Category Archives: Australia

Blog posts for Australia and its cities and locations

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OMG…School Holidays in Sydney!

I’ve gotten into a bad habit in Sydney – doing the same thing each time I visit for anything other than work. This time I’ve decided to play tourist to get out of the rut. […]

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Arctic 2013

Here we go… the start of Arctic 2013 – a series of blog entries documenting my travels from Melbourne to Sydney, Sydney to Paris, Paris to Oslo,  an expedition to the Arctic lands of Norway, […]

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Photobook – EPIC 2012

8 months after I’ve arrived home from Epic 2012, I’ve finally finished the photobook (click the hyperlink) from that trip…a whopping 200 A3 pages. Then again,  I did cover a lot of ground – Melbourne to […]

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Sydney to Calama

Strong tail winds over the Pacific Ocean between Sydney and Santiago reduce the flight time by at least an hour. Very quick flight to Auckland of 2 hours 35 minutes, and 10 hours from Auckland […]

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The Queen in Sydney, Australia

Today is a day in Sydney waiting for tomorrow’s flight to Santiago, Chile, for the start of an epic journey that includes the Atacama Desert, a repositioning expedition of the National Geographic Explorer from Ushuaia, […]

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Sydney, baggage still in Melbourne!

Not an auspicious start to this trip. After yesterday’s breakdown of the baggage conveyor belt system at the Qantas terminal in Melbourne airport, it’s now Monday morning with no bags. Go shopping for the basics […]