Remaining Australia and Home

 Meanderings Abroad  2 Responses »
Mar 082024
 

Well, the remaining six days of Australia were full of more adventure. I’ll try to do a short sum up here and then later prepare another post on the whole trip.

Adelaide
We were mostly here to see P!NK in concert. During the planning of our trip, we knew that we wanted to see the city, if for no other reason than it is the capital of South Australia and we were about seeing the highlights of the country. So, we adjusted our route to hit the concert.

The concert was great! Funnily enough, though, that wasn’t the real highlight of the trip! While we were on the Uluru and Kata Tjuta tour, we had a chat with some other ladies in the group over dinner. They mentioned seeing koalas in the “wild” on a hike outside of town. Well, that decided it for us.

After seeing six in various stages of sleep or walking, we were content with our visit to the south. There was other wildlife as well to make it fun. We also did a wine tour in the Barossa Valley on one of the days along with meeting an old friend of M’s from his hometown. So, it was an excellent stop that might have been just mediocre.

Cairns
What is a tour of Australia without a visit to the Cairns? It’s the more common place to go to see the Great Barrier Reef. While the town itself is a little run down, no thanks to COVID, it has the usual beachside charm expected of such places.

Of course, it did not disappoint with sea life views and sea sickness! I’m very glad that we did the snorkel boat tour, though I fully appreciated land again upon our return.

Sydney
Our trip ended back in Sydney where we did a bit of shopping and relaxing before our long journey home.

Oh yeah, and I added to my tattoo with a little commemoration of our trip. 😁

So, we are now home. It’s a bit of recovery mode around here, but it was an amazing time and now it is nice to be home again.

~T 🔥🐉♋️

Australia 14/20 Days

 Meanderings Abroad  1 Response »
Feb 272024
 

We are now two full weeks in. This means just a week left, but still so much to do and see.

Even since the weekend, we have done quite a bit. From Alice Springs, we headed to Darwin which is popular for seeing the crocodiles. Obviously, we made sure that we did a tour.

It was great fun. We also did a hike in the Litchfield National Park, which was very hot, but also worth the visit.

Cascades, Lorikeet, Florence falls, and Cathedral termite tower

Now, we are in Adelaide. More updates on our activities here later!

~T 🔥🐉♋️

Australia Week 1.5

 Meanderings Abroad  4 Responses »
Feb 232024
 

It’s definitely a lot warmer here in Australia than in Italy at the moment. Luckily, the sightseeing has been so enjoyable that it has made the temperatures bearable.

We had a lovely time in Byron Bay after a rather challenging night in Brisbane. We stayed in an area near the airport, which I wouldn’t recommend. It also encouraged us to adjust our schedule a bit to stay longer in Byron Bay rather than rushing back to the city.

It was fortuitous that we did so as M and D got to meet up with a cousin neither had seen, or perhaps met, for years. It was, of course, my first time to meet them as well. So, it was a nice family catchup visit along with the chill vibe of a beach life.

Upon our return to Brisbane, we stayed in a different area at a nicer hotel. Although two nights would have been OK, one was sufficient in giving us a taste of the city and appreciating the luxurious conveniences of life before heading to the middle of the country.

Then, it was off to Alice Springs where we spent two nights. The first full day was a long bus tour out to Uluru (previously known as Ayer’s Rock) and The Olgas, or Kata Tjuṯa. It was worth the long day of travel to see this amazing natural wonder and to learn a bit more of the history, culture of the original people of Australia.

We are now in Darwin – updates on that and our next moves after the weekend.

By the way, click on the pics for the link to our Instagram account where more pics can be seen. Eventually, I’ll try to put together a full Australia tour summary post when we get back home.

~T 🔥🐉♋️

Back in Oz

 Meanderings Abroad  No Responses »
Feb 162024
 

It’s not actually Australia Day, but it was the only image available that worked for the theme. 😜

As our second visit, it is nice to be back. This time, though, we are going to be seeing more of the country than before. It will actually be a busy tour, but that is part of the fun – in my opinion. After the length of the travel to get here (about 36 hours door to door and then having to wait three hours to check in to our hotel room), I am not sure how eager we will be to come again. Of course, if there is a reason, we never really say no to traveling. 😅

Anyway, the first day was just arriving, waiting for our room, and trying to adjust to the new time zone. We did manage to go for a lovely dinner with D and her friend R. Easy and stress-free is the way to be!

Yesterday was Day 2/20 and so went in to the Sydney Opera House area (Circular Quay) where we had a little wander around.

It was a chill day as we were basically just waiting to get our flight out to Brisbane, where we will be heading to Byron Bay for a couple of days and then back to Brisbane for another day or so.

So…not much to add for now, but will try to share a bit here and there as we go along.

~T 🔥🐉♋️

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