Australia & New Zealand

October - November 2023

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- Sep 26, 2023, 10:38pm
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 787 ft
- United States Ohio Miami Township Epworth Heights Lake Cast-A-Line 39.2454, -84.253739°14’43” N 84°15’13” W
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September 26, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We will be using this site to post daily photos and stories. Please enjoy the trip through our eyes.
We plan to eat regional, great food. Drink local beer and wine.
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- Oct 16, 2023, 8:29am
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 751 ft
- United States Ohio Miami Township Epworth Heights 39.247313, -84.27151239°14’50” N 84°16’17” W
Day 1
And so It begins.....
October 16, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Boarding our first flight today.. Cincinnati to Dallas. Dallas to Sydney!!
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- Oct 16, 2023, 1:31pm
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 886 ft
- United States Kentucky Boone County Limaburg Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport 39.050911, -84.65609539°3’3” N 84°39’22” W
Day 1
And so it begins.....
October 16, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We were greeted by the outback kangaroo at the Cincinnati Airport. Very welcoming.

We are Boarding our first flight to Dallas. Then, a 4 hour layover. Then, a 16.5 hour flight to Sydney. We will cross the international date line and miss Tuesday on the way there and arrive on Wednesday morning.

We are soooooo excited!!!!Read more
Traveler Yesss! Have fun!
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- Oct 18, 2023, 7:46am
- ☁️ 59 °F
- Altitude: 79 ft
- Australia New South Wales Sydney Haymarket Belmore Park -33.881658, 151.20935233°52’54” S 151°12’34” E
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End of Day 1 in Sydney
October 18, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
We spent the day walking all around. 11 miles all. It's so beautiful as it is spring here. Brian tried a few local brews. We walked around the Sydney Opera House. We ended with a great donner at A Matt Moran restaurant callled Crafted. YummmRead more
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- Oct 19, 2023, 9:18am
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia New South Wales Waverley Municipal Council Bondi Beach -33.8921, 151.27633°53’32” S 151°16’34” E
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Bondi Beach
October 19, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
No room in the bathroom for toiletries....pull in the ironing board!!!

We spent today touring by hop on hop off bus. Still managed 5 miles of walking. We played in the sand and water of Bondi Beach. Had drinks and lunch at a rooftop bar. Finished up with meeting the rest of our small group and dinner of Spatchcock and King Prawns. Now enjoying a paddle of beers at the Sydney. When we arrived back in our room, the hotel had placed bubbles and chocolate with a nite saying happy anniversary!!! Very nice.Read more
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- Oct 20, 2023, 9:46pm
- 🌙 68 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- Australia New South Wales Sydney The Rocks Bennelong Point -33.857563, 151.21409133°51’27” S 151°12’51” E
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Sydney Opera House and The Rocks
October 20, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
We took a private tour of the Sydney Opera House. It was so cool. There are 6 individual performance venues under those roofs. The entire roof of the shells are individual tiles!
After that, we toured the area near the Opera House, Called the Rocks. Lots of history there. It was the first settled area and populated by prisoners brought over by boat. It is called the rocks as the entire area is limestone, and it had to be carved out.
From there, we walked across the harbor bridge and got some more great views.
We are Kangaroo for lunch and Barrumindi fish for dinner!Read more
Traveler Pretty cool!
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Traveler Great shot!
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Traveler We were walking across the harbor bridge for that shot.
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- Oct 21, 2023, 10:20am
- ☀️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 154 ft
- Australia New South Wales City of Blacktown Woodcroft Warrina Reserve -33.764989, 150.88471533°45’54” S 150°53’5” E
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Native Animal Refuge
October 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Part 1: Morning. What a day. Started with a trip to Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park. A small native animal refuge. Lots of interacting with the animals!!! We got to pet and feed koalas, kangaroos, wombats, goats, birds, ... we were giant kids!!!Read more
Traveler So cool! Beats us feeding sheep!
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Traveler It was very exciting. A lot of them had joeys in their pouch
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- Oct 21, 2023, 2:00pm
- 🌬 75 °F
- Altitude: 13 ft
- Australia New South Wales Sydney Woolloomooloo Gurrajin -33.869089, 151.22128833°52’9” S 151°13’17” E
Day 6
Harry's pies on wheels.
October 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 75 °F
Part 2: FOOD. We went out of our way to get a traditional Aussie Meat Pie. Tiger Pie-beef pie topped woth potato mash, pea mash and gravy!!! YUMMM. Then, another location for Bug Sliders, Cuttle Fish strips, Beed Cheeks, and Aussie Wine. So good. Brian wandered into craft brewery territory and hung out with the locals for the afternoon.Read more
Traveler What is a bug slider??
10/21/23Reply
Traveler Bugs are a flat lobster-like animal with a hard external shell which turns red when cooked.
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- Oct 21, 2023, 9:53pm
- 🌙 68 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- Australia New South Wales Manly Fairy Bower Beach -33.799157, 151.28980933°47’57” S 151°17’23” E
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Manly Beach and Sunset
October 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
Manley beach. It was quite windy as we walked to the Tasmanian Sea. Did a bit of shopping today and found a "Preu" jewelry type vendor, so I bought a crazy necklace... and I love it. Took the ferry to and from Manley. Our travel mate caught the sun setting over Harbor Bridge.Read more
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- Oct 22, 2023, 1:25pm
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- Australia Queensland Cairns Stafford Point -16.919654, 145.77535316°55’11” S 145°46’31” E
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Cairns
October 22, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Just arrived. Such different scenery. We had the afternoon to just relax, so we did not take many photos. Our buddy Dave is a retired firefighter from St. Louis, so I grabbed a picture of him!

Tomorrow is Great Barrier Reef day. Hope to get a few good photos!Read more
Traveler Cute dress!
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