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
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 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
The thought of driving over 3000km (1900 miles) in only twelve days was confronting. To my dismay I had agreed with my husband to go on a road trip to outback Australia with our three young children in tow.