Darwin, Australia & Kakadu National Park – May 11-15 Darwin is also an exotic, isolated place in the North of Australia, with very little but national park for a thousand miles (or sea, to the North, of course). It is a small but lovely town with beaches and a very carribean sort of feel. Much …
Australia – Broome
Broome, Australia – May 8-11, 2016 Have you ever heard of Broome, Australia? Such an exotic sounding place. Flying into Broome, on Australia’s northern coast, does feel a bit like flying into the back & beyond, and for good reason. This small town is the gateway to the Kimberly outback region, which is also extremely …
Australia – Fremantle, Perth & Around
Femantle & Perth, Australia – May 1-8, 2016 Having been on the move for three months plus, we thought a week in one place was in order at this stage of the trip. Since we were heading to Western Australia, we selected Fremantle, which is about 10 miles away from downtown Perth and has its …
Australia – Margaret River
Margaret River, Australia – April 28-May 1, 2016 From Adelaide, we flew all the way to the far west of Australia, into Perth. Perth is the capital of the province of Western Australia. Planning to circle back to the Perth area, we immediately picked up a car and drove three hours south to the town …
Australia – Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia April 24-28, 2016 We booked four nights in Adelaide, mainly because we would be moving pretty quickly for the couple weeks leading up to it and it is nice to have a break (i.e. More than two nights in one place). We were once again very pleased with our city view as …
Australia – Victor Harbor & Kangaroo Island
Krotchety Kangaroo – If this works, here is a funny video I took on Kangaroo Island of a kangaroo…..I was trying to capture him hopping, but he had other ideas…. Victor Harbor & Kangaroo Island, Australia April 21-24, 2016 Back on the coast again, this time south of Adelaide, we enjoyed staying in a place with …
Australia – Tanunda & the Barossa Valley
Tanunda, Australia – The Barossa Valley April 19-21, 2016 We had been looking forward to the barossa valley, since it is home of what some believe to be Australia’s best big, rich red wines, the crown jewel being Shiraz. We stayed at a lovely little bed and breakfast which shared its property with vineyards and …
Australia – Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia April 14-19, 2016 Finally arriving in Melbourne after dancing around it for more than a week, we were thrilled to get the first great view of town from our lovely balcony on the 24th floor. We did a great job picking this place, and had perfect city views from our location just across …
Australia – Port Fairy & Apollo Bay, the Great Ocean Road
E0A-9F0D888DDF56 – This is the link to a video I took. It may or may not work if you click on it… Port Fairy & Apollo Bay, Australia – The Great Ocean Road April 12-14, 2016 Every book and person tells you that the Great Ocean Road, the area they call the stretch of coast …
Australia – Hall’s Gap & the Grampions
Hall’s Gap, Australia – The Grampions April 10-12, 2016 Although we were less than two hours from Melbourne in Healdsville, we decided to do a circle around the city and catch all the highlights on our way in, since Aunt Maureen would eventually be flying home out of Melbourne. We headed North and West, therefore, …