by Traveller | May 29, 2017 | Australia, Oceania, Video Trip Reports
This video sums up a 13+ hour journey from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Los Angeles, California, USA on a Delta Air Lines 777 in less than four minutes!
by Traveller | Feb 16, 2017 | Australia, Oceania
After Trevor and I spent some time exploring Tassie and Hellberra?.I mean Canberra, the concession was a weekend away for him, his wife, their son, and ? most importantly ? me. So, we did what many Sydneysiders do, we headed north to the Gold Coast. If the Hamptons,...
by Traveller | Feb 15, 2017 | Australia, Oceania
We arrived back in Sydney from Hobart with just enough time for a good night?s rest (thanks to the whisky) before hopping in a car to head to Canberra (pronounced Ca-buruh). Haven?t heard of it? That?s too bad. It?s the capital! That?s right, here you were wandering...
by Traveller | Feb 13, 2017 | Australia, Oceania
After our day in Sydney?[Click that link to get caught up, if you’d like], Trevor and I were bound for Tasmania, better known by the locals as ?Tassie? (pronounced ?Tazzy?). Australians have nicknames for everything. In fact, if you survive more than a few...
by Traveller | Feb 12, 2017 | Australia, Oceania
On the last night of my recent trip to Australia, I was in a French restaurant in Sydney, sipping Japanese whisky, and reading Robert Hughes? international best seller, The Fatal Shore. It?s about how the British settled Australia. When?I recognized the cosmopolitan...
by Traveller | Nov 1, 2016 | Australia, Oceania, Video Trip Reports
I’ve heard some travelers express sadness when they start a trip. Beginning a journey, they say, marks the end since the experience is already coming to a close. It’s a negative spin on the cliche? that, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with the...