Joseph We spent most of our time in Melbourne enjoying the city, site seeing and being with friends and newly discovered family members. But after a few days of that we figured we should head out and see the gorgeous ocean scenery around the city.  We borrowed Evan’s car and headed out for a drive…

Penny Fer dinkum mate!  According to Australians, this is English…  We took a flight from Cairns and headed to Melbourne a few days ago.  We took a break from our hostel living and were invited to stay with our friend Evan while in the city.  Evan, who studied with us in McGill and lived in…

Joseph We arrived in Cairns, Australia with only one thing on our to-do list; see the Great Barrier Reef.  In that way we were like the majority of tourists in this town.  It is basically a jumping off point for people who want to scuba dive or snorkel on what is often rated the best…