Tomorrow marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin. Various events are scheduled across the city to commemorate this […]
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Day 160: The original Alice Springs and the Stolen Generation
Before the day heated up, I headed off to the original Alice Springs. The town going by the name of […]
Day 144: Roaming the Rocks
I had time for not one but two tours today, with and evening stroll around the Rocks, the earliest settlement […]
Day 144: A quirky look at Sydney
I did another free walking tour today – how does that work? You pay tips at the end of the […]
Day 137: Tassie Explorer Part 4 – Port Arthur and Prison History
Another day, another pick up, with another guide and a different group of people joining us. We were back up […]
Day 132: Illustrated History
Federation Square, which created a public square for Melbourne finally in 2002 is the home to a number of art […]
Day 123: A museum that really makes you think
New Year’s celebrations overseas and alone can be hit and miss. Solo for New Year in Iceland was amazing. I […]
Day 112: Boom, Bust and Beyond…
I think we’ve had the best of the weather today. The mountains behind our hotel are shrouded in cloud and […]
Day 110: Is there anywhere else quite like this? The Coromandel Coastal Walkway
I joined a motley crew of walkers to head up the Coromandel Peninsula to talk the Coastal Walk from Stony […]
Day 103: Living on a volcano – geothermal village
Before leaving Rotorua, we headed to Whakarewarewa… which is actually a shortened version of the village’s full name: Te Whakarewarewatanga […]
