Our last couple days in Tassie were in Hobart. One of these was our Anniversary (#27). It has been something of a tradition, on our anniversary, to do several things: To enjoy it in a faraway place To wish friend…
Author: Dan Harris
Getting our “Quirk” On
After a few days in most places, the “quirk” comes out. In the old days (aka the 60’s, or Haight Asbury today) this might be called letting the Freak Flag fly. Or maybe the “Quirk” is always there but we…
Seafood, Roadkill and the Brotherhood of Broken Buses
Our last several days in Tassie included quite a bit more travel. Not especially far, because Tassie is not that big. Just travel in the sense that after a day of wandering, we stopped at new places instead of returning…
Wandering Around the End of the World
Quite a powerful storm system went thru Tasmania. It was predicted, and we adjusted our hiking trip to Cradle Mountain accordingly. Good thing, too. We learned from some backpackers as we hiked that the Snow Line was expected at 1,300…
Tasmania – Far-and-Away-Fascinating
Thot for the Day (Click Here) We have a bit of a quandry as we make our way to Tasmania. We have been told many times that “2 weeks is plenty” for touring and experiencing. Thus, we organized our visit…
Melbourne Wind-up
We met friends/Stalkers Nancy and Sid shortly after they arrived at their hotel. Our mission was to help them stay awake until early evening on their first day here because crashing once and solidly helps mitigate jetlag’s effect on subsequent…
Do You Believe in Coincidence?
In a previous post, I may have disclosed that we are being stalked down-under by friends from Magnolia Street in Chicago. Nancy and Syd “just happen” to be in Melbourne and then in Tasmania at the same cosmic moment(s) as…
Onwards and Downwards
We chose the inland route to travel to Melbourne, which brought us to a delightful little town recommended by both hosts…Beechworth. Not much here, really, other than everything one needs. A Brewery with excellent Pizza. A homemade Ice cream AND…
Almost not a Tourist…
As we continue our stay in Sydney, we are starting to do things that you might not get to if you had only the “usual” time available – it’s what’s great about “retired” travel vs. vacation travel. For example, we…
Kiwification
Can’t Escape Politics (Click Here) As mentioned previously, we cannot be on a “vacation” since we are not working. This is just our life, now. SO, “Kiwification” should not be confused with “Kiwi Vacation.” Instead it concerns how we are…