Most inveterate travelers will tell you that meeting interesting people can prove a more memorable part of travel than the amazing sights of the world. We recently shared an evening in Cairns with one surprising…
If you walk around the inner suburbs of Melbourne – such as Carlton, East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Richmond and others - it doesn’t take long to notice the fancy cast ironwork and distinct style of many…
Since we arrived in Australia, we’ve been planning trips to some of the most enticing parts of the country – two trips along the western coast, two up the eastern coast, a long one at…
We missed the fall season last year because we moved to the southern hemisphere in July. For us, it’s been sixteen months straight without it, at least till now: winter-spring, then winter-spring-summer. And no fall.…
We had just about finished the booking of a flight to Brisbane, and Qantas was selling us options: better seating, a car to rent, hot lunch, more baggage, and a carbon offset for our trip.…
“Remember, you’re in Walpole,” Gary Muir declared exuberantly, “the belly-button, not just of Western Australia, but of the world!” Walpole? A spot on the map. A town three or four blocks long with an equally…
We love to bike. So, in a relatively flat city like Melbourne, we just had to purchase good, low cost bikes and get rolling. We had been warned about the threat of crazed motorists and…
Perth WA is a very tidy town. Back in 2009, we noticed that many small towns announced on their welcome signs that they had won a “Tidy Town” designation. You couldn’t really miss the towns,…
We’ve done a lot of walking around the high-class inner suburbs of Melbourne. Regularly we see oversized posterboards attached to the fences of homes advertising the house for sale. But most don’t invite you to…
Ah, to get away from the big city for a few days of rest on the weekend or during holidays (of which there are many in Australia)! You could head to the beach, for there’s…