Sitting on a 17-hour flight I felt like an ungrateful child. I had the opportunity to take an amazing trip halfway around the world. UK office blocks are full to the dropped-ceilings with dreams of Down Under. Australia had just never been on The List. My husband and I were visiting friends who had fallen in love with Sydney and emigrated. I assumed it would be very similar to the UK, and when we landed, it was. Everything is in English, … [Read more...]
Vanessa Pirotta, Whale Researcher
I first stumbled across Vanessa Pirotta's fascinating work involving whales through Twitter. She is an Australian based wild life conservationist working with cetaceans (a word that refers to whales, dolphins and porpoises). Her investigative work has led her to locations around the world collecting various data. She is most known for her research in collecting whale snot through the use of a customized collection system carried by drones. She is … [Read more...]
Budget Things To Do In Sydney, Australia
Sydney is a city people save up to see, and spend years waiting for the opportunity. With great culture and beautiful scenery, it's no wonder why Sydney is so popular. However, it's also a large city that can be daunting to visit if you haven't planned on how to save for the trip or how to budget for the expense that Sydney can bring. No matter how long you're staying, however, you can enjoy a wonderful time in Sydney on a budget by enjoying … [Read more...]
5 Australian Road Trips That Guarantee An Adventure
Wide, open roads, perfect weather, and gorgeous landscapes come together to make Australia the perfect destination for a road trip. There’s a reason tourists and foreigners prefer touring this country on four wheels. Once you grab a car and set off on the road, it just feels like the country was meant to be explored this way. Here are the five most adventurous road trips you can take down under. Tasmanian Loop Tasmania is a small … [Read more...]
From Gourmet Eating to Fishing for Gourmet Lobsters – Cape Breton’s Seafood Bounty
By Habeeb Salloum and Muna Salloum ----------- We were excited and so were our stomachs as we headed out for a three-day tour of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia’s paradise isle. Leaving our immaculate 4-star hotel, Sydney’s Hampton Inn, we made our way through Cape Breton’s green coastline to Indian Brooks. The scene before us was breathtaking. We continued and a few kilometers later, reached the panoramic Lookout of St. Ann’s with seven more … [Read more...]
Ian Cumming, Entrepreneur & Founder Travel Massive
I have attended select Travel Massive events in Los Angeles for several years now (Los Angeles has a healthy community of such startups) and was pleasantly surprised to meet the founder, Ian Cumming in Bangkok earlier this year. I highly respect Ian's work in creating this organization and what it now offers for those in the travel industry holding monthly meetups in more then 70 cities world wide. Their events are excellent opportunities for … [Read more...]
The Microbrewery Revolution
Top 5 reasons why you should skip the local pub and visit a microbrewery in Australia The craft beer revolution is upon us and it is about time. Microbreweries are popping up all over Australia introducing locals and travellers alike to some punch packing craft beers made right here on Aussie soil. Long an established haunt for Americans, the microbrewery promises the beer enthusiast an array of unique beer blends made from speciality hops and … [Read more...]
Australia, My Whirlwind Tour, West to East
Australia is such a large country, making the decision to visit a very important and exciting one. It is key that you narrow down the exact places/cities that you want to visit in order to plan your best course of travel. When I travelled Australia back in 2012, I stuck primarily to several stops - hopping off in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide over an 8 week period. Here are my top things to do in each city. Perth: As the capital of … [Read more...]
Sydney New Years Fireworks – November 2015
One of the world's first (each year) as well as greatest firework spectacles rings in the new years every January 1st in Sydney Australia. People come from around the world for this magical display of light, noise and crowds. There are always two displays, one held at 9pm, generally shorter and for families and children who do not want to stay up most of the night and then the main display held at the stroke of midnight. Fireworks blast over … [Read more...]
Smell the Eucalyptus Trees
The Blue Mountains National Park is on the UNESCO Heritage List today and it attracts a large number of visitors to Sydney and New South Wales every year. It is simply refreshing to visit this delightful spot after spendingsome time in a large city of Sydney. Many would say ‘a true impression of Australia’ is what one gets after the Blue Mountains. But why are they called Blue? The answer is that eucalyptus oil evaporating releases the substance … [Read more...]
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