Melbourne's urban gems - its inner-city laneways - give a glimpse into the thriving food, shopping and arts scenes that typify Australia's coolest and most cultured city.
Before leaving on a vacation to Australia, I asked a couple of co-workers if they wanted me to bring anything back. I got the usual postcard requsts and a request for musk sticks (but, that's another story).
Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world. This is a great place to take a tour or to rent a four-wheel drive and explore the island.
A visit to the massive rock formation of Uluru is a standard stop for those travelers doing the Sydney, Rock, and Reef tour of Australia. We were told that the Aboriginal word for tourists is the same as their word for ants.
In the middle of the Simpson Desert, after many miles of dirt road, we bumped into an oasis called Dalhousie Springs. It's already dark when we arrive and the temperature drops swiftly.
Taken at Woodford Folk Festival, Queensland Australia. Dawn, overlooking the Glasshouse Mountains on the last day of the festival 2007.
Stuart Highway is the grant highway, bringing the North- and Southside of Australia together.
Every night many kangaroos die on this highway due to roadtrains.
Roadtrains are trucks that get upto 150feet in length.
The Crown Casino Fire Show along the Yarra River in Southbank, Melbourne. This show happens every hour in the evening.
I don't make it completely clean to the hot springs. Everywhere you look there are bat dumpings and the smell is overwhelming.
Australia's most famous ocean swimming club may is located at the south end of Bondi beach in Sydney, Australia. For just a few dollars, you can swim in the pool to your heart's content, use the sauna, or just lie down and soak up the sun.