COME JOIN ME FOR AN EPIC (VIRTUAL) AUSTRALIAN ROADTRIP...

July 16, 2020 / Lindsay Vacek

Standing at the Twelve Apostles off the Great Ocean Road. Photo by Meredith Herberg.

I’ve always been an avid traveler - it’s a love that has developed over the last fifteen year from working and traveling with ABC’s “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette”. While on hiatus from filming, between seasons, I would often jump on a plane and travel somewhere new (mostly because I didn’t ever get much adventure time when I’d travel for work). So, at the beginning of 2020, I decided to travel to Australia. Little did I know back then that COVID19 would happen and I’d end up being stranded in Paradise (haha!).

7 months later, I’m still here. I decided to ride out the pandemic down under and although I miss my job and friends and family terribly, I’m grateful and excited to explore living and developing other parts of myself while here (like actually having the time to invest into building up this community and website again because I whole-heartedly believe in it).

Starting tomorrow, I’ll be sharing some of my Australian travels with you, along with some cool places I’ve discovered along the way. When I landed here on New Year’s Day, I had no plan, no agenda. Just a couple of suitcases and a rented 4x4 SUV and I hit the road. From cocktails with friends at Icebergs in Bondi Beach, to Wilderness Railroad rides along the West Coast of Tasmania, to sunset dance parties on empty carparks in Brisbane - it’s an adventure I’ll never forget (and still enjoying!).