“Ship Giant Octopus”, or, The Burning Issues of the Internet
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Katie
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As any self-respecting blogger would know, one of the more fun bits of having a blog is (obsessively) checking your stats after you’ve published a…
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Katie
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Underground Living & Opals: Or, What Mike Rowe and I Have in Common
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Katie
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Waking up bright and early, mostly due not to a good night’s sleep but to extreme heat and sunshine streaming into my campervan, I happily…
Where in the World is Woomera?
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Katie
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Note: Last month I embarked on an epic roadtrip, driving solo from Adelaide to Alice Springs, via Uluru, across the vast Australian outback of South…
Behold the Australian Shopping Mall
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Katie
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Ah, the mighty American shopping mall. Air conditioned at full blast, crowded with screaming toddlers and angst-y preteens, and more shops than any of us…
Where the Tomatoes Aren’t
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Katie
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It’s easy to forget you are living on a (large) island far away from everywhere, until the time comes to go to the grocery store.…
How to Get There for Less
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Katie
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A while back I did an article about free and unusual things to do in Sydney, and it seemed fairly popular (if WordPress stats are…
Go West Young Snail..
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Katie
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As Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, has clearly proven, no great Australian road trip would be complete without car trouble. While we weren’t in the outback,…
Where the Whales Are: A Review
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Katie
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I’d always meant to go on a whale watching cruise. In my mind, it seemed like one of those relaxing, serene experiences where one could…
One Rainy Night, 600 Penguins
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Katie
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If the opportunity ever arises in life to attend something called a “Penguin Parade”, it would be foolish to decline. Two generally good things- a…
The Great Ocean Road (or, The Dangers of the English Language)
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Katie
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I’m not really an organized tour kind of person. I’d much rather do it myself, come and go on a whim, get lost, and bribe…