Cairns/ Great Barrier Reef: Jan 29 – 31

I dont think it stopped raining in Cairns for longer than an hour while I was there. I admittingly had no idea of a few things about this region in Australia until visiting (Cairns is in the northeast). The first is that they call this area the tropics & there are rain forests which also […]

Uluru: Jan 27 – 29

Flying into Uluru felt like flying into Arizona. The middle of Australia is as desert-like as I would have thought. Plus, Australia is experiencing some of their hottest temperatures ever the last few days, so it was even hotter than usual. I landed in Uluru about noon and had a quick journey over to the […]

Adelaide/ Kangaroo Island: Jan 25 – 27

Why are you going there?” is the response I usually received when telling anyone I was going to Adelaide, regardless of whether or not that person was from Australia. I didn’t even know why I was going other than I researched ‘top cities to visit in Australia’ and it was on most lists. I also […]

Melbourne: Jan 23- 25

Day 1 with friends: I was really excited to get to Melbourne because I knew I was going to see 2 friends! I landed around 10am after a few flight delays, and planned to meet Kaleigh for lunch. Kaleigh Scott is a good friend from ESPN who was in town working the Australian Open. To […]

Sydney: Jan 21 – 23

G’Day! I finally reached Sydney after nearly 26 hours of travel. I left my parents in Richmond, VA and traveled from Charlotte – Los Angeles – Sydney. The Los Angeles to Sydney flight was a little over 15 hours and surprisingly went by quicker than I thought. The lack of sleep from the night before […]

About Ally

Hello to all! Thank you for visiting my page. I hope you enjoy following my travels. I left ESPN on December 18th after spending 4.5 years working in Bristol, CT. The job was a dream come true for me, but I felt I wanted to make a change and find a new challenge. Thank you […]