We walked a lot in Australia and this is a testament to our walking and my terrific  photography skills: Starting with Sydney at the Museum of Sydney The Rocks neighborhood in Sydney On the beach at Lizard Island, The Great Barrier Reef Stokkes Beach, Kangaroo Island In Coorong National Park Our rental house in Robe… Continue reading Starting at Ground Level in Australia

  The first thing I notice when we landed in Sydney was this picture of the very funky Crochet Museum, which happens to be in Joshua Tree, CA! The photo was being used for advertising for UBS, the bank!  (notice the spelling of favor)  But it was very strange for me to see this photo… Continue reading Sydney, The City

Some street signs can reveal much about the culture, or at the very least, about the wildlife!  Other signs, posters, menus, plaques, etc. reveal much more about what Australians revere and their sense of humor! Street signs you’ll never see in the United States: Apparently, this wallaby hadn’t read the sign: In Melbourne: In Melbourne, a… Continue reading Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign in Australia

Australia is a land of gorgeous turquoise water, pounding surf, mountains, cosmopolitan cities and  rolling countryside.  It’s also a land of great food and wine.  After I asked David about taking a food tour in Melbourne, our last stop, I realized we had created our own fabulous food tour of Australia!  In our attempt to… Continue reading Our Greatest Hits in Australia

Here’s a collection of random things that are meaningful and meaningless, including things we personally experienced.   So much of what we see in countries other than the US is the same and so much is different.  It’s fun celebrate these similarities and enjoy and embrace the differences. First, everyone not only drives on the… Continue reading First Impressions-Australia

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