Life is not good when you're in a country with a stronger currency and a higher standard of living. Australia was the first country/continent I visited outside Asia and it was quite a painful experience. I can't imagine how I'll survive with EUR, GBP, USD and JPY. I'll save the story for another day when I eventually get there. The exchange rate prior...
Port Douglas, Australia ...
Cairns offers a wide range of outdoor activities but because we visited during monsoon season, we could only do the following activities below. It was raining and flooding for several consecutive days. We didn't even get to visit the beach. Bummer. Don't waste time waiting for the weather to clear cos it usually doesn't happen. 1) Balloon I grew up associating a hot...
I know I know it's 4 good months into 2011 and I've not posted a single entry. Sorry for the long hiatus! I just completed my first trip of the year and a series of frequently asked questions were "You look tanned. Where did you go? Which part of Australia? Cairns? Huh? Where's that? How did you spell that?" Tired of explaining, I...
