“I have found that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” Mark Twain Two months in any one country, traveling side-by-side with any one person, is going to bring out the best and the worst in a person everytime. Because there’s nothing [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2011
January 26th is Australia Day!
January 26th is Australia Day, a day similar (sort of) to our Independence Day in America except Aussies are so laid back (and it’s a relatively new celebration) that they don’t really know why they have the day off. They just know they don’t have to go to work and it’s time to go “On holiday”! [...]
Recent Flooding in Australia
Australia is a land of extremes. It can be too hot, too cold, too dry, and too wet, and right now, in scattered sections throughout the entire country, there is massive flooding going on. Thousands are currently affected by too much rain too early into the “wet” season. Power is out, an airport is closed, once-dry riverbeds are overflowing, and homes are [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Love Australia
There’s so much that makes Australia great, and it was a challenge narrowing it down to 10, but I managed. Here they are: 10. Opals – 90% of the world’s opals come from Australia, and Coober Pedy is one of the most “colorful” mining towns in the world. 9. Wine – Australian wine is known for its [...]
