Travel for Fun

Listening to: Armageddon soundtrack

Aerosmith music may leave one longing for New Zealand and Australia.

            Lately I have been reminiscent of my summer trip to New Zealand and Australia when I finished ninth grade.  The memories always spring up when I hear Aerosmith's "I don't wanna miss a thing."  I had bought this CD right before the trip and listened to it on almost every bus ride through the mountains, to the ski resorts, and on the way to hiking destinations.

            Traveling from New York to New Zealand and Australia was a long trip, which thankfully I can't fully remember which is why I'd probably be crazy enough to do it again.  Though it took three planes to get there, I truly and honestly recommend a trip to this part of the world.  When New York has their winter, Australia is in the summer season.  Since this was a summer trip, the experience was devoted to skiing and visiting all the different resorts.

            We arrived in the South Island of New Zealand and toured around Christchurch.  From there we traveled to Mt. Hutt to ski, hiked, went jet boating, and bungee jumped in that area as well.  We also skied Mt. Cardrona and took a boat ride on Milford Sound.  Then we were off to Australia.

            We began at our Melbourne destination where we explored the Healsville Animal Sanctuary and toured the Victorian market.  I have timeless and priceless pictures of me inches away from kangaroos and cute koala bears. We also skied Thredbo, an area a few hours away from Canberra, the capital of Australia.  Our Australia leg of the trip ended with a few days stay in Sydney, touring the harbor and visiting the Sydney Opera House.

            To this day, when I see the Sydney Opera House in movies or commercial I exclaim to whomever's around me, "I was there!"  And when Aerosmith's ?I don't wanna miss a thing? comes on the radio, I remember my amazing adventure Down Under.