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Australia and Southeast Asia
August 2023 - October 2024
Made it back home!!
Well. Once the photos app on my computer died, I really lost motivation to write in my blog. But after taking a month and a half to rot...
Maggie Brooks
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Goodbye Australia??????
(The photos app on my computer keeps crashing!! Going to try to sort that out, but if you want photos in the meantime send me a message...
Maggie Brooks
Aug 8, 20242 min read
Indonesia
I <3 Indonesia. Everything I could have asked for after a rural 7 days-a-week job. Quick itinerary on my 3 week trip. Canggu: met up with...
Maggie Brooks
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Return to Society
It’s nearly time to re-enter society. At the end of the month, I will have spent 12 weeks on the farm. A long, mostly good 12 weeks. ...
Maggie Brooks
Jun 17, 20242 min read


moo
Hey it’s been a minute! Brief update. Just over a month ago, I started a new job. I’m working on a dairy farm about 2 hours from Cairns...
Maggie Brooks
May 11, 20241 min read


Roadtrip All Done
**Note: I wrote this a week ago so it’s not totally up to date, but haven’t had a chance to post sorryyyyyyy Two and a half months on the...
Maggie Brooks
Apr 9, 20242 min read


Western Australia
Life since Perth has been busy busy busy with some pretty unforgettable adventures. I’ve moved into a 1999 Toyota Landcruiser Prado (aka...
Maggie Brooks
Mar 16, 20243 min read


The Southwest
Hey again. Writing in from Perth now - the most isolated city in the world! From Esperance, we just about followed the coast to get...
Maggie Brooks
Feb 27, 20242 min read


The Nullarbor
G’day from Esperance, Western Australia. Just had my first warm shower in weeks and taking a day to slowwwww downnnn while Nat has her...
Maggie Brooks
Feb 18, 20242 min read


Van Life
All has been up since car-gate. After catching the train from the suburbs into Melbourne, I spent the evening my car broke down...
Maggie Brooks
Feb 7, 20242 min read


No good very bad day
Hey team! Dropping new blog post real quick. We made it to Melbourne! Physically in one piece, mentally/emotionally less so! We’ve delved...
Maggie Brooks
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Seeya Sydney
Hey team! Been grinding these past few weeks. Holiday season in Sydney opens up a lot of work in hospitality so I have been working to...
Maggie Brooks
Jan 19, 20242 min read


Tassie
G’day team. This post is pretty long because man oh man am I a Tasmania fan (unintentional rhyme but what am I gonna do change it??). ...
Maggie Brooks
Dec 9, 20234 min read


Long time no talk!
Hi team. Have been asked by a few people “when are you going to post on your blog again it’s been so long!” Greatly appreciate the...
Maggie Brooks
Nov 28, 20232 min read


Running Around
Hey team. We are slowly. Moving. Up. In. The. World. Major update from this week: I have found a home! I’m living with two roommates for...
Maggie Brooks
Oct 16, 20233 min read


(Mostly) settling in
(Sorry, team, didn’t take many pictures in the past couple of weeks. Will be better moving forward) I’ve been living in Manly for two...
Maggie Brooks
Oct 3, 20233 min read


Starting in Sydney
Nearly two weeks ago, I made my way from Queenstown to Sydney. Upon landing, I learned that Australia does not have a permanent summer?...
Maggie Brooks
Sep 18, 20233 min read


New Zealand
The 27 hour travel time from NYC to Auckland is no small undertaking. In fact, my second of 3 flights took off on August 23rd and landed...
Maggie Brooks
Sep 3, 20235 min read
The Rundown
Hey! Thanks for checking out my page! I'll mainly be using this post to provide a bit of background. For those of you that don’t know,...
Maggie Brooks
Aug 17, 20233 min read
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