Cape Otway is a short (in Australian terms) 4 hour drive from where I grew up yet I’ve only ever visited it once, when I was far to young to ever really appreciate it. Sure the winding roads of the Great Ocean Road were fun back then but never would I have stopped to marvel at just how great a job mother nature had done in this little part of […]
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Anzac Day at Gallipoli, Turkey
Anzac Day… one of the most solemn days for any Australian or New Zealander as we stop to remember our fallen soldiers at Gallipoli in Turkey during the First World War. The battle at Gallipoli lasted some 8 months between the Anzacs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) and the Turkish Ottoman’s who were allied with Germany at the time. On just the Australian side over 8000 lives were lost […]
My First Visit To America – South Beach Living
There is a lot to say about my visit to America but it’s always best to start at the beginning. So here I am having arrived in Miami flying first class with Virgin Atlantic and heading to South Beach in Miami riding on the wheels of a sweet sweet Mustang. Passing street signs, roads and shops all with that typical American look to them was a weird feeling, as if […]
Summer in Vienna
Summer in Vienna I hear you say, but isn’t it a winter destination? There is much to be said about Vienna and all of Austria for that matter as being the winter destination of Europe. To say Vienna is just for winter however is to sell the city short as it sports a pretty rocking summer lineup that shouldn’t be missed by anyone. I have to admit that Vienna had […]
My First Visit To America
I’ve watched TV shows and movies coming out of America ever since I was born. With that kind of allure to a country started so young it stood to reason that at some time in my travels I was going to plan a visit to America to see if what I’d seen could hold a bar to the real thing. So how does one undertake their first trip to America […]
Is Returning Home All That Bad
Returning home after having travelled or lived abroad is often looked upon as a horrible thing by many a would be expat. After all you’ve seen the world, tasted new foods and possibly grown as an individual. How can returning home ever work with your new attitude to life? In a way this post answers one I wrote back in late 2009 before I’d left to travel about Casterton, my […]