sydney

originally i wasn't even planning to go to australia on this trip, figuring that the continent deserved it's own vacation sometime in my future. when booking my around-the-world-ticket, however, i realized that i had to fly through sydney to get from new zealand to bali. so, i decided to stay for 2 nights and check it out.

then, the one and only angela mirra revealed that she had a fabulous family friend my age who lived there and was willing to put me up in his spare bedroom for my short stay. robbie, angela's friend, was definitely the host with the most: picking me up from the airport, taking me to brunch, taking me sailing on his boat with all his mates, dinner at his parent's house and offering me a beautiful home, right on the water.

the guy in the first photo with me is paulie, robbie's cousin/roommate/best friend. these guys were fun!