’11 OZ PHOTO SERIES PT1
HOME – SINGAPORE – PERTH – CAIRNS – PORT DOUGLAS
LEAVING FOR MY SECOND SOLO ADVENTURE!
After waiting just 2.5 years my second solo trip was upon me, I was super excited! I didn’t have so much of a plan but I would stay in Singapore for a few days and start in Perth.
PERTH DIDN’T DO ANYTHING FOR ME…. THIS TIME!
In Singapore I stayed at The Inncrowd Backpackers, which was socially an epic place to stay. The hostel was in Little India so I was keen to get out and have some chicken tikka masala. Little did I know, what I had come to expect of Indian food was a complete con and out came a chicken drumstick covered in I don’t know what!
WHERE IS SINGAPORE?
Leaving for my second solo adventure
PERTH
Perth wasn’t so much a mistake but rather the wrong hostel and the wrong time. I arrived late and checked into a hostel which turned out to be some sort of foreign language hostel and I immediately made plans to fly over to the east coast. The flight cost me $400 but it was a small price to pay and I wouldn’t have changed much from that moment on. Staying there would have meant not getting to meet the people I did on the east coast!
Leaving for my second solo adventure
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CAIRNS, THE REAL BEGINNING
Arriving into Cairns I checked into Bounce Hostel and immediately got friendly with a few others who were there; Roy, Annabel, Sol and a few others.
PORT DOUGLAS & CAPE TRIBULATION
Harm who I had met in the hostel in Singapore was also here and we decided to book a trip up to Cape Tribulation, a place recommended by a friend! It was hard to see how I had never heard of it before, from its desolate beaches, lush forests and incredible lagoons, I put it as a must do while in Cairns.
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CAIRNS….
- PEOPLE – 7.5/10
- BACKPACKING – 8/10
- WEATHER – 7/10
- THINGS TO DO – 8/10
- VALUE – 7/10
Cairns nightlife was great!!
SUMMED UP….
- HIGHLIGHT – Hostel in Singapore
- LOWLIGHT – Perth and getting our McDonald’s order stolen in Cairns
- MVP – Harm
- VISIT AGAIN – Yes, but there are other places I would prefer to return to
- RATING – 7.5/10
FINAL THOUGHTS
After a few stops on the way it was great to finally find my feet and begin my trip down the east coast of Australia.
NEXT UP
Myself and Harm sign up to a live aboard to do our Open Water Scuba Diving cert on nothing less than the Great Barrier Reef. Click to read!
SAFE TRAVELS, DS x
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This is episode 1 of The Oz Photo Series, click to see more.
