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The captain of the Orion was correct. Getting up to see our entrance into Sydney Harbor was worth it, especially […]

Newcastle was, and still is, a coal town. Coal was used by aboriginal people for thousands of years. Soldiers taking

XToday, our last day on the Orion, we toured a coal and surfing town, a wannabe tourist town, called Newcastle.

Can you imagine traveling around the world to see a Komodo Dragon and then zipping out, not seeing a single

When we travel to a distant place, viewing native flora and fauna is always a checkbox item. For Australia, we’ve

We were scheduled for a repeat snorkeling session just like the one day-before-yesterday. Thankfully, Judy figured out that it would

Jon and I went separate places.  His tour was more demanding than I wanted.  Jon thought I was going to

Today was a divide and conquer day. I went to the rain forest and Judy went to the zoo to

I hate it when people ask me, “What was the highlight of our trip?” For me, it’s the totality of

“Can we swim at the Thursday Island beach?” asked one of the guests. “No. If the crocodiles don’t get you

For 50 years, Judy and I have had turkey for Thanksgiving. We remember days with our parents and siblings, our