It’s already been one year in Australia and it turns out, it’s not the end! As some of you know, I’ve extended my visa and am waiting to hear back from the Australian government. To recap the past year… I met smiley Quokkas in Perth, ate many Domino’s pizzas, spent lazy days at Cottesloe Beach, […]
Hey Yall! No, not y’all! Yallingup is a scenic countryside town in Australia’s southwest, also known as Yall or Yalls by locals. Yallingup, the “place of caves” is 160 miles south of Perth and is the perfect getaway, even in winter. In August, the countryside is still lush with grassy hills and canopies of trees […]
Hi everyone! Just a quick life update: I’ve been getting settled into a new routine as an au pair, which is kind of like a live-in nanny role 🙂 I’m working for a family near Fremantle and am having a blast! I know it’s been months since I went on this trip and I’m getting […]
Hello and welcome to part 2 of my Exmouth adventure! It’s getting cold and rainy here in Perth and I’m wishing I had a warm coat and rain jacket. Australia does get cold, y’all. In this post, I revisited Kalbarri, Shell Beach, and Monkey Mia. Enjoy! Kalbarri National Park I didn’t really feel like I […]
From April 6-14, I embarked on my first Aussie road trip up north and found warmer temperatures, heaps of native animals, and new friends. Our final destination was Exmouth, which is 1,247km from Perth (about 775 miles) away. We made several stops along the way. In this post, I’ve written about the Lancelin dunes, The Pinnacles Desert, and Port Gregory Pink Lake.
Whenever someone asks me “Why Perth?” instead of the major east coast cities (Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns, etc…) I tell them about Rottnest Island. When moving to Australia on a Working Holiday was still just a little idea rolling around in my brain (an idea I never actually thought would come to fruition), I saw a […]