Day 6 of my seven-day tour around Tasmania with Under Down Under tours (check them out here; not sponsored). If you missed the first five fantastic days,… Read more: Day 29: Super 7 Tour, Day 6, Tasmania
- Day 28: Super 7 Tour, Day 5, TasmaniaHey! This is Day 5 of my tour of Tasmania with Under Down Under Tours — check them out here! (Not sponsored.) If you haven’t read about the first four… Read more: Day 28: Super 7 Tour, Day 5, Tasmania
- Day 27: Super 7 Tour, Day 4, TasmaniaHey! This is the fourth day of my tour through Tasmania with Under Down Under Tours (check out their website here — not sponsored). If you missed the first three… Read more: Day 27: Super 7 Tour, Day 4, Tasmania
- Day 26: Super 7 Tour, Day 3, TasmaniaHey! This is the third day of my tour through Tasmania with Under Down Under Tours (check them out here — not sponsored). If you missed the first two days,… Read more: Day 26: Super 7 Tour, Day 3, Tasmania
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