Category Archive: Australia

Couldn’t the planet Earth be any more beautiful?  I always greatly admired the Pyereenes in the Basque region, the mountains on the coastline of French Riveria and Tuscany, the mountains of the Luberon region, and the Canadian Rockies.  I never thought that any other landform could be anymore magnificent than what I have seen in […]

During the past two weeks, I’ve noticed that Australia has an incredible mult-cultural population.  As I walk down the sidewalk, I notice many different colors of skin including Europeans and Asians.  It’s not just people that make me realize that Australia is a multi-cultural country.  It’s also the cuisine.  There are a wide variety of […]

Today, I went to the top of a tower with a group of students where I had a moment to view the stunning view of Melbourne.

  Melbourne doesn’t seem to be so close to a beach as I see nothing but buildings, roads, and a river.  However, the beach is much closer than we may realize.  I just got on a tram, and the ride was only ten minutes from the city.  As I descended from the tram, I felt […]

Tonight was my last night in Sydney.  Sydney is just simply magnificent.  As I walked around the harbor, I admired at the lights of the scenery.  The water sparkled in multiple colors reflected by the lights from Sydney Harbor Bridge, Circular Quay Station, and other buildings’ lights.  The buildings glowed like shinning stars.  Sydney Opera […]

Today was a free day.  I decided to use my day to explore the unknown areas by hopping on a ferry from Circular Quay, the central ferry area in Sydney.  I picked a random ferry route and boarded the ship.  I stopped at the very first stop, Double Bay.  This stop had nothing but boats […]

Today, I was fortunate enough to visit the Blue Mountains again in one week, except this time, the adventure was much more rigorous as I hiked for eight hours where the paths were very uneven and rocky.  We hiked with an Aboriginal tour guide who told us many spiritual stories.

When I was in sixth grade, I spent a good few weeks learning about Australia in a social studies class.  I remember clearly talking about how Australia is known for its most unique animals including koalas, kangaroos, and platypus. Since then, I have been so eager to visit Australia and see the most extraordinary animals, […]