We started our trip because Jack found an amazing sale on the budget airline WestJet, for US$600 ($300 each), we could both fly to Calgary, which would get us to our intended destination: Banff. The one thing to be cautious about is even if you get a cheap flight, Banff and the surrounding areas are…
The Galapagos Islands
We were very excited to go to the Galapagos and wanted to make sure we got all the highlights without paying $8000 per person to be on a giant ship. There was some splurging, some saving, and ultimately an amazing adventure. You can only fly to the Galapagos Islands from two airports, Quito and Guayaquil,…
Australia Part 3: Hamilton Island and Melbourne
Our last leg of the trip was really exciting because we were going to go to the Great Barrier Reef (while staying on Hamilton Island) and the Australian Open! Our excitement quickly faded as we saw the weather forecast in Hamilton Island. It was way worse than we expected. Torrential Downpour might be an understatement.…
Australia Part 2: Road Trip (Port Macquarie, Byron Bay & Brisbane)
Though it was tough to say goodbye to Sydney, we needed to get on to our next destination. We started our 9-hour road trip to Brisbane. Our first stop was Port Macquarie. It was a nice beach town and on the way, we stopped in New Castle where we did the Anzac Memorial Walk. We…
Australia Part 1: Sydney, Australia
We flew from LAX to SYD and the airport experience at LAX was fantastic. I highly recommended flying Delta from LAX if you’re flying to Australia. After a 15-hour journey, we finally made it to Sydney. We got from the airport to our hotel using Uber because the taxis were about 30% more expensive. We…