Destination: Australia

Photos: Australia Oct 2024 to Jan 2025

Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Australia Oct 2024 to Jan 2025 Part 5

Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [8]

The greyhound was over an hour late but reception was still open when I arrived. My room was so nice and the owner was pleased to hear it. The next morning was an early start for my larc tour which was over an hour’s walk away. It’s an amphibious ... Read more >

Australia Oct 2024 to Jan 2025 Part 4

Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [7]

  Melbourne metro sucks. I had to get into the city for my hostel so had to get a stupid myki card. Tap and go on credit card is more efficient or at least have an option to buy a paper ticket like in Perth. In Melbourne no option. Well I found ... Read more >

Australia Oct 2024 to Jan 2025 Part 3

Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [8]

I'm leaving Alice Springs, in fact leaving the Northern Territory today and heading in South Australia. I got on another Greyhound 20 minutes late and my driver Mick was my first ever driver all the way back in Darwin. He remembered me too  as ... Read more >

Australia Oct 2024 to Jan 2025 Part 2

Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [9]

I got the early greyhound from the airport to Brisbane city saving another $11 by not taking the skytrain. Then I had 2 hours to kill until my next greyhound to Airlie Beach so went food shopping. I found Coles after a disappointing woolworths metro ... Read more >

Australia Oct 2024 to Jan 2025 Part 1

Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [8]

I arrived into Darwin from Dili. Timor Leste with the usual issues with flights from that region. Delays, off loading and merging of flights to cut costs but eventually on a teeny tiny plane I headed to Australia. Customs was super easy but finding ... Read more >

Rock Warbler—Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 7 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [138]

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 >

The Three Sisters

Sun, 3 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [152]

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 >

Returning to Sydney

Fri, 1 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [122]

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 >

Photos: Blue Mountains

Fri, 1 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery

Writing postcards to a stranger chosen from the phone book.

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 | By spacemanafrica | Views [147]

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 >

Port Arthur Convict Site WHS

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [131]

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 >

Photos: Cruising to Tasmania

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery

Winding Down Our Oz Odyssey

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [295]

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 >

Bateman's Bay

Mon, 5 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [413]

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 >