Jill Meinecke

Tag: The Great Barrier Reef

  • Overcoming the Four Letter Word

    Overcoming the Four Letter Word

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    Nothing’s certain. Nothing’s perfect. The time is now. So often before I took the leap of faith and starting traveling around the world solo, I wanted all the stars to align. In my mind, I fancied every aspect of my life lining up in perfect harmony so that it would make sense to quit whatever…

  • The uncertainty of the travel flow

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    Traveling opened up about a million cans of awesome, and almost as many cans of worms. This year alone has been my greatest success. I conquered continents. I traveled here, to there, to here and to there again. A lot of people ask me, “What are you running away from?” I like to answer, “It’s…

  • Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef

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    This has been an incredible year of seeing things and trying to knock items off my bucket list, one by one. When I took my month-long trip to Australia, I hadn’t initially planned to visit the Great Barrier Reef. . It was my stay with my host family in Brisbane that convinced me to ditch…

  • A Sunday in Kuranda Village

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    I’m driving with two Couchsurfers through tropical north Queensland, up and up, through the rainforest toward Kuranda village. The wind blows through our hair and we practice our German accents while Zeppelin blasts on the radio. We’re looking out for Cassowaries and wild cockatoos, our wallets fat with the prospect of buying didgeridoos and locally…

  • Going, going, gone!

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    I’m not sure if I’m ready to accept how incredible the last six weeks of my life has been. I have SO much material to work off of for blog posts, pitches for travel magazines and envy-inspiring Facebook posts. I’m in Los Angeles, recovering from jetlag, letting my entire trip marinade. I swam with turtles and…

  • Is it enough to dream?

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    I keep having this recurring dream where I’m walking ocean side, along some craggy coast around sunset. The sun’s rays gleam out from behind fluffy white clouds, glimmering on the the water’s surface. Much to my horror and delight, just as the sun sinks into the horizon, the tide creeps in on me, at first slow,…