Well, I guess it’s time I wrote a little about New Zealand. Our adventure started off when I met my friends Yessy and Frisca (from Indonesia but living in Singapore) at the Auckland Airport. It was so exciting to get off my plane and see them there waiting for me 🙂 Yay. (That’s me and… Read More New Zealand in Mostly Pictures
So, my friend Adelyne wrote this about our trip to Australia… I thought it was really funny to hear the same stories I’ve told but from her point of view. So anyway. Blue comments are mine 🙂 The irony of going on holiday when you’re an employed person is that even though you have the… Read More Another view of Australia
DUBAI, United arab emirates AUSTRALIA the horrors of driving… also a funny contrast to India’s attitude towards pedestrians… “please take your rubbish home”. we don’t believe in trashcans, so take it all the way HOME.  NOW they tell us?!?! one of my favorites 🙂 Do not enter… or you will DIE no joke… they… Read More Awesome Signs from Traveling
New Zealand was awesome. Completely different than i expected… One thing that’s really interesting is the Maori culture. Similar to Hawaiian culture but at the same time, totally different… We went to a Maori dinner and tradition Show one night. 100% made for tourists… Naturally, I was quite turned off by that… Our night started… Read More Maori
My last day in Australia couldn’t have been more perfect. we got to Sydney late Thursday night and took a taxi to our hostel… The train is just as expensive as a split taxi… yesterday morning, we took a fantastic free walking tour. Those are always great since their guides work purely on tips. then,… Read More Sydney
that’s what everyone said here in Australia. ‘good day mate. Hoe you going?’ anyway, its always weird going to an english speaking country with different phrasings. for one, they make a lot of things plural that we wouldn’t. example, I saw a sign that read ‘haircuts for mens’ you can also buy ice creams. Or… Read More how you going?
(I didn’t take this picture) Today, I saw one of the most magical things I may have ever seen… My very own march of the penguins… Yes Australia has penguins. And no, I don’t have any pictures to prove it to you… We lined up along a small beach on the south of Phillip Island… Read More March of the Penguins… In the Outback…
I.am.exhausted. Last night was my 3rd night in a row to sleep inadequately without a bed… I used to be able to sleep anywhere, but apparently that’s not the case anymore. Eesh. 3 nights ago I was on a train from ooty to Chennai. We had a first class coach this time, which just means… Read More Transit is the worst part of traveling
So in planning our trip, Poorna suggested that we visit Ooty… A city also in Tamil Nadu… It,s nicknamed The Queen of Hill Stations. 9(hill station just means in the mountains).. Poorna,s uncle Ravi graciously agreed to accompany Yukiko and me on our trip… Awesome… Even more awesome because he pretty much planned entire trip… Read More Ooty
India is awesome. Of all 31 countries I’ve been to at this point, India wins the award for my favorite by far. It’s such a crazy place. Rich in culture, in landscape, in people. A land of constant contrast. I had prepared myself for the pain, but not for the breathtaking beauty of this land… Read More Chennai
Lauren Around the Globe 