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…
Author: Dan Harris
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…
Full-Monty Kiwi Hospitality
Not a lot to be done in Matarangi…which is perfect! Festivities began with a swim in the ocean – repeated each day. As you might imagine, Cocktail Hour is more than one hour, and more than a little critical to…
Radio Harris is Back on the Air!
We hope you have enjoyed your little “vacation” from our missives… After a couple of weeks in Chicago, during which we spent altogether too much time with dentists and not enough time with friends, we departed for our Down-under adventure.…
To Vegas…”Winter” Wonderland!
Our stay in the bay area included lots of fun stuff. These last couple of Santa Cruz Pics wrap up that phase of our adventure. On the way out of town, we discovered (and therefore acquired t-shirts reflecting) for SURE…