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Bateman's Bay

Mon, 5 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [341]

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 >

Winding Down Our Oz Odyssey

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [268]

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 >

Australia Day—Always Was Always Will Be

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [257]

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 >

It's the Journey, Not the Destination

Thu, 1 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [253]

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 >

Anikka in Melbourne

Thu, 4 Jan 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [178]

Anikka, my special one, is here is in Melbourne. Anikka Double-K decided to take her first solo journey to visit a friend and she has taken some time to see me. Yesterday I took the train to Glenhuntly and I waited patiently. When I spotted my greatest ... Read more >

Endangered!—Australia's Hooded Plovers

Sat, 13 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [163]

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 >

At the Beach with Australian Fairy Terns

Sat, 20 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [154]

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 >

Around Canberra

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [153]

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 >

The Great Alpine Road

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [134]

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 >

At the Crossroads

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [127]

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 >

My Kind of Town

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [124]

IF WE EVER MOVE TO AUSTRALIA—not unthinkable considering the political climate back home—Victoria would be our first choice, probably a suburb of Geelong, a place like Newtown.  Just an hour from Melbourne and half that from some ... Read more >

Birding Along the Great Ocean Road

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [120]

WE RETURNED TO THE PORT CAMPBELL area on Wednesday in search of some of the local birds. It took a bit of help from Mark, a ranger at Port Campbell National Park, but we were able to locate a gorgeous Beautiful Firetail along an obscure dirt track. Later ... Read more >

Return to Oz—Melbourne

Tue, 9 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [119]

IN A STROKE OF PURE GENIUS, if I may pat myself on the back, I booked a room in Sanur for our last day in Bali. We had no intention of spending the night, just a chance to get out of the heat, shower and change clothes before our midnight flight from ... Read more >

The Three Sisters

Sun, 3 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [118]

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 >

Writing postcards to a stranger chosen from the phone book.

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 | By spacemanafrica | Views [111]

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 >

Rock Warbler—Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 7 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [108]

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 >

Port Arthur Convict Site WHS

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [99]

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 >

Returning to Sydney

Fri, 1 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [89]

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: Cruising to Tasmania

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Blue Mountains

Fri, 1 Mar 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Victoria—Melbourne and Geelong

Sat, 6 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Victoria—Great Alpine Road

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Canberra—Australian Capital Territory

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Mallacoota to Sydney

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery


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