I traveled to Australia with a boyfriend and returned home without one. They say traveling with your significant other can be a true test of a relationship. In our case, this proved true. We arrived in Queensland, Australia…
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“OMG SPIDER” The untrained eyes become wary of anything that crawls, slithers or swims with that “everything can kill you in Australia” mentality. Because suddenly every spider scurries like a Funnel Web, any reptile/amphibian coils like a brown snake…
There’s something fishy about Hamilton Island. And no, I’m not trying to be punny or facetious since it is, well, an island that naturally has an abundance of fish. Sometimes I do my research about a place SO WELL before…
There’s no denying the power of a place with a view. There’s no denying the power of a place with a view that you have to put forth a little effort to see it. Such was the case with a…
Koalas. Those cute, fuzzy, gray marsupials with noses like big mushrooms and mobility like a drunk baby. It’s criminal to travel all the way down under and not hug this iconic Australian animal. There are only two states in…
In all my education, I can’t admit to ever definitively learning about Australian history or aboriginal culture. But the history I heard during my time down under was a familiar story, like déjà vu from my American history classes…
Few words rhyme with my name. Panda. Propaganda. Memoranda. Now I can add Kuranda to the list. A town in Tropical North Queensland, a visit to Kuranda welcomed a slower-paced day of moderate activity. Everyone’s adventurous spirit needs a…
Eric & I relaxed at the Kewarra Beach Resort & Spa (Kewarra) in the month of May (autumn, in Australia) as our accommodation for our visit to tropical north Queensland. We stayed in the 1 room Pandanus Bungalow hidden…
My mom works at an elementary school. Five days per week she beholds the innocence of children – their laughs, their curiosities, and their bewilderment of new objects and experiences.Mom recently told me about a child who needed to…
We hopped off the charter bus into the cool, dark rainforest in the Mowbray Valley near Port Douglas. Lit torches lined a dirt path, weaving through the trees to a clearing where others gathered. Clusters of people chatted…