Monday, October 17, 2011 Overalls so Far (not the clothes kind) Day 15—Overall Thoughts Here are some of my overall impressions so far: Hong Kong: Clean, SO easy to navigate, friendly, don't get stared at since they are used to ex-pats everywhere, you can buy anything you could possibly need, good and cheap food (if you look for it), beautiful surrounding mountains, I'd go again! Australia: I'm struck by how much I'm NOT struck by m...

Monday, October 17, 2011 My Kind of Day! Day 15-Melbourne Friday, October 14, 2011 Today was my kind of day in every way! Woke up to a beautiful, sunny day here in Melbourne and took full advantage of it. Bernard and I rode bikes around Parkville Park, saw the Melbourne zoo (but didn't enter since I found a cheaper one in Sydney), and saw a native plant garden. It's been wonderful speaking Spanish the entir...

Monday, October 17, 2011 City of FREE Surprises Day 14-Melbourne, Australia Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 Had a lovely day in Melbourne today. Woke up early and headed out to take an aboriginal heritage walk at the Royal Botanical Gardens that I had read about. On the way, I spotted a tourist information spot and decided to have a look. Good thing because they told me about the 2 FREE shuttle and tram car buses for tourists around the city and ...