What I Learned In Australia I'm on the final leg of our trip around Australia. Laying here on the 11th floor Lido deck sipping an ice-cold Margarita watching the waves roll by and I’ve been thinking about what I’ve learned over these past twenty-nine days. I realize that: - you always have to look right instead of left when you step off a curb anywhere; · there are 1,059,006 ceramic tiles that cover the Sydney Opera House; · never, eve...

We arrived on the dock at 10:00 a.m. in Cairns (pronounced Cans) to sunny and 85 degree temperatures. We had arranged with HAL to go out on a Tropical Rain Forest and Aboriginal Adventure that was scheduled to last five hours. It gave us a little experience of the Aboriginal culture, wildlife along with a chance for an amphibious vehicle ride in an old WWII DUCK. We watched a little didgeridoo demonstration from five of the local tribesman and then headed out fo...

Hamilton Island is the largest inhabited island of the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland. It's positioned 551 miles north of Brisbane and 318 miles south of Cairns (Cans). It was also a big surprise island for us. I’m pretty sure that there is lots and lots of money on this island of about 1,400 people. There are NO cars anywhere, but it makes up for it with the amount of four-seater golf "buggies" that are everywhere. You actually need to be careful cross...

We've arrived in Brisbane after traveling 543 nautical miles from Sydney. It's 61 degrees F under sunny skies in the City of Bridges. I thought I'd give you just a little history for those who are interested regarding this bustling metropolis. It's the capital and most lived in city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia. Australia is about the same land mass as the entire United States, so you can appreciate just h...