This week I was given the seemingly impossible task of discovering which shop has the best ice cream at Bondi Beach. As a creamery connoisseur, I aimed to leave no sample spoon unsullied. I began my journey at Gelatissimo Bondi, a small shop on Hall Street. In…Read More

On Sunday I visited Hobbiton, the movie set for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Surrounded by rolling green hills dotted with grazing sheep, the scenery is peaceful and beautiful. In all honesty and to the dismay of the friends I went to Hobbiton with, I have not read or seen either the...Read More

I chose Intern Down Under because I wanted a different experience from the Gap Year Program I completed in Southeast Asia. The last trip planned every detail for you. While this was convenient, it made me want to travel with more independence. I chose Intern Down Under because it was the perfect "next step" before...Read More

If your family and friends are anything like mine, then when you go on any sort of trip or vacation at least one souvenir is expected by everyone. Siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, friends- even the women in my grandmother’s wee…Read More

When I think about Australia, I think of the beaches. Even before I came here, all I could think about was hitting the beach- especially Bondi. I had seen pictures of Bondi beach from friends and family that have come here, and in almost all the pictures there was always an amazing turquoise pool somewhere...Read More

Bondi is the most incredible place. The sand is gorgeous and the water is SO blue, it feels like paradise. I can’t believe it’s even real . . . and public! I headed over to this magical land a few days ago to see what all the hype was about, and oh did I find...Read More

When I first arrived in Sydney, my impression of the famed Harbor Bridge was that it may be too touristy for me; but after doing some research, I discovered the pedestrian walkway along the eastern side of the bridge. This, in turned out, has incredible views of t…Read More

The Sydney SEALIFE Aquarium was on my life list. Located next to Darling Harbor, the walk over showcased yachts in the harbor and a much welcomed sea breeze on this particularly hot day. The area is pretty touristy as there are three attracti…Read More

The most difficult aspect to the Milford Track experience was the silence, the silence that felt peaceful at times, but eventually became inescapable. By the end of the trip, I began to think of that silence not as just pure “silence,” but as the …Read More

*Disclosure: Because this experience was so powerful and pivotal in my own interpretation of my time in New Zealand, I thought it would be best to have a couple blog posts to explain the Milford Track. See my next post for my true thoughts and f…Read More