AUSTRALIA: Melbourne – Coffee Capital of the World
After a long day of travel, I arrived at my very comfortable hostel. Flinders Backpackers is a large but personal hostel with very nice private accommodations for a good price right in the middle of Melbourne. I recommend that anybody take the free walking tour on the first day to get the lay of the […]
AUSTRALIA: Sydney
After a cancelled flight the day before, I finally made it to Sydney. I was thoroughly pleased to find a Jazz trio playing outside the pub connected to my hotel. The Lord Wolseley is a cozy hotel with a great restaurant in a nice quiet neighborhood. REDY2GO – This is cheapest and easiest way to […]
AUSTRALIA: Cairns – Gateway To The Great Barrier Reef
One of the worst environmental disasters of 2016 was the devastating bleaching event in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. It affected almost 93% of the reef system with a die off of almost one quarter of the coral. 2017’s back to back elevated temperatures created another bleaching event which raised the total amount of dead coral […]
JAPAN: Kyoto – Peaceful? Not Really! – Rainy? Yes!
I blew into Kyoto after dragging my heavy gear through the Tokyo metro, and then finally onto the bullet train that would deliver me to Kyoto. A quick taxi ride brought me to my hotel for the next nine days. The thing that surprised me is that I expected a peaceful backwater out in the […]
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