About Me
Hey all! I'm Katie, a film student from Boston University embarking on a two month trip to Sydney, Australia in order to study both the journalistic and creative writing aspects of travel writing. This is where I'll be keeping a blog of the places I travel to, the experiences I have, and the people I meet.
While I'll be spending the majority of my time in Sydney, the program will be taking a twelve day research trip of small town Australia, traveling from the coast to the outback. Some of the destinations we will be traveling to include the coastal town of Bermagui, the country trails of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly, and the wildlife sanctuary Montague Island. Besides this, I hope to be doing a little bit of traveling of my own as well, to see and do as much as I can.
I'll be leaving the United States on May 26, and arriving in Sydney on May 28. The research trip extends from June 16 until June 29 so I may be out of contact for the duration of this time. The program ends on July 23, when I will return home.
For more updates and pictures, feel free to also subscribe to my twitter and instagram!
While I'll be spending the majority of my time in Sydney, the program will be taking a twelve day research trip of small town Australia, traveling from the coast to the outback. Some of the destinations we will be traveling to include the coastal town of Bermagui, the country trails of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly, and the wildlife sanctuary Montague Island. Besides this, I hope to be doing a little bit of traveling of my own as well, to see and do as much as I can.
I'll be leaving the United States on May 26, and arriving in Sydney on May 28. The research trip extends from June 16 until June 29 so I may be out of contact for the duration of this time. The program ends on July 23, when I will return home.
For more updates and pictures, feel free to also subscribe to my twitter and instagram!
Roadtrip Schedule
Day One (Mon, June 16)
8:30 - Depart Sydney
10:00 - Bald Hill, Coastline Vista
10:15 - Sea Cliff Bridge, D.H. Lawrence Reserve/House
12:30 - Lunch in Milton
2:00 - Pebbly Beach (where kangaroos are)
4:30 - Arrive in Braidwood
Day Two (Tues, June 17)
Morning: Explore town and graveyard
3:00 - Drive out to river scene of The Year My Voice Broke
Day Three (Wed, June 18)
9:30 - Depart Braidwood for Milawa
12:00 - Stop in Jugiong for lunch
5:00 - Arrive in Milawa
7:30 - Watch Ned Kelly
Day Four (Thurs, June 19)
9:00 - Milawa Cheese Factory
11:15 - Wandilagong Hedge Maze
3:45 - Wine Tasting at Brown Brothers
7:30 - Watch Time Travelers on Ned Kelly
Day Five (Fri, June 20)
9:30 - Depart for Greta to see Ned Kelly's grave
10:30 - Arrive in Benalla to see Joe Byrne's grave, Benalla Pioneer and Costume Museum, Ned Kelly's Green Sash and Prison Cell
12:00 - Benalla art gallery
2:30 - Arrive in Glenrowan and see sight of Ned Kelly Siege
4:00 - Arrive at Beechworth
Day Six (Sat, June 21)
10:30 - Beechworth Courthouse for Ned Kelly Trial reenactment
11:30 - Burke Museum
1:30 - Guided Walking Tour
2:45 - Telegraph Office
8:00 - Watch Red Hill
Day Seven (Sun, June 22)
9:30 - Drive through Harriettville and over Mt. Hotham
12:00 - Picnic lunch at Kosiuosko Lookout on Great Alpine Way
2:30 - Arrive in Omeo
Day Eight (Mon, June 23)
9:15 - Depart Omeo
12:00 - Lunch in Orbost
3:00 - Arrive in Eden
5:00 - Watch Killers of Eden
Day Nine (Tues, June 24)
10:00 - Depart for Boydtown and Ben Boyd Nation Park, Davidson Whaling Station, and Boyd's Tower
1:00 - Walk the beach
4:30 - Watching High Tide
Day Ten (Wed, June 25)
10:45 - Killer Whale Museum, see Old Tom's skeleton
12:30 - Tour cemetery and beach
4:00 - Explore town
4:30 - Reading of Tonight We Ancho in Two-Fold Bay
Day Eleven (Thurs, June 26)
10:00 Depart for Bermagui
12:00 Arrive in Bermagui
Afternoon: Free to explore town
Day Twelve (Fri, June 27)
10:30 - Depart for Narooma
12:30 - Cruise to Montague Island
4:30 - Return to Bermagui
5:30 - Group barbeque
Day Thirteen (Sat, June 28)
10:00 - Depart for Mystery Bay, Central Tilba
2:30 - Return to Bermi
6:30 - Finale group dinner
Day Fourteen (Sun, June 19)
9:00 - Depart for Mogo
10:25: Arrive at Mogo Zoo in time for feeding
1:30 - Depart Mogo
6:00 - Arrive back in Sydney
8:30 - Depart Sydney
10:00 - Bald Hill, Coastline Vista
10:15 - Sea Cliff Bridge, D.H. Lawrence Reserve/House
12:30 - Lunch in Milton
2:00 - Pebbly Beach (where kangaroos are)
4:30 - Arrive in Braidwood
Day Two (Tues, June 17)
Morning: Explore town and graveyard
3:00 - Drive out to river scene of The Year My Voice Broke
Day Three (Wed, June 18)
9:30 - Depart Braidwood for Milawa
12:00 - Stop in Jugiong for lunch
5:00 - Arrive in Milawa
7:30 - Watch Ned Kelly
Day Four (Thurs, June 19)
9:00 - Milawa Cheese Factory
11:15 - Wandilagong Hedge Maze
3:45 - Wine Tasting at Brown Brothers
7:30 - Watch Time Travelers on Ned Kelly
Day Five (Fri, June 20)
9:30 - Depart for Greta to see Ned Kelly's grave
10:30 - Arrive in Benalla to see Joe Byrne's grave, Benalla Pioneer and Costume Museum, Ned Kelly's Green Sash and Prison Cell
12:00 - Benalla art gallery
2:30 - Arrive in Glenrowan and see sight of Ned Kelly Siege
4:00 - Arrive at Beechworth
Day Six (Sat, June 21)
10:30 - Beechworth Courthouse for Ned Kelly Trial reenactment
11:30 - Burke Museum
1:30 - Guided Walking Tour
2:45 - Telegraph Office
8:00 - Watch Red Hill
Day Seven (Sun, June 22)
9:30 - Drive through Harriettville and over Mt. Hotham
12:00 - Picnic lunch at Kosiuosko Lookout on Great Alpine Way
2:30 - Arrive in Omeo
Day Eight (Mon, June 23)
9:15 - Depart Omeo
12:00 - Lunch in Orbost
3:00 - Arrive in Eden
5:00 - Watch Killers of Eden
Day Nine (Tues, June 24)
10:00 - Depart for Boydtown and Ben Boyd Nation Park, Davidson Whaling Station, and Boyd's Tower
1:00 - Walk the beach
4:30 - Watching High Tide
Day Ten (Wed, June 25)
10:45 - Killer Whale Museum, see Old Tom's skeleton
12:30 - Tour cemetery and beach
4:00 - Explore town
4:30 - Reading of Tonight We Ancho in Two-Fold Bay
Day Eleven (Thurs, June 26)
10:00 Depart for Bermagui
12:00 Arrive in Bermagui
Afternoon: Free to explore town
Day Twelve (Fri, June 27)
10:30 - Depart for Narooma
12:30 - Cruise to Montague Island
4:30 - Return to Bermagui
5:30 - Group barbeque
Day Thirteen (Sat, June 28)
10:00 - Depart for Mystery Bay, Central Tilba
2:30 - Return to Bermi
6:30 - Finale group dinner
Day Fourteen (Sun, June 19)
9:00 - Depart for Mogo
10:25: Arrive at Mogo Zoo in time for feeding
1:30 - Depart Mogo
6:00 - Arrive back in Sydney