10 Ways to Travel Like a Local in Southern Queensland Australia
Want to branch off the well-traveled Sydney to Cairns tourist trail in Australia? Visit Southern Queensland, and head to Brisbane and the Gold Coast. I…
Home Sweet #Room 753
It has sunk in this morning, hitting me like the big waves that I’ve been staring at on the beach. This is the first time…
How to Overcome Fear in Your 40’s
When was the last time you did something for the first time? A month, a year, 5 years, 12 years ago? Aging and fear have…
Turkey and Dolly Parton – Bizarro Sydney
Photo: The famous landmark of Sydney To view all of my Australia Photography – click here! Upon arriving in Sydney I realized that this was…
Kindness of Strangers Down Under
The mission in Melbourne was to eat, party, and shop…never mind that I have no money…I was willing to forget that for a few days….
Why is Australia Called Oz and Other Things I Learned in the Land Down Under
I followed the yellow brick road to OZ…and finally – I learned the answer to the burning questions, “Why is Australia called Oz?”. I was…
Best Way to Travel New Zealand is Hopping On and Off
Note: Updated in 2017 – Magic Bus no longer operates, however providers like Stray Bus and Kiwi Experience still do operation a hop on hop…
Milford Sound – waterfalls, snowfalls, treefalls, and television?
There are some great pics of New Zealand mountains, ferns, and rain forests! To view my New Zealand Photography – click here! I’m starting over…
Halloween – Jelloween
Photo: Bill, Ghost (Trent), and Jello…Happy Halloween! It was a long bus day today and a very full bus (I guess everyone wanted to get…
The Ice that Warmed my Heart
Let me take you all back to grade school when you learned about glaciers – but probably weren’t paying attention… A glacier is the remaining…