{"id":2612,"date":"2012-04-13T06:48:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T10:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/?p=2612"},"modified":"2012-04-13T06:48:13","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T10:48:13","slug":"down-on-memory-lane-australia-1991","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/2012\/04\/13\/down-on-memory-lane-australia-1991\/","title":{"rendered":"Down on memory lane: Australia 1991"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Down<\/a><\/p>\n

From top to bottom:
\nGreat ocean road <\/strong>– The twelve apostles
\nThe Grampians<\/strong> – on the left: me, on the right: Sheila… We met on the plane and traveled together for a while.
\nMelbourne<\/strong>
\nSomewhere near Alice Springs<\/strong> (left and right)
\nBarossa Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was 21 years ago that I came back from Australia. I worked in Sidney for a few months and then went on to explore half of the continent (it’s a big one!).<\/p>\n

I had seen pictures of Ayer’s Rock and other rock formations when I was a kid and had been dreaming about visiting Australia. The dream came through in 1990. I must have been a bit crazy; going to the other end of the planet for a year with 500$ in my pockets, a temporary work permit and a very mini backpack. I barely spoke English at that time! Fortunately, this shortcoming landed me a job: the interviewer found my French accent very charming…<\/p>\n

So, after a brief panic attack on the plane \u2014 not related to the fear of flying \u2014, I met some nice people that were also heading for Sidney. We became friends and eventually traveled together for a few months, parting here and meeting again there.<\/p>\n

It was a nourishing year, even if it was hard at times being far away from everything and everyone you know. But I also met so many great people, seen incredible landscapes and most of all; I surpassed myself by going forward and by learning to go towards others. I came back filled with images and experiences.<\/p>\n

\"Down<\/a><\/p>\n

From top to bottom:
\nCoober Pedy<\/strong>
\nOn top of Ayer’s Rock<\/strong> with my trusty Doc Martens!
\nOn the left: Katherine Gorge<\/strong>, on the right: Nourlangie Rock in Kakadu Park<\/strong>
\nMataranka<\/strong>‘s natural thermal pool
\nSomewhere between Mataranka <\/strong>and Three Ways<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From top to bottom: Great ocean road – The twelve apostles The Grampians – on the left: me, on the right: Sheila… We met on the plane and traveled together for a while. Melbourne Somewhere near Alice Springs (left and right) Barossa Valley It was 21 years ago that I came back from Australia. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-2612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-a_while_ago"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datcha.ca\/la_datcha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}