I’ve been to New Zealand and many parts of South East Asia, but never been to Australia.  And yet everytime I tell someone I’m headed to Australia, they’re like, “Again?  How many times you been down there?”

To set the record straight, I’ve never set foot on the isle of convicts, but I’m headed there tomorrow!  Going to go meet some friends down under and travel around for a bit, then come back and host the Big Beach BBQ Bash in LA on July 25th.  All are welcome to come!  While in Oz, I’m spending a week in Sydney sight seeing and meeting up with friends I met in Asia last winter; then heading to Melbourne to relax and soak in the Austin of Australia; Townsville for some scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef; and Darwin for hiking around the salt water crocs.

On a personal note, this trip feels a little different.  While I’m excited to go, I’m gonna miss my friends in Austin a lot.  It’s only a month though and I’m sure it’ll be fun… as long as something doesn’t kill me.  I keep remembering what those british guys said when we were exploring a cave in New Zealand with only a cell phone for a light.  “If we were in Australia, we’d be dead.”  Australia is

home to more deadly species then you can imagine, from snakes and spiders, to sharks and crocs, most everything can kill you somehow.  Makes you wonder how the Koala bear survived.

If all goes well, I’ll see yall when I get back with all limbs intact (jinx jinx) and more stories to tell.  Until then, feel free to follow my travels right here on Zach’s Travels.  *cue theme music*

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