Category: Countries
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Myanmar: Expectations
There may be a time that I regret taking this trip but, at the last minute (my visa was about to expire) I decided to book a trip to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Mr. MC will be helping this trip which I don’t particularly enjoy but the temptation is too great. Simply put, I…
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Travel Across Canada on a Budget
I’ve recently met a few folks who’ve mentioned they want to travel across Canada. Well, here’s a guide to how to travel across the nation on the cheap. Some I’ve done, others I have not (such as hitch hiking.) Canada is a huge country and much of it is unpopulated. However, it is a beautiful…
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My First Australian Interview
It had to happen some time, the sooner the better so I’d know whether or not I had the job. My first interview in Australia. As always, I was pretty nervous. I mean, what do you say to an Australian farmer? Although my family boasts a proud agricultural history, I’d never really worked with many…
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Coonabarabran, Australia: Outbackpackers and The Art of Farming
We were picked up on a Sunday morning by one of folks who helps out every now and then. It was a diverse group, quite a few folks from Britain, some Germans, a French guy, an Irish girl and, me, the 13th man. Thirteen in total, some hungover, others wide-eyed at the experience, some thinking…
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Winnipeg, Canada to Sydney, Australia: The Working “Holiday” Begins
Packing last minute, I left Winnipeg and was bid adieu by my father and oldest niece who dropped me off at the airport. It was a tearful goodbye and I swear it gets harder to leave Winnipeg every time. But, work needed to be done and adventure needed to be had, so off I went…