Epilogue to Taking on Crocodile Dundee

Uluru seemed a fitting endpoint for my Australia travel blog, but my travels extended far beyond the Outback.  Next was a week with local friends in peaceful Adelaide and then off to Melbourne via the Grampiens, a small-town Sheepvention and the Great Ocean Road.  From there onto Sydney, where I met Penn friend Liz for a couple weeks of the east coast highlighted by our sailing/diving trip around the Whitsunday Islands (including the incomparably beautiful Whitehaven Beach), a few days partying in Byron Bay and Cairns and World Heritage nature in the tropical rainforest beaches of Daintree.  My return south featured some great beach time camping and off-roading on the giant sand Fraser Island and surf camp on the NSW coast.

Sydney life was spectacular.  Nearby Bondi and other beautiful beaches as well as great jobs at the Centre for Social Impact and Ouffer.com filled my days, and partying with my international student friends, dancing salsa and bachata, and relaxing with a home-cooked dinner and a game of Call of Duty or poker with my excellent Brazilian, Scottish, Italian and Australian housemates filled my nights.

Christmas break featured a road trip around Tasmania, filled with Pademelons, picturesque beaches, amazing hikes in the forest, and great French company (and cooking).  Another epic road trip through New Zealand's south island followed a month later with stunning mountains, lakes, sounds, glaciers, waterfalls, skydiving in paradise and series of ever-more ridiculous dares with my merry travel-mates.

Then it was back home to family and friends in NYC, Philly, Boston, Ottawa and Montreal.  I liked Montreal so much I decided to head up for one of its legendary summers that's been filled with festivals, beach volleyball and increasingly successful efforts to learn French.  I'm pretty sure that I'm now ready to call myself a real Canadian.

Autumn plans are still up in the air - I'm always open to suggestions or just a chat to catch up.

Always,
Nico/Nech/emya