Australia was everything but planned... It was summer 2013, I just turned 23 and lived in Calgary, Alberta. I knew I was going to have a few months off work and I was thinking of Europe. Then, I realized I wanted summer to last forever... as always! South America was tempting, but all alone and for my first real big trip, I wasn't quite sure. 

Australia was a dream. More like a faraway dream. Don't ask me why. And when I thought of it at that time, it sounded so right. I just bought a plane ticket, half way through a wine bottle. I was jumping everywhere and going crazy. 

I had the time of my life.