When you think of Australia, the first places to come to mind are the most well known, like Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Ayres Rock. There’s no doubt that Australia [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Dave Kerwin about his recent trip to Northern Queensland. Dave recommends 2 main stops on your trip: the Atherton Tablelands, Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier [...]

Christmas is a time for family, eating, drinking and generally being merry; so my first Christmas in Australia with no family and new friends was one of mixed feelings. I had left [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Alix (of Alix and Jace’s Amazing Adventure) about her hometown of Sydney Australia. Alix has many ideas about fun things to do in Sydney so you don’t [...]

The Three Sisters rock formation in the Blue Mountains of Australia is well-known. Near Katoomba in New South Wales, you can take pictures of the rocks but taking the funicular down into [...]

Being an expat as an American in the land down under is not really a challenge when you consider all the other possibilities in the world. Yet, like transplanting yourself in any [...]

One of the most memorable demonstrations at the Cairns Tropical Zoo in Queensland, Australia was the trainer who would walk around the enclosure with the crocodiles and alligators as if he did [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Andy Dye about his adopted hometown of Melbourne Australia. Andy grew up in England but fell in love with Melbourne. Sure the weather was better but Andy [...]

I just got word that my Uncle Bob in Australia died today. This picture is from our trip to Australia where we went at part to see my uncle. It was a [...]

While this is not a great photograph, it is one of the better stories from our visit to the Cairns Tropical Zoo in Queensland. We walked into the kangaroo enclosure with our [...]