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Category Archive: Australia

The Wildlife and Saltwater Crocodiles of Kakadu National Park

The number one thing on my Kakadu to-do list was to see a saltwater crocodile in the wild, the largest living reptiles in the world. Considering the wild croc population in the Northern Territory is now at an almost one-to-one […]

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5 Highlights From Darwin’s Crocosaurus Cove

With a couple of hours to spare in Darwin, we knew exactly what we wanted to do and that was to visit Crocosaurus Cove. Croc Cove is known as “Darwin’s Ultimate Urban Wildlife Experience” and gives visitors an up-close and […]

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Video: 2013 Jabiru Mahbilil Festival

Our recent visit to the Northern Territory coincided with the annual Jabiru Mahbilil Festival, a one-day celebration of cultural diversity and community. We only spent a little bit of time there during the day but there were plenty of family […]

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Sydney’s Taronga Zoo

The second thing on our Sydney Wishlist was to go to Taronga Zoo, a zoo that we’ve surprisingly never been to before. On our most recent visit to Sydney, we were determined to rectify this and set off for the zoo early […]

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A Spontaneous Travel Weekend With Groupon

If you’re in a situation like the two of us with no upcoming travel plans, sometimes you can feel a little stuck. There are many ways to survive when you’re not traveling but nothing comes close to the thrill of actually […]

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The Bondi Surf Experience

A stop at Sydney’s world-famous Bondi Beach is on most visitors itineraries and whether sunbathing, swimming or simply people watching is your thing, doing it on the pristine sands of Australia’s most popular beach is about as good as it […]

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Kayaking Sydney Harbour

Back in early 2012, we discovered that kayaking was a fantastic way to discover a new city when the two of us paddled around Hobart. But the opportunity to paddle around the world-famous Sydney Harbour, including going directly under the […]

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Our Sydney Wishlist

Settling back into normal day-to-day life comes with the constant urge to ditch the job and apartment all over again to travel the world for a second time. Unfortunately circumstances and financial resources aren’t in our favor so we need […]

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