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A true story Β· est. 1996

The Journey
Journal

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Surat β†’ Brisbane β†’ NSW
VIC β†’ Adelaide β†’ …

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This journal belongs to

Anand Vaghasiya

If found, please return to
Adelaide, South Australia 🦘

every page here really happened.
well… mostly. πŸ˜„

Chapter 01 Β· 1996

Born in Surat

Where the story begins β€” kites over the rooftops, the smell of locho and undhiyu, cricket in the gully and a kid with big dreams and no idea just how far they'd fly.

Full chapter coming soon

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ONE WAY

no return ticket. that was the whole point.

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Chapter 02 Β· The Leap

Two bags & a one-way ticket

Goodbyes at the airport, one very long flight, and a window-seat sunrise over a country I'd only ever seen on a screen. Touchdown: Australia.

10% plan, 90% hope. 100% carry-on overweight.

Full chapter coming soon

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BRISBANE, QLD

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Chapter 03 Β· First Landing

G'day, Brisbane

First Australian sunrise, first "how ya going?", first grocery-bill heart attack. The city where everything was new β€” accents, seasons flipped upside down, and me, figuring it out one day at a time.

then the road called: Sydney, the NSW coast, Victoria's ocean roads…

Full chapter coming soon

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ADELAIDE, SA Β· HOME

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Chapter 04 Β· Now

Home is Adelaide

Somewhere between the hills and the beaches, it stopped feeling like someone else's country. Now there's a camera in my hand, a story every week, and a community of dreamers watching it unfold.

this chapter is still being filmed. literally.

Full chapter coming soon

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To be continued…

The next pages are
yours to watch

New chapters land on YouTube every week.

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