In April of 1993 I spent a month in Australia, a couple of weeks with friends on the east coast, and then I took the train from Adelaide to Perth to visit friends I’d met on my trip to Scandinavia …
Category: Australia & Oceania
Maui’s Magic Mountain And More
Follow a winding, two-lane mountain road up, up, up through forests, fields and clouds to reach the top of Haleakala Volcano, Maui’s “House of the Sun.” At 10,000-feet, the cool air seems fresher as clouds drift by, mountain peaks from …
No Worries In the Other Land Down Under by Linda Ballou
In New Zealand, a country that embraces tourism like no other, the outdoor loving Kiwis have made nature’s treasures accessible to all. A network of trails from mild to wild, are well marked and maintained by the Department of Conservation. …
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Tiritiri Matangi – For the Birds by Linda Ballou
Spray splashed over the bow of our ferry chugging across the wind-tossed Hauraki Gulf to Tiritiri Mitangi Island in New Zealand. The white tower of the landmark lighthouse built in 1894 atop the island still gives warning to ships sailing …
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Travel Adventures in Tropical Marianas Island of Guam by Cindy Doan
You’re invited to join me for a morning jog… Just be prepared for a possible attack from above! Actually, possible attack from above, from below, from the right, from the left, and especially from the rear. It’s a bird; it’s …
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Safari By Land and Sea and Air by Nell Raun-Linde”
Kookaburras, Koalas and Kangaroos. Wombats, echidnas and Tasmanian Devils. These “down-under” animals live in a forested hillside called the Taranga Zoo, which promises an exciting, Australian-style safari. The zoo lies across the harbor from Sydney, Australia, a fifteen-minute get acquainted …
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