Trekking Tasmania: The Overland Track (Part 1)
WARNING: The Overland Track is a serious undertaking, requiring well-prepared walkers with a good level of fitness, who understand the risks of walking in a remote alpine area. The weather can change rapidly and frequently, within just a few hours, from burning sun to...
A Visit to Sydney’s Jenolan Caves
Let’s take a detour from the US trips and head back to Australia for a visit to Sydney’s Jenolan Caves. Mr M and I have just returned from a stiflingly humid fortnight in the motherland (yes, that’s what I’m calling Australia now) and I’m...Blue Mountains Jenolan Caves tour (Sydney)
When you’re trying to decide on a Blue Mountains Jenolan Caves tour to take, it can get a little tricky. For starters, the caves are quite a drive away from Sydney proper (about three hours). So once you factor travel time in, you might get one or two Jenolan...
Why Australian Animals Aren’t That Deadly…
“I’d love to visit Australia but… I’m scared of all the killer animals there.” A variation of this sentence has been uttered to me by many, many people since I started travelling at 16. It doesn’t matter where I went – Malta, Italy, London, Belgium, Germany,...Why Aussies can’t say “No” and other linguistic failures
That’s not my name! “Can I have the chicken salad and a bottle of water please?” “Sorry?” “I just wanted to order the chicken salad. And a water.” *confused look* “I don’t understand you.” I’ll spare...
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