Pigs, Women and Land – the war mongering and corruption that has created ‘modern’ Papua New Guinea – and some crazy PNG tales accumulated from the back-country. (This is really only meant for adults, since it has a little...
Photos of Byron Bay – the coolest little surf/hippie town in Australia
The kids are having so much fun and doing such a great job blogging about their experiences, so thought we would continue to add a little color to their words through photos. We are clearly taking a ton of pics,...
CUTE ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA
Today, I saw the cutest creatures in Australia. The first one was a koala bear. We went to Southern Cross University, where they have a lot of koala bears. They call it a koala sanctuary. A group of unpaid...
Hiking and Surfing in Byron Bay
Today, we started off by driving up to the giant lighthouse in Byron Bay. We walked around and looked at the ocean and we saw some turtles and a bunch of whales that were breaching out of the water...
Papua New Guinea
History Papua New Guinea is located on the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea. New Guinea is the second largest island because Greenland is the biggest. Papua New Guinea was discovered in the 16th century by Portuguese and Spanish...
Thinking On the Wrong Side Of the Road
THE FIRST DAY At first, I thought we were going to have a super usual day when we got off the airplane, but oh no, right when we got into the car, I freaked out. Then I thought to...
Touring and Learning in Sydney with Nigel
Today we took a historic and educational tour that took us all over Sydney with our guide, Nigel, who worked for Australian Luxury Escapes. We loved Nigel,and loved the tour. It was like an all day history and architecture...
Perceptions – Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is the focal point of the bustling Sydney Harbor. It sits big and proud out on the promontory point, like a peacock poising in a knowingly prideful stance, aware that everyone is looking at its...
