Most people think of Canberra as "boring" Or at least That's what most Australians told me when I was going. But there are Lots of Things to Do in Canberra Australia and some of the best food in the country. I made this post to distill a quick "Great 8" Things to do in the Australia Capital, Canberra. Come along and explore. Visit Namadgi … [Read more...]
Category: Oceania
Photo Essay: 2012 Emirates Melbourne Cup
Photos from the Famous 2012 Emirates Melbourne Cup in Melbourne Australia. I have heard about the race for years, but never had the chance to attend it. Honestly this was my first ever Horse Race! I don’t think I’m going to get into horse races perhaps, but it was interesting getting the chance to see the 152nd running of this iconic … [Read more...]
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera house is one of the more recent additions to the UNESCO World Heritage site list, added in 2007. I have had the privilege of visiting this site on several occasions during my trips to Australia but have not yet had the opportunity to see a show there yet! Hopefully one of the times I will do so. … [Read more...]
Swimming with Dolphins in Akaroa
I unfortunately missed my chance while in Kaikoura to swim with the Dolphins and I thought I would have no other chance to do it. But I arrived in Christchurch I had found at my hostel that there was an opportunity to swim with the Dolphins in Akaroa I knew I didn't want to miss the opportunity. So I booked a tour with Black Cat cruises … [Read more...]
Jumping over Abel Tasman
I have wanted to go skydiving for years now. I have no idea why I didn’t do it yet, maybe I just like the idea of going more so than the action of doing it. But oddly there was just something about New Zealand that makes you want to jump out of airplanes, or bungee jump off bridges, or any other sort of random extreme sport. I wasn’t … [Read more...]
Kea Bird Encounter in New Zealand
Ahh he would probably be the first near hitchhiking bird I have ever seen. Certainly the first among any mountain parrots that I know of. He decided to really get a bit friendly with us on our way to Milford Sound. He was hopping around the car as we went to stare at the waterfall before us, and even tried to jump in at one point when … [Read more...]
Very far from home in Namadgi National Park
Back in January while in Canberra we had a bit of time to kill and wanted to go out and explore the area while had the chance. I had been looking up things to do in the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) and we decided to check out Namadgi National Park. We had no idea there was a national park even in the ACT…it’s quite amazing how big … [Read more...]