Australia
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Tall Buildings, Graffiti Lanes, and Beetlejuice
This week, let’s go back to the land down unda and head to the big city of Melbourne. We’ll see tall buildings, graffiti lanes and Beetlejuice! Just be sure NOT to say that out loud 3 times. Getting there As the Great Ocean Road faded into our rear view, the tall buildings of Melbourne came into view. Though Stephen felt pretty confident driving on the left on a two lane road, this city was something else all together. I honestly felt like some of the roads were built on a diagonal. Queen Victoria Market Our first stop of the day was the Queen Victoria Market that has indoor and outdoor…
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Cruising the Great Ocean Road
This past August, we flew to Sydney, Australia so Stephen could run the marathon. By completing this feet, he’d become the first living kidney donor to finish 7 World Major Marathons. While this was all well and good, we asked ourselves, “Since we’re going all that way…what ELSE there to see?” And the number one response? You NEED to see the Great Ocean Road. So join us this week as we see some of the the MOST AMAZING sites on the continent. You’ll peep iconic beaches, stunning cliffs, and amazing rock formations as we go cruising the Great Ocean Road. Making the Plans Since we like the oceans and AMAZING…
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The Magical Land of Uluru
Last year, Abbott announced that Sydney would join Boston, Chicago, New York, London, Berlin and Tokyo, as the newest World Marathon Major. Since our world-famous kidney donor athlete had already conquered the original six, off to Australia we went! Stephen asked me what I wanted to see there and my very first answer was…the magical land of Uluru. Join us this week for a walk about in the land down under! Getting There We lucked in to two Delta One seats on our way from LA to Australia. The trip from Sydney to Uluru, however, was a touch LESS glamorous. And really, other than the leg room, we found Jetstar…
