All good things come to an end. The car was turned around for home and it was a long road pointed towards Rutherglen. We wanted to get there in a da…

Lord Rayleigh was the first person to explain why the sky is blue.  How blue exactly, are the Blue Mountains? It depends on where you are. In G…

Fog shrouded every valley and turn in the morning. We were headed for the city of Wollongong. As far as I know, the third largest city in New …

Once impassable, a railway line now snakes above the valleys of the wild mountains. In this wilderness, it is still possible to walk in places that…

There is something romantic about going back in time. The Rocks, is the oldest part of Sydney and is home to the oldest building in Australia. Cadman…

Bondi Beach and Botany Bay Ali's car is a dusty looking commodore, and was packed to the brim with our camping equipment. Mattresses, pillows and fo…

Seeing something for the first time is always special. Seeing something that you have seen a thousand times is even more special. Postcards, televis…

Going to the zoo in Sydney is certainly a fun day out! Taronga Zoo sits on a hill on the opposite side of the harbour to Circular Quay, and the ferry…

Capital country, the Riverina and the Murray. I don't know why, but if you drive for a few hundred kilometres in any direction in Australia, you wil…

Sydney or Melbourne? There comes a time when every Victorian must cross into the promised lands of New South Wales. These two states of Australia s…

So, what didn't you know about Sydney?1. The 'sails' of the Sydney Opera House are covered in bathroom tiles.2. There is no such thing as a pot in Ne…

Country Link train from Melbourne to town of Rutherglen: The XPT line that passes my usual stop at Wangaratta actually travels all the way from Me…