We flew into Cairns and walked from the airport to our Airbnb. It didn't look that far, and it wasn't raining too hard when we started. It was only 2.5 miles and I wanted to stretch my legs after flying. We passed a mangrove and started to search for crocodiles when flies and mosquitoes swarmed …
Melbourne took a while to grow on me. We all loved Sydney instantly, but our appreciation of Melbourne strengthened each day. It has several very distinctive neighborhoods and they each bring more character and charm to the city. The penguins are molting this week so only eight showed up for the nightly penguin parade in …
Road trip! The best way to get four people from Sydney to Melbourne is a coastal road trip. We took three days to drive 1000 km down the wrong left side of the road and it was quite the adventure. I bumped my right elbow against the window whenever I turned right, the windshield wipers …
Sydney is my new favorite city. I still love San Diego and Wellington, but Australia is awesome and Sydney is the best. The coastline is a set of spectacular coves comprised of white sand beaches and turquoise waters. The parks are green and peaceful, and the public transit is remarkable. Sydney is also where we …
G'day mates! The accents here are amazing, and the Aussies are so nice! Even the customs agent that questioned Aaron while performing a thorough review of his bag contents was nothing but friendly. The agent questioned me separately to verify Aaron's answers, but he wasn't too concerned when I contradicted him a few times. Perhaps …
