Rough Cuts: Australia
Watch some rough video from Australia as I explore Melbourne, Sydney, Mount Buller, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Cairns, Port Douglas and the Great Barrier Reef.
Last Day Down Under
Saturday – July 18, 2009 – Reluctantly today, we had to say goodbye to Australia. Jeff and I had to get up early around 5 a.m., so we grabbed our luggage to head down to the Circular Quay train station. For $AUD 15.20, we bought tickets on the […]
Exploring Sydney from Harbor to Sea
Friday – July 17, 2009 – Today was our last full day in Australia. We wanted to make it a full day, so we set out on a bus tour of Sydney. Jeff and I walked down the street from the Marriott to the Circular Quay transit station. […]
Touring the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor
Thursday – July 16, 2009 – Jeff and I slept a little late today, but we were looking forward to our first whole day in Sydney. Outside our window, Sydney Harbour looked marvelous on a cool summer day. We walked down to the Sydney Opera House and had […]
Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Wednesday – July 15, 2009 – This was sadly our last morning in beautiful Queensland. Jeff and I woke up and packed up our things for our last destination: Sydney. After taking our transfer to the airport, we said goodbye to the palm trees and tropical beaches of […]
Cairns to Kuranda
Tuesday – July 14, 2009 – This morning, Jeff and I checked out of the Hotel Stella in Port Douglas. Our hotel transfer drove us along the scenic and winding northern Queensland coast back to Cairns. The tropical and rugged Queensland coast looks a bit like the northern […]
The Daintree and Cassowary Sightings in Northern Queensland
Monday – July 13, 2009 – After touring the Great Barrier Reef yesterday, Jeff and I booked a tour to see upper parts of the northwest coast of Queensland. Our all-day microbus from Port Douglas took us first to a crocodile farm on the Daintree River. We rode on […]
A Great Barrier Reef Adventure
Sunday – July 12, 2009 – Today Jeff and I woke up stoked for some epic snorkeling. Afterall, we were going to see one of the natural wonders of the world! We booked a tour with Haba charters on our journey to see the Great Barrier Reef. At […]
Heading to Queensland
Saturday – July 11, 2009 – Today was our last day in Central Australia, but we had one thing left to do after breakfast. We went to the camel stables for an express camel ride. Jeff and I mounted the same camel where we were guided around a […]
Visiting Kings Canyon in Central Australia
Friday – July 10, 2009 – This morning Jeff and I had an early tour because of the high temperatures in Central Australia, which are even hot during the Australian winter. We woke up about 3:30 a.m. for our AAT Kings tour that picked us up around 4 […]
Uluru Sunrise and a Visit to Kata Tjuta
Thursday – July 9, 2009 – We thought this morning might be the highlight of our visit to Central Australia. Jeff and I woke up early for a sunrise tour of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock. It was going to be an epic day! About 90 minutes […]
Eternal Central Australia
Wednesday – July 8, 2009 – After a wonderful visit to Melbourne, my brother Jeff and I woke up this morning for our flight to central Australia’s Northern Territory. We walked to the Flinders Street bus station where we took the SkyBus back to the Melbourne Airport. After going […]
Skiing in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
Tuesday – July 7, 2009 – Today was our first full day in Australia. Jeff and I woke up fairly early to do something completely unique: skiing down under! We decided to take a ski trip into the Snowy Mountain range of northeastern Victoria. We walked down to […]
First Day in Australia
Monday – July 6, 2009 – After our flight left LAX on Saturday night, we had to fly for 15 hours to Sydney. Our Delta flight was nice. We noticed that as Delta started to invest more heavily in international flights, their service was markedly better on their international […]
Heading Down Under on the Fourth of July
Saturday – July 4, 2009 – What kind of Americans are we? It’s the Fourth of July and we are leaving the country without celebrating the Fourth! This afternoon, Mom and Dad drove Jeff and me to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Jeff and I had lunch at […]
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