Category: Nature and Wildlife

• My Arrival to Emerald City

  On the past weekend, I am able to partake in my final Australian, end-of-week Melbourne removal. I make my way up to northern Queensland, to a town north of the Brisbane floods, Cairns (pronounced /ˈkɛə(r)nz). There is not much happening in this small, though rapidly expanding, coastal town that actually reminds me of some of…

  Globechadder

  18.01.2011

  Nature and Wildlife

  Australia, Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean, Queensland

• Katoomba and the Caves

  This weekend, I made an excuse to once more leave Melbourne this time by escaping north to the mountainous suburbs of Sydney, further than we Atlantans would even recognize as OTP (Outside the Perimeter). Arriving in Sydney’s Central Station, I changed over to a train that would take me two hours outside of the city…

  Globechadder

  11.01.2011

  Nature and Wildlife

  Blue Mountains, Cave, Jenolan Caves, Katoomba, Katoomba New South Wales, New South Wales, Sydney

• Tasmania: Launceston

  I am at the office on the Friday before my last weekend in Oz and I excited that I am fulfilling one of my initial goals: I am leaving for Tasmania today. After printing out the bus pass for travel to the airport, I write down my itinerary on the back of the pass for…

  Globechadder

  11.12.2010

  Nature and Wildlife, Travel

  Cradle Mountain, Dove Lake, Launceston, Tasmania

• Phillip Island and Wilsons Promontory

  It is another weekend and this one is slated for rain. Melbourne is expected to get one month’s worth of rain over this weekend. Luckily I have a two days of outdoor activities planned; Karma and Mother Nature would have it no other way. This weekend also kicks off the beginning races of the Melbourne Cup. The local…

  Globechadder

  01.11.2010

  Nature and Wildlife

  Australia, Beach, Hiking, Mother Nature, Mountains, Oceania, Recreation, Victoria, Wildlife