Category Archives: Australia

 After leaving Sidney, Sarah and I had five full days remaining in Australia; that was just enough time to find a tiny beach town to explore, do a little more wine tasting, and get a quick feel for Melbourne. One … Continue reading →

It was time to leave the beach and head inland to taste some of Australia‘s fine wines that we have heard so much about. It has been since South Africa, back in October, that we have enjoyed good wine, so … Continue reading →

We left Brisbane on Feb. 11, having covered roughly half the distance of Australia’s East Coast; at the beginning of the trip, we had both assumed that we would see kangaroos and koala bears hopping and scooting all over the … Continue reading →

Australia is a huge country and to arrive in Melbourne before our flight on February 27, we had to quickly cover some ground. Interestingly, Brisbane was going to be the halfway point in terms of distance (1700 km) on our … Continue reading →

We arrived in Cairns after an early morning flight from Darwin and immediately hired (that’s fancy Brit or Australian talk for “rented”) our wheels for the upcoming weeks:  a Toyota  Yaris hatchback that looked sort of like a smiley face from … Continue reading →

Australia is our fifth continent and thirteenth country in seven months! It has been an amazing adventure so far, and we were both really excited about our month long visit to the land “down under.” On January 31st, Mike and … Continue reading →