Home » Archives by category » Travel

The American Spirit

It seems that New Zealand has a way of inspiring me to write. It’s not that I don’t have anything to write about in Australia, or that I don’t like Australia (that’s absolutely not the case — I love it here and was very excited to get my permanent residency in June). There was just…October 11, 2011 / 1 Comment / Read More

What I’ve Been Up To

Yes, it’s been ages since I’ve updated, and I apologise. A lot of things have happened in the last month that I probably should have written about, but never got around to because I was always too exhausted to write by the time I thought about updating my partly-written draft. First and foremost, I am…October 15, 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More

Finally Out and About Again

I’m happy to say that my back has steadily improved since my last post, and I am now at the point where I don’t constantly feel it, although if I do much of anything it still steadily starts tightening up. Still, I’ll take what I can get and be happy that I can function in…September 8, 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More

A Fantastic Time in Byron, Part 1

 A week and a half ago, I flew over to the east coast for another weekend away. Even though I do like Perth, it was great to get away for a little while, especially since I got Monday off…so I didn’t feel quite so much like I was getting off a plane just to get back…July 5, 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More

IgoUgo Updates & The Solas Awards

This got lost in the kerfuffle of my rough move to Perth…but I actually won third prize in the Solas Awards’ Young Traveler category for my story Why I Beat a Girl With a PVC Pipe. Not too bad, considering I entered it quickly without any time to edit it! As a reward, I get…June 8, 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More

A Weekend in Brisbane

I finally have internet at home! It got connected on Wednesday…so I can do things like upload pictures and update my blog without having to trek into town and pay to use the internet cafe! Hopefully in the next few days I’ll have quite a few entries as I catch up on events from the…June 8, 2008 / No Comment / Read More

The Massive Photo Post

Even though it took me a long time to feel up to updating this blog again, I continued to upload photos, since it’s generally a pretty mindless activity. I’ve finally made it through my entire backlog of New Zealand pictures, meaning that after this post, there will be no more of the scenic beauty of…May 4, 2008 / No Comment / Read More

It’s Been a While…

So I know it’s been a really long time since I’ve updated the blog. I know it seems a bit odd that I could do so well at updating while running myself ragged in New Zealand and then not get anything posted for the month that I’ve been in Australia. It’s been a long, rough month though, and…May 2, 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More

Relaxing in Hanmer Springs & Business Class

Well, the dream that was my 10-week trip to New Zealand is now officially over. You blog readers are lucky though, because while this entry describes my last days in the country/my exciting plane trip over to Brisbane, it won’t be my last entry…since I have a good portion of Fiordland to describe, having not…April 1, 2008 / 2 Comments / Read More

Mucking About on Quad Bikes

I had a few choices of what to do yesterday in Franz Josef, but they slowly got narrowed to one by quite a few different circumstances. I thought kayaking on nearby Lake Mapourika might be cool, since it’s supposed to have awesome reflections of the mountains (although it’s probably best I didn’t go, since it…March 27, 2008 / No Comment / Read More
Page 1 of 512345
Featured Photos  

About

I'm Kristin, a Texan born to an American father and English mother. I've been living in Australia since 2008. My first plane flight was when I was three weeks old and I've been hooked ever since. I never feel quite right unless I have a plane ticket (to anywhere, whether it's Sydney or Singapore) booked in my name!

Find out more...

Connect With Us