Melbourne

I was fascinated by the hook turns. Because of the trams, cars cannot line up in the middle of the street to turn right. So, they have to line up on the left directly in front of oncoming cars, and then make a quick right turn as soon as the right turn signal turns green.

Summer in Australia? Brrrr!

December 3rd 2017
I am on the road again after a quick break in Singapore. This time, I am back in Australia, my second-to-last stop on this extension of the Midlife Crisis Flashpacking Trip. When I decided to extend my travels, I contacted my friend Trixie, thinking she might want to make a trip we had discussed in the past - driving from Darwin to Adelaide. She nixed it because it would be too hot and expensive. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide

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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