Australia - Time Down Under

If you read my about me section you'll have seen I used to work at Disney World. While there, I met a lot of people from different countries, including my friend Emily who lives in the Gold Coast/Brisbane area. I joked one day that I would come out there, and when her and her family welcomed and encouraged me to, I figured why not! Sydney along the harbor is another amazing place to visit. Locals hate it because it's so expensive and priced out the area, but from a tourist perspective it's wonderful. While there I stayed in a hostel and met a few people from Ireland (more on them in my Ireland section) who I still talk to today. Outside of Sydney, I spent most of my time along the east coast, stopping in Gold Coast and Brisbane as well as Cairns to snorkel and scuba along the Great Barrier Reef.