Canberra is the capital of Australia and is set inland from the country’s southeast coast. It was chosen as the capital in 1908 as a compromise between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne and is located in the Australian Capital Territory. We decided to spend one whirlwind day here to visit the Parliament House (make…Continue reading Australia – Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)
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New Zealand – Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, Taranaki
Our Interislander ferry crossing was originally scheduled for 13 July but a few days prior to our departure, we received an ominous warning that all ferry crossings would be cancelled due to a massive winter storm. Since making Interislander ferry changes was free, so we decided to err on the side of caution and depart…Continue reading New Zealand – Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, Taranaki
Namibia
Wonderful Namibia, how we love thee! We’ve had a marvelous time in tourist friendly Namibia, indulging in several adrenaline based sports such as quad biking, sand boarding, skydiving, and hiking. In four weeks, we visited Ruacana Falls (magnificent waterfall straddling the border to Angola), Opuwo (a great base to see Himba tribes), Etosha National Park…Continue reading Namibia
Greece – Athens
In September 2007, we booked a two week EasyCruise trip that departed from Athen’s Marina Zea in Piraeus. While we were on board for 14 days, the cruise ship did a series of loops: Athens, Mykonos, Paros, Sifnos, (return to Athens to drop off/pick up or sightsee), Poros, Spetses, (Athens again), Milos, Ios, Amorgos, Naxos,…Continue reading Greece – Athens