I returned to Australia for a 12 day trip in July 2019, anchoring out of Brisbane. The highlight of this trip was a 3 day visit to the surfer town of Byron Bay, just 93 kilometres south of the Gold Coast. Byron Bay, a population of about 10,000 is...
A highlight of my August, 2018, trip to Melbourne, Australia, was a day bus tour along the Great Ocean Road and seeing the 12 Apostles. The 243-kilometre Great Ocean Road is listed as an Australian National Heritage site and winds along the south-eastern coast of Australia. The road was...
During my trip to Melbourne in mid August, 2018, I had lots of fun photographing and partaking in the Winter Night Market (opens every Wednesday night) within the grounds of the Queen Victoria Market. It was very festive, alive with smells, sounds, and tastes. I highly recommend that you...
I had visited Sydney when I was with the Canadian Navy back in November 1986 when we joined in to celebrate the Royal Australian Navy’s 75th anniversary. I didn’t have much time ashore so I was happy to visit again, this time on my own, in July 2018, for...
For the last day of my 15 day trip to Sydney, Australia in May 2018, I spent a full day’s journey to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales (NSW). Some Wikipedia tidbits on the Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains are a mountainous region and a mountain range located...
The 6 km Bondi to Coogee walk is likely the most famous coastal trail in Sydney, New South Wales. I started my trek one early July 2018 morning after having taken a 10 minute Sydney city train to Bondi Junction and then a 15 minute bus ride to...