Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
One of the loveliest things about Mendocino is the natural beauty. It’s an artsy little town on a spectacular and relatively undeveloped stretch of coast. It’s about five hours’ drive from San Francisco if you take the short way, up Highway 101 and then cutting through the Anderson Valley. You could also take scenic Highway [...]
We did several hikes in Death Valley, but my favourite by far was Golden Canyon. We started at the Zabriskie Point look-out with stunning views over the canyon and down towards the Badwater salt flats. There were three options – we could hang out at the lookout and then take the bus to the other end [...]
If you are in Sydney and have the opportunity before next Saturday then get ye to Paddington to see the Murray Fredericks’ Salt exhibition at the Australian Centre for Photography. It is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Fredericks camped solo for weeks on end at Lake Eyre, the vast salt [...]
We left San Francisco in the evening and arrived in Death Valley at dawn. It was a thrill to be in the desert after the night’s journey – and a relief to be able to stretch my legs. (The seats on the Green Tortoise bus convert to beds but I was still feeling pretty crunchy). [...]
When Woody Guthrie sang of redwood forests and diamond deserts in “This Land is Your Land”, his lyrics suggested his roaming and rambling was entirely on foot. But the reality is that the United States is so vast and diverse that these days, motorised transport of some kind is needed for serious exploration. When I first moved [...]
Sunday was Mother’s Day in Australia and my first one as a mother. My twins were born exactly three months earlier. They are obviously very advanced babies because they brought me breakfast in bed – scrambled eggs on toast with coffee – and gave me money to treat myself to a massage. Clever babies! Being [...]
This is a guest post by Steven Lang, award-winning author of novels such as An Accidental Terrorist and 88 Lines About 44 Women. Steven’s website is www.stevenlang.com.au and his blog is Unexpected Consequences. My friend Ross and I spent four days walking on the Great Ocean Walk in Victoria last month, starting from just south of [...]
North Coast of NSW, Australia; August 2006 My mother lives in the Australian bush on a property on the North Coast of New South Wales, about half way between Sydney and Brisbane. She is a wildlife rescue volunteer and as a result often takes care of baby wallabies. Wallabies are related to kangaroos but smaller [...]
How a crackdown on illegal immigrants would affect all foreigners and could hurt the state’s biggest industry. What the hell is Florida thinking? Seriously! Tourism is Florida’s biggest industry, injecting $65 billion into the state’s economy every year. Sixty-five BILLION dollars. And over a MILLION jobs. Yet the state could be about to jeopardise all [...]
New York City; June 2010 I promised that I would have some animal-themed posts from my trip to New York City and I don’t plan to disappoint. So far I’ve shared photos of gorillas from Bronx Zoo, now it’s time for some bear action. Central Park is full of fun statues. Earlier in the day [...]
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