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Things I learned while in OZ…

February 13, 2008

Men there like mullets. Mullets of all types. No one else likes them but Aussie men and all classes of Aussie men. I can’t figure out why but for some reason, Aussie men love the mullet, which is fine, because I like laughing at them so it is a win win situation.

The Chasers War on Everything is one of the best things Aussies have on television. It’s a political comedy show that really rips into their politicians.

A bottle of water is 3 dollars.

They aren’t called operating hours but trading hours.

And, for some reason, businesses stop “Trading” around 6 pm. I know Aussies love to be slackers but why close a store at 6? What about the after work people? This is true for not only small towns but also big cities like Sydney. I tried going shopping at 7 to find everything closed!

Aussies love to gamble. There are casinos everywhere!!!!! I love to gamble. That’s a bad combination.

Flip flips are thongs and thongs are g-strings and g-stings are g-strings.

The Gold Coast is a lot like Florida.

Aussies like to drink. A lot. They drink all the time. Except they don’t drink Foster’s because that is Australian for shit.

They have tough drinking laws, and given what I said above, I found it a weird paradox. They tax the crap out of drinks. (A 6 pack of beer is between 12-18 dollars) They can pull you over and give you random breathalyser tests (and drug tests for that matter too) and you really can’t say no. They have what is essentially a one strike and your out policy too. Weird huh?

Burger King is called Hungry Jack’s.

They eat a lot of fish and chips. and sometimes Kangaroo.

And a lot of (bad) Asian food.

East Coast Aussies hate Aborigines.

The Outback ones tend to have more understanding.

Aborigines got the shaft worse than natives in North America.

Someone from Queensland is called a banana bender. Someone from New South Wales is called a cockroach.

Castle, a movie about red neck Aussies, is a must must see.

Perth is the other side of the world to most Aussies and everyone wants to go there.

If you get pulled over in Australia, you get out of the car and go over and chat with the police. They don’t come to you, nor will the shoot you the second you step out of the vehicle. The exact opposite from the states. Be warned- stay in your car here. Over there, the cops take it as an insult!
Don’t insult rugby or cricket.

When it’s all said and done, Australia is just like America and hence, I was a little disappointed.

Western Australia is the place I pictured OZ to be- outback, cool cities, and endless deserted beaches. Australia has over 36,000 km of coast line.

Aussies are still some of the nicest people I have meet while traveling. Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

Sydney

January 13, 2008

Originally, I was going to be in Sydney for New Years but my plans fell through and I ended up in the rainy weather of Surfer’s Paradise again, where because of a cyclone there were no fireworks. Though I did party hard, it wasn’t the best New Year’s I’ve ever had. But I digress, for I am finally in Sydney. And I love it.

It’s an amazing city. I can’t quite put my finger on it but there’s something about Sydney. It has charm, class, it’s beautiful, and exciting. In short, amazing. Besides Perth, it is my favorite city in Australia. If I was moving back to Australia, I’d live in one of these two. I came to city and meet up with some people I’ve been traveling with on and off throughout Australia. In OZ, everyone goes the same way making meet ups real easy. It was with those friends that I first gazed on the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge. Standing in front of them for the first time was breathtaking. Though they are man made, they are stunning and beautiful to look at. I stared out at them for awhile, taking them in- the icons of the city. Seeing them was a highlight of Australia, in some ways just as great as Uluru.

Most of the time I was in Sydney it was cloudy but the weather did clear up to have a few good days. I spent those days wandering the city, which surprisingly is really walkable (everything is within 20 minutes of something!). I explored King’s Cross, which is an interesting mix of backpackers, clubs, crack heads, and prostitutes. The main strip of the area, Darlinghurst Rd, is filled with bars, backpackers, and bums. Here they all mix in together to form a cheap and seedy area that at night gets pretty wild. Yet once off that street the whole area changes and becomes quite the posh living area. Old 18th century homes, some of them looking like English cottages, dot the streets next to recent condominiums and high rises. The streets are clean, the people friendly, and the area filled with little green spaces. All of which is within easy walking distance to the park that over looks the harbor. I was pretty impressed with the area despite its seedy reputation.

I was most impressed with the gardens and opera house area. The Sydney Domain/Royal Gardens are massive and quite lovely to wander around in. It’s easy to spend hours in the area. I walked around for about an hour and saw maybe less than half of the trails and I’m not a slow walker! It’s definably a good respite from the craziness of the city. Sydneyers would agree as there were heaps of them sunning and hanging out in the park the day I was there.

It’s from this place where you get the iconic photo of the Harbor bridge and Opera House. I took loads. In fact, I took loads of pictures of the opera house and bridge every time I went near them. I didn’t do the bridge walk thought because at 300 dollars, it was out of my price range….well, that and my intense fear of heights kept me away. And of course, I meet a fellow MySpacer while I was there. She showed me Darling Harbor which seemed a great place to take your family, girlfriend, or just go out to eat- nice trendy restaurants there. We didn’t go to them but we did go to the Chinese Garden. Great place! Highly recommend it! Thanks Lou Lou for the good time!

Sydney is everything it is hyped up to be.

Holidays Down Under

December 27, 2007

Happy Holidays from Byron Bay!

For the past few weeks, I’ve been traveling south towards Sydney on Australia’s Gold Coast. There are 300 days of sun here but apparently, they don’t spread them out because since I’ve been here, I’ve only had 1 day of sun. It’s not doing wonders for my tan. It’s not dong wonders for my liver either- The Goldie,as it is called, is pretty much the party place of Australia and I’ve been doing my far share.

Brisbane, my first destination on Eastern Australia, wasn’t that thrilling. It was a big city with nothing really to see in it. It had some good restaurants and clubs but I preferred Melbourne over it. I spent about 5 days there. I got to see some friends of mine (even one from Thailand!) but I was glad to leave.

I headed down to Surfer’s Paradise, heart of the Gold Coast. After about 5 days of partying, I dragged my hungover self to Byron Bay to meet some friends for Xmas. The Gold Coast is like being in Florida. Nothing really different. Surfer’s could have easily have been Ft. Lauderdale. Byron Bay is nice and much, much quiter but it too is like a million other places. I’ve been finding the East Coast to be a lot like other places and nothing about it makes it distinctly Australian. I felt much more in OZ when I was in WA or the Northern Territories.

Xmas was fun. Not really much to do. Xmas eve was a big party here and a very late night. I was going to Sydney for New Year’s but those plans have since fallen through and am going back to Surfer’s Paradise for the New Year. From there, its up the east coast to see the Great Barrier Reef, then flying to Sydney before I catch my flight to New Zealand.

All in All, nothing to exciting to report. Hopefully the weather will get better and I’ll start getting a tan. I have less than a month left here in Australia! It’s amazing how quickly time has flown here. I feel like it was just yesterday I got here.

and to think..it is almost 2008!

Fun with Immigration

November 30, 2007

Australia is known for being tough on immigration. Unless you are Kiwi or British, they don’t really like people here. I’m not sure why but the Aussie governemnt tries hard to keep people out, even when they are allowed to come here. In fact, they just love to harass people at airports.

Tons of my friends have experienced the annoyance of being stopped and questioned for no real reason.

When I landed in Perth, I went through passport control and, after getting my stamp, I walked off to pick up my bag but not before an immigration officer stopped me. “Can I see your passport?” she asked. “Sure” I said and gave it her. “Do you have your airline tickets for Australia?” “I have one printed out.” I gave her the ticket to Broome to Dawrin. “Well, how are you getting to Broome? “Bus” I said. “When? Where are you staying in Perth? For how long? With who? Whose your friend? What does he do? Where does he live? How long are you here for? Why are you here? Can I check your bag?”

And so, I answered an endless series of inane questions to which I had no answer. “I’m traveling and I tend not to make too many plans in case I really like a place.” “Well, step over here so I can look in your bag.” Ok. Then that followed by more questions. “Where are you coming from? What are you there for? Why are there so many Cambodian visas in your passport?”

After about 20 minutes of this utter waste of time, she finally gave me my passport back and said “Enjoy your trip.”

Yes, I had just recieved a lovely welcome into Australia.

-Matt

The Northern Territory

November 30, 2007

Usually on a holiday, people tend to sleep in past dawn, relax, and stay out late enjoying the freedom they worked for. Apprently, I missed that memo. Since I’ve left Western Australia (actually, even in WA), the latest I have slept til is 8am. The cause of this catastrophe has been the relentless camping I have done.

Since I last wrote, I spent 4 days camping out in the Bush. (No, not that kind of bush!) After Broome, I flew to Darwin to go camping in the world heritage park of Kakadu. This park is famous for waterfalls, gorges, Aboriginal rock art, and, of course, crocidiles. Despite waking up everday at dawn by flies and loud birds, I throughly enjoyed the park and it has been a highlight of my OZ trip so far. I saw stunning gorges filled with cool, clear blue watering holes and waterfalls where we were able to cool off from the 110 degree heat. Our guide, Darrin, was an aboriginal who knew a lot about the land and its history, telling us stories from the Dreaming as well as pointing out bush food (which we ate!) and Aboriginal uses for a lot of the plants. I really enjoyed the park and the hiking was amazing. Darrin took us off the beaten track a few times and showed us some amazing vistas that overlooked a lot of the park and gave us great sunsets. I even got to witness a bush fire close up.

And yes, I got to see some crocidiles up close….but not tooo upclose. We took a nice little boat cruise through the South Alligator river to witness crocidiles doing what they do best- eating. It was a cool experience.

Yet now I can’t sleep late, rising too early for a holiday. After Kakadu, I went to Uluru (Ayer’s rock), smack in the middle of the desert, where temperatures reached a high of 50 C (I think 130F?) so that I could wake up at 4am each day to watch sunrise at Uluru and start out for early hikes. Despite the sheer lack of sleep, it was beautiful seeing Uluru and seeing the outback. Central Australia is a lot like Arizona andf hiking around King’s Canyon was like hiking the Grand Canyon and Sedona. Sadly, I couldn’t hike to the top of Uluru because it was too windy that day and t here was a risk I’d fall off the rock. Maybe next time the weather will be better.

What I found the most amazing were the stars. With no ambient light at night, the land was lite up by the night sky. Millions of stars shone bright and I saw numerous shooting stars. I stared up at the unknown constellations watching the Milky way be milky and trying to find the Southern Cross.

The whole experience was amazing and I met lots of great people. The two dutch guys I met in Kakadu were there and these two English girls- all of whom will be in Byron Bay for Xmas and Sydney for New Years. And I meet a really cool (and hot) German girl.

Currently, I’m in Melbourne. It’s wierd being in the cities. I’ve been out in the desert for a month and it was great. I learned a lot about the land and the Aborigines. Now, it’s time to see urban Australia.

-Matt

Western Australia (or Western America?)

November 19, 2007

I’m in love with Western Australia. (and WA women!) This is what I thought OZ would be like. A vast expanse of densely populated red earth with endless miles of deserted beaches. I’m currently in Broome, up north in the outback. Currently, it is 120 degrees and very humid, though I don’t mind the humidity since I’m used it to because of Asia.

I’ve spent the last week going up the Western Coast, covering the distance between NY and LA. (Australia has 36,000km of coast line!) I would have liked to have spent longer going up the coast but because of how my schedule works out and how the bus worked, I couldn’t. However, I am going to come back to Australia and just spend the whole visa here in Western Australia! It is that good.

I took a backpacker bus up to Broome since Greyhound is just a bit cheaper but doesn’t include any of the activities I got to do! The ride was pretty cool though there was a lot of driving each day and would have been better if I did hop off and stay places for a bit. However, our driver, Wes, a real western Aussie of a guy, was pretty cool and knew a lot about the area so I got to learn about the area.

So far my favorite stop was Coral Bay, a little town of 120 people. Its right on this national park reserve and you can go out snorkeling into the reef. If the season was right, I could have swam with whale sharks but alas, their migration ends in September. The reef around is teeming with life and I got to swim with some leatherback turtles, dolphins, and rays. (At another stop on the way, I got to feed some dolphins!!!) I loved this place. The beach was amazing and the ocean out here is stunning. Though cold, the Indian Ocean is an amazing turquoise blue…it’s postcard perfect!

We’ve been driving around the outback too, through small mining towns of about 100-2,000 people. Coming from a city of 12 million people, there is really NOTHING to do. Each town has one pub and a supermarket and, if it’s big enough, another pub! All of these are little mining communities and I got to stop in one because our bus broke down. Actually, it broke down three times. The first two we had to get out and push it (I got photos of that!) The third time though, the engine blew up a little as the fan fell off the engine and we got stuck an hour outside this little mining town. We got towed back and while Wes went to get a new van, we stayed at the bar and hung out with the miners. They are hard folks and they are filthy rich! Miners out here get about 100,000 dollars a year! Had a good time and eventually we made our way out of the town to the national park we were heading too.

Western Australia looks like the southwest of America. Though the earth maybe be a bit redder (but it’s like Sedona, Arizona), the scenery is the same, just on a bigger scale. There are areas that look like Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Sometimes it follows the same landscape pattern as the southwest and sometimes it mixes it up. Either way, I love it. I loved the Southwest and I love this even more. We went to this one national park, Kiljarri, and I went swimming in these lagoons under waterfalls and hiked gorges and it was simply amazing.

I’ll stop fawning about it now but needless to say I have loved it out here and I’m glad I started out in WA and not the east. This has given me a great impression of the country as it is without the party, party atmosphere of the scene back east. This is the OZ I pictured in my mind and this is the OZ I will come back too. (Not that there isn’t a lot to love on the East coast but I liked the relaxed, easygoing, friendly, say hello to the neighbor attitude of the West!)I’m here for a week in the heat before I head to the top end and go to Darwin! I’ve seen lots of the aborigines but I’ll leave a whole blog post for that!

Cheers!

Matt

The Accidental Teacher

November 4, 2007

Before I left the states, people often asked me if I planned on teaching while away and I swore I never would- I didn’t want to be a teacher, I certainly didn’t want to work, and I certainly had no desire to spoil an uninterrupted 16 month holiday. Yet here I am writing about Bangkok, a city I have only come to love because I stopped and became a teacher.

It was an accident I became a teacher in the first place. Like all major decisions in my life, this one was made with little thought- I just did it on a gut feeling. It may sound silly to make such major decisions without much thought, but for me, it’s never really turned out bad. (Traveling the world, getting an MBA, switching University- all made in split second). So my one month stay in Bangkok to learn Thai turned into an 8 month adventure because I had just signed up for a gym and figured- why not stay here?

As a tourist, I had always- ALWAYS- hated Bangkok. Many people love it but for most tourists it is nothing more than the way station to better and cleaner places in Asia. There isn’t much to do in terms of tourist attractions, it’s polluted, the bars are really overpriced and unless you are going to shop until you drop, its pretty boring. Most people stay 3 days and decide that’s too much. When I first came back in November, I decided one day was too much and after resting one night, I went to the beaches.

However, after living here, I have grown to love Bangkok. I wasn’t thrilled about coming back at first but the longer I have been here, the more of Bangkok has opened up. There still isn’t much in terms of “tourist” sites but I’ve come to realize there is a lot to do here. You can paintball, wakeboard, ice skate, bowl, eat at a million restaurants, shop until you drop, there’s a million markets and social events every night of the week, the beach is only a few hours away- your options are endless. There’s good and cheap non-touristy bars filled with ex-pats- Cheap Charlies (my personal favorite), Charlie Browns, The Dubliner, The Londoner, and even to an extent, Coyotes. You have the famous clubs like Bed Supper Club, Glow, and RCA. There are the cheap Thai places on Thong Lor and Rachada Soi 4. Then when they all close there is always Tunnel and Spicy- two great after hours places to stay ridiculously drunk at. If I knew about all these places when I was a traveler, my image of Bangkok might have been different.

Where ever you are, the people are important and there are amazing people here. Bangkok is an international city if there ever was one and during my time here I have meet people from all over the world. One of the things that I have loved so much about being here is that everyone is very friendly. Go to any of the bars, strike up a conversation, and you’ve probably made a new friend. For the first few months I was here, I was with my traveling friends, and then went underground to save cash but over the last few months, I’ve been going out and every weekend it seems I meet new people. I’ve meet a great group of people over the since August and I will be sad to leave them!

Back in July, I was thinking about leaving but I toughed it out because I realized, I hadn’t really done much here so I decided to stay and live a little. Bangkok has been great. I’ve really come to enjoy it. I could never settle in Bangkok, few people really do. However, it is a great place to stay for a while. If I liked my job more, I might have stayed a bit longer. There is a lot I won’t miss (pollution, traffic) but I will miss my friends, I’ll miss the vibrant social scene, and the cheap, delicious street food (where am I going to get food at 4am in states!!!!!). I’m happy with my time here- I learnt Thai (not fluently though), saved for my trip next year, lived overseas, learnt a new culture, made international friends, and just overall had a very exciting time. I’m glad with my quick decision to stay. It’s been thoroughly rewarding and stopping to live in another country was one of the best decisions I ever made.

Thailand

October 28, 2007

I first came to the land of smiles in 2005. I was planning a little trip with my friend. I had wanted to go to the Galapagos islands but he said how about Thailand? It’s cheaper. Sure I said.

That little change brought much larger change into my life. During that trip, I decided I was going pick and roam the world. I couldn’t wait to come back to Thailand in November 07 for a few months of beach fun. I never intended to stay as long as I have but, after returning for what I thought would be just a few months, I find myself only now leaving…some 10 months later.

I’ve never liven anywhere besides Massachusetts so living abroad has been a real eye opening experience for me. I learned a lot about people, culture, and myself. One of things that I love most about Thailand, and especially Bangkok, is that it is so multi-cultural. So many people pass through here that you meet a wide variety of people and personalities. It’s allowed me to learn more about people and become a bit more social and friendlier.

Another great thing about Thailand is the food. Thai food is amazing- where else can you get 50 cent meals on the street at 3am in the morning? Thai’s love to eat- all day, everyday. 12pm, 6pm, 10pm, 4am! It doesn’t matter. As a consequence there are food stalls and vendors and restaurants open at all hours of the day. Need a 4am snack? There will be someone open near you for sure. The food is also delicious- one of my favorite things to get off the street is the noodle soup as well as the snack food you can munch on. In Thailand, you never go hungry as long as you got 20 baht in your pocket.

Sure, I will be back here again but, as excited as I am to go, I will miss some things when I leave. The weather is amazing, the food yummy, and the people- well, Thai people are really happy and friendly. (And no, its not because they want your money!) Sure in the tourist heavy areas, there is a monetary incentive but, for the most part, Thais are very happy and friendly and will ask you a million questions if you sit down to have a conversation with them. It’s great because it helps me practice my Thai and learn a lot about their culture. Plus, they are also very respectful and polite to people, which is a nice change from West (though they really need to learn how to form a proper queue!).

Though I leave it now, I know I will be back again. Thailand is my second home and I could never go away for good. I’ll always return and holiday here, especially now that I know Thai, I know people here, and I know (some of) the culture. Thailand is an amazing country with a rich diversity of things to do, places to see, and people to meet. It may be a major tourist destination but all those people come here for a reason right? And once you get off the beaten path, you see an even more amazing side of Thailand.

Pop Khun Mai Khrap Bratit Thai. Doo Dooi.

Running Down a Dream

October 7, 2007

Life in Bangkok has had its share of ups and downs. For awhile now, I have thought about leaving. My original intent in staying in Bangkok was to learn Thai but then I stayed longer to teach.

Yet in July, I had problems with my job but thought to myself “I haven’t done much but work I can’t leave yet!” So, as my last post made clear, I went out and partied. I found friends, I’m dating a girl- life is good. For the most part.

My job irritates me. My boss is a major asshole and my hours are slowly being cut away. My schedule changes weekly (sometimes daily) and it is hard to have an normal social life or even get to the gym! With less money, I’m needing to save more- an impossible task now that I got out more. Combined with my psych ward style room, I’m irritable and wanting to leave. It’s no longer in my economic interest to stay- I won’t save what I need to save if I stay here like planned until January. Moreover, sadly, much to my GREAT GREAT dismay, my friends are no longer going to be here for New Years as they will be partying in Australia. After 4 yrs in a row of Thailand, they are taking a break.

That’s even less incentive for me to stay. So knowing that I really only had 2 more months of work left anyways and given that I wasn’t even gonna make enough money to compensate for my stress and Asshole Boss, I decided that it was time to leave.

As of November 12th-ish, I will traversing the Land Down Under. It was a hard decision to make- mostly because of the new girlfriend. I’ve known I’ve needed a holiday for awhile (I’ve had 8 days off in 6 months!) and was going to use the next visa trip to take one but it was too expensive. I decided since people weren’t coming over the holidays and I hate my job, I’m going to leave. I’ll get a 30 day tourist visa and head out when it expires.

It was tough because of the girlfriend but I knew this was only a temporary relationship when I got into it and despite the good times, I’m not ready to settle down with one girl- hell, I can’t settle down in one place yet! However, she didn’t take the early departure well but I digress….

I’m happy with my decision now. I’m at peace with my time here. I feel like I did do a lot. I learned a new language, lived in another country, had a good job (despite the boss), saved for another year of travel, made some friends and made some good friends, did see a lot of bangkok, partied, and will spend my last month partying more. I may not have seen as much of the country as I wanted but I’ll be here again for a wedding and to travel next holiday season!

While I wondered for awhile- was I leaving because it was the right thing to do or was I leaving because I was just running away but I realized it doesn’t matter. I never intended to stay forever and I did what I came here to do. The beauty of a nomad’s life is when you aren’t enjoying it, you can leave. And I haven’t enjoyed my job for months now and with me working less, why stay there if I’m not going to get paid? and if I’m not going to work, I’m going to travel.

The once again Nomad,

Matt

Life in Bangkok: The Ex-Pat Scene

September 13, 2007

Bangkok is a city of 12 million people. It sprawls out for miles from the city center. It lacks a concentrated public transportation system leading to huge amounts of traffic- a ride that would take 15 minutes in no traffic can take over two hours during the day time. All of these cars lead to poor air quality and a hazy skyline. Yet somehow in this chaos, the ex-pats of Bangkok all seem to find each other.

When I first moved to Bangkok, I assumed ex-pats were either generally rich old men or teachers with a few people working for big companies. I figured that especially if they were young, they were probably a teacher. Then I started to get friends. I found out that that wasn’t the case. A surprising number of people WEREN’T teachers and instead worked for many, many international or local companies. Apparently, it wasn’t as hard as I thought to find work here- it just takes some time and a few connections. (Neither of which I had when I arrived)

The Bangkok Ex-pat scene is vast- I couldn’t tell you how big it is but I can tell you this: Everyone knows each other, everyone drinks hard, and no one stays more than two years.

The Bangkok ex-pat community is so close that Kevin Bacon would be proud. If you don’t know them, your friend or your friend’s friend does. I’ve meet seemingly random strangers who know my boss, or know my co-workers or know my boss’s friend or have heard of this or that person. Bangkok has a weird six degrees of separation going on….and to make it worse, everyone here loves to gossip.

We are also a group of hard partiers. Bangkok has a never ending supply of ex-pat bars and after hour bars that are packed no matter what day of the week it is. Many of my friends give new meaning to going to work with hangovers. There is this one bar- Cheap Charlie’s that is filled every day it is open. It is the pre-game place in Bangkok and on Wends, you can find all the ex-pat girls at Coyotes enjoying their free margaritas before people move to the trendy Bed Club. It’s a wild scene and a lot crazier than Boston ever was. It’s the most fun I’ve had in awhile!

Yet the downside is that no one stays long. Few people ever stay more than a few years and it is rare to find people, especially younger ones, who stay longer. Most who do are tied to contracts. Typically, most people stay a year or a year and half before they go. It’s a very transient group but then again, that gives it some of its appeal. Everything is always new, the faces always changing, and the excitement always there.

As a tourist, few people love the city, especially me. As a resident, Bangkok opens its secrets to you and comes an exciting place. I love Bangkok- its a wonderful city and my group of friends could be like the UN it is so eclectic. Though I may be living large and spending away money for Europe, I’m having a blast. If you ever come to Bangkok, find an ex-pat to show you the real side of the city, not the boring touristy part most people only see.

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