Not the Australian National Botanic Gardens
You might be intrigued by the “Not the” in the title of this entry, “Not the Australian National Botanic Gardens.” I hope so because I’m...
Adelaide Botanic Garden & Adelaide Zoo
On this, my first morning in Adelaide, Australia, I explored the Adelaide Botanic Garden and the Adelaide Zoo. They are close to each other in...
High on Mount Tamborine
As I mentioned in this morning’s post, the day trip I went on out of Brisbane today took me to Mount Tamborine in the afternoon....
Springbrook National Park
Today, I went on a day trip primarily to a national park and a mountain near Brisbane, Springbrook National Park and Mount Tamborine. Those are...
Brisbane Botanic Gardens
The Brisbane Botanic Gardens is not to be confused with Brisbane's City Botanic Gardens, which is in the city centre. The former is located part...
Brisbane: 2 Parks and Wandering
Brisbane. I didn’t say Brisbane as some sort of geographical version of Tourette syndrome. Brisbane, Australia is where I am. This visit adds a new...
Vancouver: Stanley Park, Gastown, Heat, Smoke
The powers that be issued two advisories for today in Vancouver: An air quality advisory and a heat warning. The air quality advisory was due...
Vancouver: Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Waterfront, VanDusen Botanical Park
The heat arrived. To escape it, I went to a park in a rainforest, namely Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, hoping for, and getting, considerable shade...
Auckland: New Zealand Maritime Museum, Rainforest & Beach Tour
Today is my last full day on this trip to New Zealand. New Zealand is a maritime nation, so visiting the New Zealand Maritime Museum...
Christchurch Botanical Gardens, Wandering Around
We flew from Queenstown to Christchurch today and, boy, our arms tired. Sorry. Because of my dramatically curtailed writing time when not travelling alone, I...