Monthly Archives: March 2015

Australia Animalia – February 2015

Posted on March 8, 2015 by noconbach

Our first Australian animal sighting was a bird, an ibis. Since this one was new to us after seeing scarlet ibises in the US, we chased the birds through Sydney’s Royal Botanic Park to get pictures. Meanwhile, when we asked … Continue reading →

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What’s north of Sydney? Wine! – February 2015

Posted on March 8, 2015 by noconbach

We’ve been to the northern and southern parts of eastern Australia before, but everything in between is vast unexplored territory for us. Our first stop is wine country, of course. The Hunter Valley in New South Wales is renowned for … Continue reading →

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Sydney and its Harbour – February 2015

Posted on March 1, 2015 by noconbach

Welcome to Port Jackson. That’s the actual name of Sydney Harbour. Who knew? It was given the name around 1770 by Captain Cook, the same navigator who explored Hawaii and New Zealand. Welcoming us to Sydney was none other than Olivia Newton-John. … Continue reading →

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