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Sydney

The opera house! The back of the opera house (not as exciting tbh).

That random photo of a road is of enormous emotional importance.

Some signage in the pylon tower.

And a couple more Bridge pics, including the photo of our climbing group!

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Sydney

I climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge! Great views, very windy.

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Sydney

An ode to Sandy the koala and our beautiful connection. We touched noses! And she pulled my hand closer when I was taking a picture of her! 😍

Oh and the last two photos are with some other sleepy koala but I don’t look like a demon in them so they’re going on the internet.

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Sydney

Kangaroo joeys, wallabies, sleepy koalas, a platypus (they’re so much smaller than I thought) and the saddest quokka in all the land. I just wanted to meet a smiling quokka but at least this one licked my hand.

And, finally, a super goth crow. That blue eye!

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Sydney

Tasmanian devils, wallabies, wombats and baby emus! Oh my!

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Sydney

First things first...the non-cuddly creatures!

Don’t be fooled by that pretty bird...it’s a cassowary and it WILL kill you.

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Sydney

Moving on from Melbourne, I had two days in Sydney. Lots of pics to come, but I had to isolate this video because I could literally watch a wombat walk for hours. I just want to pick it up and squeeze it!!

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Melbourne

This was by far my favorite place in town. Another semi-hidden spot. There’s no signage outside, you have to go through a door next to a restaurant on the ground level and take an elevator up to the roof.

And then you step out into Madame Brussels. Named for a famous madam in a district that was formerly the hot spot for sex workers, it’s so overwhelmingly pretty and quaint. It reminded me of Alice’s Teacup.

So many of the descriptions in the menu were a riot. 😂

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Melbourne

Pizza Pizza Pizza is one of those great little bars hidden down an alley. It looks like a tiny pizza place, but you walk through the “refrigerator” and it’s a super cool bar!

The bathrooms were pretty rad too.

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Melbourne

A little more street art. A neon sign on the ceiling of a coffee shop that I want now. The insanely decorative inside of a BANK. And one of the oldest Italian cafes in Melbourne.

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Australia

Melbourne

I hated to leave New Zealand. It’s truly heaven on earth...I loved it so so much. But, alas, my journey had to continue. Next stop was Australia. I started out in Melbourne.

I only had one full day in the city so I did a guided walk of all the alleys and arcades. I love how all of the best restaurants, bars and cafes are hidden off the beaten path.

After the tour I spent the rest of my day wandering around on my own. The street art was amazing there. And I managed to visit two very cool kinda-secret spots.

Here’s a bit of Melbourne street art.

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Queenstown

The end of the LotR tour: the Ford of Bruinen and one last look at the Misty Mountains.

And some token final Queenstown photos. Including a couple from above!

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Queenstown - Glenorchy

Just geeking around on a Lord of the Rings tour.

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Queenstown - Glenorchy

Another day, another Lord of the Rings tour. This time to Ithilien, the “po-tay-toes” camp fire scene, and a little bit of Fangorn Forest.

Plus my dream house. 😍

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Queenstown - Milford Sound

Even more of beautiful Milford Sound...

This time featuring some lazy seals!

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Queenstown - Milford Sound

Surprise, surprise...Milford Sound is so beautiful. Surrounded by snow capped mountains, waterfalls, lush green hills and an incredible view out into the Tasman Sea.

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Queenstown - Milford Sound

A little more from the drive out to Milford Sound and a few photos from the start of the boat ride through the sound. So many waterfalls and rainbows!