Previously I posted about the Hudson River Illustrations that my in-laws gifted me this Spring. Today it’s all about the birds. Every time I have visited Australia I have marveled at the wildlife, particularly the birds. Having been raised in Upstate NY in the 80’s the most exotic bird we encountered in our backyard was […]
Category: Australia
ANZUS Brekky
Last Saturday was Australia Day, the National Day of Australia, my unofficial second home. To belatedly celebrate that day I today ate my ANZUS Brekky of “Tony Tran” Bread with margarine and Vegemite along with a mug of Macona coffee.
WAYBAC Whensday: Healesville Sanctuary
Sherman, set the WABAC Machine to the late September 2011 in Healsville Victoria Australia. Today we are going to visit the Healesville Santuary! Healesville from Traveler Bill on Vimeo. Sonny Boy (Al Jolson) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Whenever Traveler Nell and I visit her homeland of Australia we try to balance time with her friends […]
Around BK: TWC and the Rifi Gallery
Last weekend I was pressed into service to return Traveler Nell’s cable converter. Opting for the 5th Ave Brooklyn location I had a delightful time. As I hustled my way back to the R train the Rifi Gallery caught my eye. I was not in any real hurry other than to get back to Traveler […]
ANZAC day 2012.
Two years ago on April 25 I woke up at 5:00 or so; and with my in-laws headed into the heart of Melbourne for the ANZAC Day dawn service. Together with tens of thousands of similar minded people we gathered at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance to pay homage to the brave lads that traveled halfway […]
Traveler Bill’s Biggest Fans
For Immediate Release Traveler Bill Industries Dateline: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Traveler Bill Industries is pleased to announce that, for the first time in three years, a Travel Log Project is being undertaken. Last week Traveler Bill sent his Director of IT Traveler Nell to her hometown of Melbourne to accompany Traveler Bill Industries newest employee […]
First Post From The Antipodes
I am in the guest room of Traveler Nell’s parents house in a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Wide awake at 4:00AM, I’ve been up for the since 12:30 AM (after sleeping 4½ hours. I am spent the past hour in a half cursing my Circadian rhythm and Foxtel for opting to show the Seattle/Texas […]