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

Today, we tried something new… Mrs Bear found an international company that subcontracts guides for personal tours. We set it … Continue reading Melbourne, City Tour

Melbourne, Australia has an oceanic bay to its south. The city actually lies on the banks of a river, above … Continue reading Melbourne’s Great Ocean Road

We woke up for our first full day in Melbourne, one of Australia’s two best known cities, along with Sydney. … Continue reading Melbourne, Australia