WELCOME TO CROC COUNTRY… A trek to the northern region of Queensland (Cairns and vicinity)
A trip to Northern Queensland, and some first glimpses of the Great Barrier Reef area – June 2015 In late April 2015 we planned a rather impromptu early June trip to Northern Queensland and to the Great Barrier Reef area. As the time for the departure approached, we realized that the weather was most likely […]
A History of Byron Bay…
AND SO THE LOVE AFFAIR BEGINS… Return to Byron Bay ~ April 2015 Since we have fallen in love with this area, it would be a first pick whenever we return to Australia to visit years from now, and definitely (thus far) a first pick for permanent property if we kept our minds and hearts […]
No Place Like Home
It has been such an incredible whirlwind of events leading up to our move to Australia that its hard to know where to start. I guess the best way to begin is with impressions of leaving our home in Houston, the wonderful state of Texas and all of the US behind. We won’t go into […]
Scenes from a mall (and other first sights in Brisbane!)
First sights and impressions – Queens Street Mall area where our Hilton was located – quite impressive, and a great place to people watch! Brisbane Hilton Lobby – our home for the next 5 days- the back entrance exits right onto the Queen Street Mall Wiki information: The Queen Street Mall is a pedestrian […]
Off to Brisbane! Or so we thought…
We’re off! Not an auspicious start, but one most Americans who travel often are used to by now unfortunately… YET ANOTHER CANCELLED FLIGHT! All packed? Check. House secured for vacation? Check. Work schedules cleared up? Check. Kids have house and pet instructions? Check. Emergency numbers and notices delivered? Check. Valium for […]
X Marks the Spot!
So… how does one begin to write about a journey halfway across the world that began rather surreptitiously via a little check box on your annual employee evaluation about what you want to be when you grow up? I guess you can say that’s how this all got started- a willingness to travel and share […]