Funny Travel Stories

  • Racism in Australia

    Thought-provoking essay on racism in Australia with excellent insights provided in the comments by my intelligent readers....Read More

  • Wicked Winter on the Sunshine Coast, Australia

    Wicked as in wonderful. Includes information on How to Kill a Cane Toad Humanely. You never know when you might need to know!...Read More

  • Daylight Robbery in Australia

    I've been feeling a bit lonesome this week. I'm now six months into my new life in Australia and I think anyone who's moved overseas will know this feeling: the newness...Read More

  • Shaggy Dog Story From the RSPCA, Noosa

    My favorite contest, and the most fiercely contested category, was the "Owner and Dog Most Lookalike Contest". The winner went to a Jack Russell and his...Read More

  • Don't Give Up the Day Job?

    Here are a couple of photos taken at Australia Zoo that I couldn't fit into my article, Sunshine Coast Tourist Guide: Australia Zoo. I could even expand on this theme and compile a book called "Why Animals Don't Need Mascara (Apart from Reptiles)" Enjoy!...Read More

  • Kangaroos: cute, cuddley, and tasty too

    Once a threatened species, kangaroos and their smaller cousins, wallabies, now number over 20 million beasts. Today, there may even be as many as 40 million of them bouncing around Australia. In fact, the effort to conserve kangaroos has been so successful that they are now culled in order to reduce their numbers and maintain ample grazing for domestic animals like sheep....Read More

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