Sydney and Australian Bush near Cattai

"The Old Shack" via Vrbo, complete with Kangaroos and wild experiences driving on the "wrong" side of the streets
Hunter Valley Australia

Valla Beach

Coffs Harbour

Byron Beach (Gold Coast)

Port Macquarie, at the Hastings River

Ana Mandara (Vietnamese for Welcome), another excellent choice, directly at the Hastings River. The owner is a renowned chef and he cooked dinner for us.
Koala Hospital at Port Macquirie

Rescue hospital for disoriented and Koalas, burned by the bush fires. And no, they are not bears, they are marsupials (same species as the Kangaroos).
Sydney harbor

Heavy smog over the city because of the fires, very bad air quality
Sydney Fishmarket

Nirvana for a foodie!
Sydney White Harbor

Cruise ship dock, we board the "NOORDAM" / Holland America (Neptune Suite), 14-day Australia & New Zealand, December 7 - December 20, 2019
Cruise Stats:
Officers and Crew: 778
Nationalities of Crew:Leia mais
Melbourne / Victoria

596 Miles / 858 Km from Sydney
Hobart, Tasmania

488 Miles / 780 Km from Melbourne
Milford Sound, New Zealand

915 Miles / 1,464 Km from Hobart/Tasmania
Rough seas, strong winds and rain in the Tasmanian Sea
Port Chalmers, New Zealand

381 Miles / 610 Km from Milford Sound
Last port to Antarctica
Akaroa, New Zealand

161 Miles / 257 Km from Port Chalmers
Picton, New Zealand

... Gala Dinner on board NOORDAM, Pinnacle Grill
Dunedin, New Zealand

Day trip from Port Chalmers
Picton, New Zealand

222 Miles / 355 Km from Akaroa
Wellington, New Zealand

130 Miles / 208 Km
Gala night on NOORDAM

Napier, New Zealand

217 Miles / 347 Km from Wellington
Tauranga, New Zealand

294 Miles / 470 Km from Napier
Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland ranks on the very top on my list of favorite cities!
Auckland

Waiheke (island in the Auckland Bay)

If you love wine and food - go Waiheke!