Didji Deb

That's not a pipe! At a local crafts fair, Debbie gives a go at a didji, an Aboriginal instrument. It's that low buzzing thing on the Outback Steakhouse commercials. Overall, we were shocked to see western prices again after having spent weeks exploring Asian bazaars.

Byron Bay at Last

August 6th 2007
We finally hit the last overnight stop of the world tour: Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. If any place had an immediate magical feel to it, this place did. We touched down in Brisbane a little after 10pm, did the slow crawl through immigration and customs (these guys were the nit-pickyest, yet*) and finally got into our rental car shortly after midnight. Then we hit the wrong side of the r ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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