My ten year old daughter’s eyes filled with sadness as we tried to explain what happened during World War Two, and how so many Australians died during the conflict. She got it. At the same time my two younger sons were oblivious and were just enjoying seeing the ships, airplanes and weapons at the Australian … Read more
My 5 year old son came to me with a look of consternation on his face. He had initially gleefully followed his older brother and sister to have a turn on the 6 meter high Free Fall slide. And had then gotten scared and decided not to have a turn. We encouraged him to have … Read more
On the first look it was an amazing display. Seeing the famous G for George Lancaster bomber aircraft still standing after so many missions and the amazing ambience and audio visual display was great. On the second look and reflection it was a heart-wrenching display. Seeing how so many Australians and other nationalities had fought … Read more
Many visitors to Australia think that Sydney is the capital of Australia, but they are incorrect – in reality it is Canberra! As a result Canberra is often overlooked as a tourist destination. Canberra is Australia’s 9th largest city with a population of around 380,000 people, with a large proportion of the population working for … Read more
If you plan to visit Australia then you are probably planning to purchase a SIM card for your mobile or cell phone when you arrive, right? You might plan to purchase your SIM card based on price alone, but before you take that step I suggest you stop and do a little more research first. … Read more
For a few years I have had an aspiration to do the walk to the highest mountain peak in Australia, (no I can’t spell it without spell check either) Mt Kosciusko. At the grand height of 2,228m (7,309ft) it is on a small scale compared to significantly higher peaks of other continents. The great thing … Read more
The continuous sprinkle of rain did not dampen our spirits as we started walking to see the Sydney Vivid Festival. In fact we hoped the presence of rain would reduce the size of the crowds that evening! Australia Travel Planning Facebook Group Check out our Australia Travel Planning Facebook Group – you are welcome to join … Read more
The boat carefully edged into the verdant deceptively peaceful Kakadu billabong whilst we kept a close watch for the apex predator. Our guide called ‘over there’! The massive deadly saltwater crocodile calmly watched us with thoughts of dinner in his eyes. I restrained my internal shudder resulting from being so close to such a dangerous … Read more
The gorgeous autumn sunshine shone brightly across Sydney Harbour. The views from the Sydney Harbour Bridge walkway were of a city at play, both on the water and out and about to make the most of the beautiful weekend weather. After relocating back to Sydney, we had been waiting for the right weekend to revisit … Read more
The late autumn sun was starting to set as we drove along the road we thought led to the telescopes near Narrabri. The atmosphere in the car was tense as we had disagreed on whether to squeeze in a last sightseeing stop after a long day on the road. As we drove along the sparsely … Read more