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Not that I approve, but this reeks of bullshit.

Wild life scientists come out in defense of poop poisoned endangered shrimps as a reason for preventing tourists from climbing Ayers Rock.
Apparently Aboriginals weren’t considered endangered enough to be considered for the role.
Somehow they thought that an endangered shrimp that nobody has heard of was more relatable.
Go figure.

Thoughts on the American Experience: Part II

Urban Outfitters is AWESOME and they should bring it out to Sydney (but not anywhere else, strictly exclusive). I am such a hipster!
I am never again shopping in Australia. Purely online only.
I LOVE LA and I don’t know why it has such a bad reputation with Australians.
It definitely helps to know someone, having the social [...]

Post Script: Some Thoughts

Thus ends my Amazing American Adventure.
I’ve had some incredible times, and some difficult ones.
It’s been a wild ride and one I have thoroughly enjoyed.
Below are some observations from my travels, or just collections of tid bits I’ve been meaning to right down. They don’t take much shape or form, follow any narrative structure, or possess [...]

After the (girls) of summer have gone

I am now in Santa Monica, soaking up the rays, desperately grasping at the last days of summer before returning to Sydney’s mediocre weather.
I really should have written about Chicago and Michigan sooner but a fuse has blown in my brain and I have found myself almost incapable of writing during the past [...]

Hooters!

There’s a Hooters right by my hotel! (There is a god!)
(I guess Wikipedia was right, the Oregan constitution has ensured that boobies will be no more than fifty feet away at any given time).
Isn’t free speech great!
Well, I guess you know where to find me tonight!

Red Lobster

I suppose it serves me right for paying out Portland – I fell asleep by the pool (twice), and I am burnt to a crisp, on both sides.
Sleeping is going to be fun tonight. I guess I’m going to have to try the side-snuggle as there’s a only a good two-inches of skin each side [...]

Portland Shmortland

Call me crazy, but I really don’t get what the big deal is about Portland.
Besides catching up with my awesome friend Ian (margaritas for lunch – HELL YEAH!) which was obviously lovely – I’m kind of underwhelmed by this city.
It’s like a wholesome alternative to Newtown.
There are some lovely little quirks to this town that [...]

The Minnesota Nice

Great.
A three and a half hour interlude to my Amazing American Adventure, I have found myself stranded in Denver Colorado.
Not Denver Colorado – Denver International Airport, waiting for a connecting flight to Portland.
Try listening to Telstra’s ‘hold’ music as you wait, grudgingly for a customer service representative, and you’ve got a vague idea of [...]

Shakes on a plane

Here’s a little word of advice, from me to you, delivered with love:
Never get on a flight hungover.
I’m really glad I stayed out all night with Dave, Andrew and their amazing crazy friends to board a six am flight only to have it delayed by an hour and a half due to “technical difficulties”.
(”Technical difficulties” [...]

DC: Taxation without Representation

Well, if I’m not going to do anything productive today, I may as well update you guys on what I’ve been up to.
DC is amazing for all the obvious reasons, but it’s also very pretty.
I saw the White House – and cried;
- read the inscription at the Lincoln Memorial, and cried;
- Saw [...]