Travel to and first day in Sydney

It took a while but we finally arrived in Sydney, Australia! Flights Our initial flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Guangzhou (CAN) was smooth and uneventful. (as much as a 13.5 hour flight can be!) However, what was meant to be a 3 hour layover in CAN turned into a 7 hour layover as my flight to Sydney was delayed due to maintenance problems. I ended up spending a few hours in the Premium lounge in...

Planning for Australia

I'm about to hit the road again! This time my friend and I are on our way Down Under to Australia! This will be my LAST continent to visit in order to check off my bucket list item of visiting all 7 continents! Initially when I first started planning this trip, the plan was to visit both Australia and New Zealand. But as the plans evolved, it became impractical given the size of Australia and...