Destination: Australia
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Mon, 5 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [790]
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 >
Sat, 13 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [778]
HOODED PLOVERS ARE ENDEMIC TO AUSTRALIA—this means they are found nowhere else in the world. Fewer than 7000s—possibly only 3000—individuals all live along the sandy beaches of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.... Read more >
Sat, 10 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [540]
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 >
Thu, 1 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [531]
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 >
Sat, 27 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [515]
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 >
Sat, 20 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [514]
IT WAS BLOWING A GALE when we arrived at MacLeod Morass Wildlife Reserve yesterday. The wind on the water and the scutting clouds made for some good photos but poor birding. When the wind threatened to blow us off the boardwalk we decided it was time ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [480]
AS ROAD TRIPS GO, THE GREAT ALPINE ROAD isn’t as well known as The Great Ocean Road—heck, we were all the way to the charming town of Myrtleford before we even realized we were on it! But for our money the 300+ kilometer Great Alpine Road ... Read more >
Sun, 3 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [473]
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 >
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [473]
WE WERE A BIT SKEPTICAL ABOUT STAYING at the Old Crossroads Store—it’s hard to imagine what once was a 1930s general store as an AirBnB? Surprise, not only is it a slice of Wangaratta history, the Crossroads Store is charmingly well-appointed.... Read more >
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [437]
SUNDAY WAS OUR LONGEST DRIVE YET—450 kilometers from Bairnsdale through Victoria and New South Wales into the Australian Capital Territory. This is the final week of the Christmas school break and lodging at holiday destinations are scarce and ... Read more >
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [390]
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 >
Thu, 7 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [379]
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 >
Fri, 1 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [342]
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 >
Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [221]
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 >
Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [203]
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 >
Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [195]
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 >
Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [194]
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 >
Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | By shaz | Views [194]
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 >
Fri, 6 Dec 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [626]
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 >
Mon, 9 Dec 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [424]
Adventures with Miss Anikka Double-K would continue today. This morning I woke up a little bit emotional but she and I decided it's best to finish our visit on a high note, as she was excited for breakfast and a hike. It is been an absolutely wonderful ... Read more >
Wed, 25 Dec 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [373]
King Island is no ordinary place. Like a scene out of ET, getting here on a 4-seater plane is like flying on a bicycle through the air. There is no ferry, so flying is the only option unless you have your own boat. After all the years I've been in Australia ... Read more >
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 | By countryboy | Views [28847] | Comments [2]
Welcome back. Nice not to be dead, isn’t it? I’m here. You’re here. This is good.
It’s been a while.
A looooong while.
First up, apologies if the ‘dead’ comment was triggering. Did we even have the word ‘... Read more >
Tags: ai, artificial intelligence, checking in, hi, substack, writing
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 | By countryboy | Views [28501]
Right. Where were we?
I alerted everyone to the world-altering news that I had written a parody of a certain tally-ho pilot from last century and that I was starting to post it – in chapters – on a thing called Substack.
Then my 87-... Read more >
Tags: delay, femur, goggles, hospitals, parent, rehab
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 | By spacemanafrica | Views [348]
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 >
Fri, 3 Jan 2025 | By besoka | Views [275]
More notes only, though this one loaded with less swearing at least.
Day 0 = Sun 29 Dec
Train to Stockholm
Got to Stockholm Centralen
Tiny old slow lifts that took 2 people at a time
Long distance train station that doesn't ... Read more >