Goodbye Australia: Top 10
November 5, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
And just like that, it’s over. Australia has sung to us, from the fading notes of La Traviata in the Sydney Opera House, to the low hum of an Outback […]
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Great Barrier Reef: Photo essay
November 2, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
They’re not kidding, it is a GREAT barrier reef.
Worst hotel award goes to…
November 2, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
We’ve stayed in a lot of jive places. We’ve even enjoyed most of them. There’s often charm to bamboo floors with cracks between and glimpses of water beneath your feet, […]
Great Barrier Reef: Dreams & Adventures
November 1, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
“Mama, why do they call it a live-aboard?” Elisha asked while we were waiting. “Well… because it’s a boat we’re going to stay overnight on… you know, we’ll live-aboard it […]
Uncle Bill- Requiem
November 1, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
My Dad tells a story of going flying with my Uncle Bill, who may, or may not, actually have had a pilot’s license. In his colourful version Uncle Bill is […]
Great Barrier Reef: Fun Facts
October 30, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
By the time you are reading this we’ll be hovering in the liquid blue over the Great Barrier Reef. This is a bucket list item for us. We’ve planned it […]
An Outback Night
October 26, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
sunburnt earth. mirage. nuanced landscape, subtle change, ubiquitous flies (We have kind of a thing for haiku… I wrote this one between Richmond and Hughendon on the long flat. There’s […]
Leaving Alice Springs
October 25, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
We did not expect to find Alice Springs surrounded by hills. For a thousand kilometers in every direction the Red Center of Australia stretches in a rarely interrupted, pancake flat […]
Uluru: A photo essay
October 23, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Last post I tried words… but really, pictures are better:
Uluru: a pebble in your hand
October 22, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Imagine a pebble in your hand. Make it a piece of sandstone. Roll it around in your mind’s eye. One solid piece of rock formed over millions of years from […]
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