Tag: Australia
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Tweed River & Mt. Warning
Along the Water (October 1997) Our next adventure took us south of Brisbane, through the “Gold Coast” and Surfer’s Paradise, and back over the border into New South Wales (map). When we left Sydney earlier in our trip, New South Wales and Queensland were on the same time. However in the meantime, New South Wales…
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An Australian Banana Plantation
Traveling in Northeastern New South Wales (October 1997) Bananas were a commonly grown crop in this section of northeastern New South Wales. Farmers cultivated their plants on steep hills, using narrow, rutted dirt roads to tend and harvest the crop. Plastic bags wrapped around the bunches provided protected from fruit bats and other pests. We…
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Ferry Maps of the World
An Ever-Growing List of Ferries From Around the World 750+ Ferry Routes and Counting Maps currently available include: This page will always be a work in progress. The maps take awhile to research and program, and new ones will be added as I can complete them. My Personal Ferry Travelogues
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Blue Mountains Waterfalls
New South Wales, Australia (1997) We rode the Great Western Highway out from Sydney for about two hours until arriving at Katoomba, high in the Blue Mountains. Along the way we stopped at a roadside attraction known as Scenic World, which has managed to convert an abandoned coal mine into a stop for enjoying the…
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Cape Byron Lighthouse
Byron Bay NSW, Australia (October 1997) Cape Byron is the eastern most point on the continent, where “Australia greets the day.” Strange geographic trivia has always fascinated me, so I dragged my wife as far along the cape as possible. We were running short on time so we missed our goal by a few hundred…
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Australasian Adventures, Part 12 (Changes)
I thought it would be fun to wrap up this series by comparing impressions from my original visit to Australia in 1997 to my return there in 2018. A lot remained the same although I also noticed some discernible differences too. Of course I couldn’t ignore the two decades of changes within myself, and that…
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Australasian Adventures, Part 11 (Lists)
We’re getting close to the end with this penultimate article in the Australasian series. Thank you for bearing with me. I thought I would shift my focus and provide an update on various lists that I maintain. I’m known to be a bit obsessive-compulsive and I tally visits to places or objects that I consider…
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Australasian Adventures, Part 9 (Epic Runs)
All those large restaurant meals began to take a toll on my waistline even with our busy touring schedule. I hadn’t come close to my normal fitness regimen even with frequent walks and hikes to various sites. I was on vacation and I supposed that should be expected. Still, I needed to get out and…
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Australasian Adventures, Part 8 (Captive Animal Encounters)
The previous article discussed our several encounters with wild animals in their native habitats. However, we saw even more in captivity. My older son collects zoos like I collect breweries. He makes sure that he saves a map from each one as a souvenir too (wonder where he inherited that quirk from?). No matter where…
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Australasian Adventures, Part 7 (Wild Animal Encounters)
Certainly the wildlife we experienced differed from what we’d typically seen before. Australia and New Zealand, so far removed from the rest of the world for so long, featured all sorts of famously unique creatures. I don’t need to elaborate. We’re all familiar with them. I simply enjoyed the opportunity to experience them in their…