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Australia's biggest attraction is its natural beauty. The landscape varies from endless sunbaked horizons to dense tropical rainforest to chilly southern beaches. Scattered along the coasts, its cities blend a European enthusiasm for art and food with a laid-back love of sport and the outdoors.
Visitors expecting to see an opera in Sydney one night and meet Crocodile Dundee the next will have to re-think their grasp of geography in this huge country. It is this sheer vastness that gives Australia - and its diverse population - much of its character.
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Thu, 19 Dec 2024 | By besoka | Views [26]
We haven't been OS since 2008, and haven't been on a plane since 2018. In fact, I worked out that, apart from a single trip to Townsville in 2018, our kids haven't even been outside SEQ.
As usual, Emma did the planning and the stressing and ... Read more >
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Sun, 15 Dec 2024 | By besoka | Views [35]
♫ Ya live sixteen years, and whaddaya get? ♫ Answer: You get to go back to Sweden! So, to get you up to speed since the last post, we've got married, had a couple of kids, and planned a return trip to Sweden. Unfortunately, that trip was ... Read more >
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Fri, 6 Dec 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [48]
10 years ago, I met the lady who would change my life. Little did I realise that, on that train ride, I would meet someone who would remain so dear to me. Anikka is my bestie, the lady I love most, and my favourite lady in the universe. Speaking of which, ... Read more >
Thu, 7 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [110]
AS WE CONTINUED OUR SEARCH for the elusive Rock Warbler on Wednesday, we were side-tracked not by the Three Sisters but by three Superb Lyrebirds scratching and pecking in the leaf litter along Cliff Walk Trail. We watched until an irate Kookaburra strafed ... Read more >
Sun, 3 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [119]
IT WAS NICE TO SLEEP IN A BED that wasn’t rocking after nearly three weeks afloat. Chiltern, our final AirBnB in Australia, is a charming cottage surrounded by lush gardens in the beautiful Blue Mountains of New South Wales. It’s spacious ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [92]
THIS WAS OUR THIRD TIME IN HOBART—first in our campervan, the other on a cruise—so we felt justified in just running some errands instead of sightseeing. Connie has been trimming my hair every three weeks or so but her hair was in desperate ... Read more >
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 | By spacemanafrica | Views [113]
Back in the day, it was common, whilst travelling, to write postcards to your friends and family. It was a bit of a chore though, to be honest. Who could be bothered to take time out of their holiday and think of something to write on the back of a postcard? ... Read more >
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [100]
WE HAD AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE UPON LEAVING Sydney for Tasmania. The Captain of Majestic Princess had agreed to participate in an anti-pirate exercise with the Australian Navy. Since we had faced a possible pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden a couple ... Read more >
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 10 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [271]
THE BEST PLACES TO STAY AREN’T ALWAYS at the beach. Tim’s AirBnB in the bush-town of Wandandian is idyllic; green fields, towering eucalyptus, chickens, horses—even Soxy, the affectionate English Chocolate Lab. I wish every host put ... Read more >
Mon, 5 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [350]
BATEMAN’S BAY IS ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN Mallacoota and Sydney. It also happens to be about the only place along the South Coast with halfway affordable lodging at this time of year. Our AirBnB is a bit shabby but works as a base for exploring South ... Read more >
Thu, 1 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [254]
SOMEONE FOLLOWING OUR ZIG-ZAG ROUTE might think we suffer from terminal Attention Deficit Disorder. Yes, it would have made more sense to come directly from Bairnsdale to Mallacoota near the Victoria-NSW border. But Mallacoota is a popular holiday destination ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 27 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [258]
OFFICIALLY AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATES the day Australia was “discovered,” January 26, 1788—roughly the equivalent of Columbus Day in the US. Indigenous Australians vehemently disagree—they have been in Australia for 60,000 years ... Read more >
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