I rang Ben up from the Auchenflower train station, and he walked over bare foot a few minutes later to greet me. Turns out his apartment was only two blocks away – super convenient for all the couchsurfers he hosted. Ben is a Couchsurfing city ambassador for Brisbane, which means he tends to host a […]
Australia
G’day Mate and Welcome to Australia
I couldn’t/didn’t sleep but an hour the night before my flight to Brisbane, Australia. No doubt it was because I had to wake up at 3am for the earliest shuttle to the airport to ensure I made the Jetstar check-in (which closes 60 minutes before international flight departures) for my 6:15am flight. I passed […]
Attending the 2008 Australian Open
My friend Chris joined me for MLS Cup ’07. He’s a big tennis fan, and we started talking about majors on the metro ride to the match. I remembered the Australian Open is normally very early in the new year, so when I asked where and when it was held, I found out it’d overlap […]
