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Sydney, Australia: The Destination Wedding, a Great Excuse to Travel

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One thing I have learned to do over the years is take advantage of weddings to travel when I can. It’s a relatively easy excuse to get time off from your boss: “I don’t want to miss work, but one of my best friends is getting married.” On top of that, weddings are fun. It’s nice to see different parts of the world and it’s fun to see your friends get hitched, eat, drink, and be merry. And no one is ungrateful you traveled a long way to attend. New York to Sydney? Piece of cake.

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Byron Bay, Australia SCUBA Diving: Video from Julian Rocks

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Diving was canceled the past couple of days due to a strong swell from an offshore cyclone. We finally got in the water today, but it was still very choppy, especially on entry. Currents were strong as well, which helped the visibility, but it made for a bit of shaky camera work. Apologies for that. Hope you enjoy it anyway. I do recommend the dive outfit I went with, Sun Dive (http://www.sundive.com.au). Everyone is very good there.