Category: Australia

We’re Backkkkkk!

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Hey friends!

Chris and I arrived back home from our epic Australian adventure late last night, and I seriously cannot wait to upload all of my photos to share with you. We had our fourth wedding celebration, took a little honeymoon in the Great Barrier Reef and attended the weekend festivities for the 100 year celebration of the Royal Australian Navy in Sydney.

It was all spectacular! And while the jet lag hasn’t quite hit yet, I’m sure it will soon! Still, I’m hoping to post this week, so keep a lookout!

Bis bald, friends!

Aussies Have the Absolute Best Treats

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My sister-in-law (love calling her that!) and her boyfriend arrived at our apartment yesterday from Australia for a visit. While I of course love Kate’s visits for no other reason than the fact that we get to spend lots of time together, it certainly doesn’t hurt that she brings all of this deliciousness:

Yum!
Yum!

The Allen’s snakes are my absolute fffaavvorrriittteeee!!! It’s very hard for me not to down the entire bag the moment it appears before me. Although I’ve never seen a bag quite as large as the one here that Kate brought. Great job, Kate!

 

The Excitement of Upcoming Travel

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Hi friends!

Well we’re firmly into the second quarter of 2013 here, and it’s time for me to start getting excited about some of the trips we have planned for the rest of the year.

So let’s see. For starters, my in-laws will be making their way to the U.S. the week after next, and Chris and I will be heading to London with them to watch Chris run the London Marathon:

100_6027^^A little flashback to when Steph and I first visited London back in 2010

Then, Chris and I booked a trip out to Arizona to visit an old friend of mine for the weekend of July 4th. Neither one of us has been before, so we’re super excited. We’re going to go camping and hiking, and visit Lake Powell and Havasu Falls:

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September will be a big month for us, too. We’ll be heading to Australia to celebrate our wedding with Chris’s side of the family, and then taking a couple-day honeymoon to The Great Barrier Reef:

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^^A little memory from our last trip to Australia (written about here and here). That’s Shawn the Koala, the subject of my soon-to-written children’s book series. Seriously. It’s coming.

There will be another trip in September two weekends before Australia, but that’s super secret for now, as it’s a surprise trip in honor of Chris’s 30th birthday. Let’s just say—I’m super excited about it!

And that’s about it (for now)! Bis bald, friends! I’ll catch up with you again super soon …

Where in The World?: Dallas-Forth Worth, TX

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Hey Super Bowl fans—are you heading to the big game this year? If you are, check out this great post on Fodor’s for ideas on what to do when you’re in Dallas-Fort Worth (you know, when you aren’t screaming at the top of your lungs at the world’s most popular football game).

And check out this lovely photo that Chris sent me as he continues his travels down under with his family:

Meat by Australia

Now that’s just mean.

Bis bald, friends!

Year in Review: Here’s to a New Year and Fabulous New Travels

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Hi friends,

So 2010 comes to a roaring close at midnight tonight. Last year for New Years Chris and I were watching the fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Still, this year I’m happy to ring in a new year with dinner at a good restaurant and drinks with friends afterwards.

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From the Archives: Australia Part II

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Even though we had a great time site seeing, eating, scouting out kangaroos and soaking up the sun, my all-time favorite aspect of the trip was my never-ending Melbourne family

Back in the land of Oz we boarded an early morning plane (complete with a sad, screaming baby) on Jan. 2 for a short two-hour kangaroo hop, skip and jump from Sydney to Melbourne.
This magical place called Melbourne held special meaning for me, because we would be staying with my grandfather’s fantastic Italian family. With oodles of aunts, uncles and cousins—only about 1/8 of whom I’d actually already met—to catch up with, I knew it would be another whirlwind time for us, but well worth it. With only three full days to take it all in, that would mean more late nights and crack of dawn mornings, but we were up for the challenge. More Aussie photo memories after the jump.

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From the Archives: In the Land Down Under

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When in Australia, the first (and main) thing you should concern yourself with is seeking out these magnificent creatures in their wild habitat. Then, once you find them, do your best not to disturb them, cause they can be meeeaaannnn

I’m sorry I couldn’t think of a more original way to introduce the blog entry that is actually the most recent traveling that I have done—on this, my travel blog.

But it will have to do.

In December and January Chris and I took a trip back to his homeland for Christmas and New Years, and it was even better than I ever could have imagined. I have been thinking about how to write something up about the trip since I started this blog, and friends and family who have looked at it ask me how I could have gone so long without writing something about it. The truth is, it was such a detailed, long, multiple-journeyed trip, I wasn’t sure how to go about it. I think I’ve settled on letting the photos do most of the talking (and there are lots of photos). So without further adieu, here are some of the highlights.

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