Since arriving in Australia last year, we have entered both of the country’s territories, and four of its six states (only Western Australia and Tasmania to go for the full set). That means we have crossed several state and territory borders. At the Queensland-Northern Territory border, there was a large rest area, and signs announcing … Read more
I’m not sure if it has been obvious from the blog posts, but our trip around Australia was fast. Like, arrive in the evening, leave by lunchtime fast for most places. Five weeks seemed like heaps of time when we planned it, but doing it was like a blur. That was especially true for northern … Read more
One of the things I really like about Sydney is that there always seems to be something happening there. There are always shows on, and buskers at Circular Quay, and exhibitions, and performances. The city just always seems to be changing and doing something new and different. This visit, we arrived right in the middle … Read more
The first time we visited Sydney, in September, we ran out of time to climb to the Pylon Lookout of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the second time, we were given a voucher to do the Bridge Climb, but it was during the holiday exclusion period, so we couldn’t use it. Needless to say, this … Read more
Every year, on the first Sunday in October, we watch the Great Race. That’s the Bathurst 1000, in case you were wondering. We don’t watch any other motorsport, at any other time of the year, but for some reason we always watch Bathurst. Years ago, I remember my mum telling me that she had driven … Read more
Ned Kelly. Australia’s most famous outlaw. Even his name conjures images of steel amour, gun fights, bank robberies and train heists. From the Old Melbourne Gaol, where Ned met his end at the end of a rope, to Glenrowan, where he was captured and the other members of the gang were killed, Victoria is full … Read more
The Great Ocean Road. The main event. The trip around which the rest of the Australia trip was built. Aaron turns the Big 3-0. The Twelve Apostles. Family. Friends. Drinks. Laughs. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Oh, and there’s a cute video of a koala too!
In the (extensive) discussion that followed the decision for some of our friends and family to fly over and meet up with us in Melbourne for Aaron’s birthday, there was one thing that we all really wanted to do. Go to Dracula’s. So on the first evening we were all in the same city, that … Read more
Let me preface this by saying I drink very little alcohol. As in, most of the time I just tell people I don’t drink, cos it’s easier. Aaron likes his spirits, but when it comes to wine, he wouldn’t know a cab sav from a sav blanc (literally. His mum asked for a sauvignon blanc … Read more
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the Death Star, an armored space … Read more