For the last two weeks I've been based in the Fairfax region of Virginia. I'm here to study with Virginia Tech as a subject in a Master of Business Administration. Charles Sturt University primarily offers its subjects to students through distance education. This is very appealing for postgraduate courses, as many postgraduates have competing priorities... Continue Reading →

Part 2: Magic Kingdom After our day at Epcot, we had a day free from the parks to check out the Orlando outlets. Similar to Disney, it's crowded and can cost a lot. We then had two days at the iconic Magic Kingdom theme park. With our Disney Springs Hotel booking, we could enter the... Continue Reading →

Part 1: Epcot food coma I am not at all a fan of crowds, lines or any gathering of people. I generally only ever join the back of a line if I've been at the front of that line before; I like to know for sure the wait is worth it. So how did I... Continue Reading →

I wanted a quaint New Years Eve. I got one in Savannah, Georgia. This was the easiest and most relaxed New Years Eve I've ever enjoyed as an adult. This is best conveyed by the quotes from the night I've highlighted for you below. We started with some dinner and drinks at a rooftop bar... Continue Reading →

Tradition has never appealed to me. Perhaps it was the time that I was given the word "tradition" as a topic for impromptu speeches and bombed. On reflection, isn't most speech impromptu? What an odd extra curricular activity. But I digress. I don't do Christmas Day traditionally. Last year we spent it swimming on Mystery... Continue Reading →

I have traveled to the US four times before, always during their summer. There are many reasons for this but primarily my goal has been to escape the winter weeks of Sydney and exchange them for summer breaks in the US. I thought that traveling in winter would come with a range of downsides, such... Continue Reading →

I love visiting my favorite city in the world, New York, New York. It is a hell of a town. This is our fourth visit to the Big Apple in 8 years. We're lucky. While the coffee shop certainly hasn't memorised my order yet (or seemingly ever made coffee with milk before) the city is... Continue Reading →

My Dad was a bank manager and worked for the same bank for 41 years. I haven't inherited much, if any, the practical side of managing money, but I like to think I'm learning as I go. When I review the cost of things, I assess the value based on opportunity cost. What else could... Continue Reading →