As I mentioned in my last post, Cairns is located where all major Aussie cities are found: Adjacent to their … Continue reading Cairns’ Rain Forest

We flew from the local airport at Ayers Rock Resort to the city of Cairns in North Queensland. It was … Continue reading Cairns and our Next-Tree Neighbors

The Aboriginal Tribes of Central Australia call it Uluru.   While the name itself has no particular meaning in Aboriginal … Continue reading Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

While the Aboriginal tribes have changed the name to Uluru, the name of the cluster of hotels and tourism services … Continue reading The Road to Ayer’s Rock

The Northwest Territory is a very large state that stretches from the center of the country to the Northern shorelines. … Continue reading Alice Springs School of the Air

This is a question that is really up for grabs.  The Aboriginals gave title to the majority of the land, … Continue reading Who Really Owns the Outback??

Alice Springs is a little more than two hours north by plane from Adelaide. The town has about 20,000 residents … Continue reading Alice Springs

Leaving Melbourne, we flew about an hour west to the city of Adelaide. Adelaide is the capital of the state … Continue reading Adelaide and the Barossa Valley

I’m using this entry to close our visit to Melbourne, Australia.  I’ll jump to our conclusion and then follow up … Continue reading Melbourne Vignettes

These alley ways and their paintings have received very mixed acclaim and acceptance. Some civic officials hate them and have … Continue reading Melbourne’s Street Art