I hadn’t heard of the Virginia Creeper Trail until a few months ago. Since I knew that a Virginia Creeper was a type of climber, however, I figured it had got it’s name from the plant, rather than any issues with weirdos lurking about it. We stayed in a small town called Abingdon just in … [Read more…]
Australia’s war on Halloween is similar to the War on Christmas in that it just involves some indignant grumbling rather than actual violence, but different in that it has nothing to do with religion. It’s a civil war, with one side excited about Halloween and desperately wanting to make it a bigger deal in … [Read more…]
I think some of the best travel advice comes from people who make the dumb mistakes. Who are ill-prepared. Who jump into it without as much planning and preparation as they probably should have, because they are lazy. People like me. My husband and I recently went on a road trip from Tennessee to Toronto, … [Read more…]
“The people on the bank are NOT your friends” – whitewater rafting guide. Last week, I went whitewater rafting for the second time. Previously we had rafted on the middle Ocoee River, TN (with a company called Quest which proudly displayed posters from the movie Deliverance in its cafe…this was not reassuring), which had quite … [Read more…]
Taronga Zoo is a prime Sydney tourist attraction, and the most well known zoo in Sydney – world class, beautiful views of Sydney Harbour, exotic animals…..blah, blah, blah. Yeah, ok. It’s a beautiful zoo. But if I get foreign visitors when I get back to Australia, I will be more likely to brave the … [Read more…]
Enjoying Vegas When You’re Too lazy to Party. I’ve never been a party girl. I could always pretend that it’s because I was somehow above those kind of amusements, too cool etc. In reality though, it was more a case of not having the energy for it. Even at the age where I really should … [Read more…]
The US is fairly lax with some laws, at least compared to Australia, and I’ve been wondering if that is why there are quite a few of these “safari” tourist spots here, where you can drive around on a circuit and feed exotic animals from your car. Maybe there are fewer laws and regulations that would … [Read more…]
I went to Universal in Orlando a couple of weeks ago. I am fortunate to be surrounded by family who are better at organizing themselves and me than I am, so I hadn’t done much research before we arrived and was just very willingly going where I was told. All I knew was there was … [Read more…]
This past Fourth of July was the last one I will be spending in the US before I head back to Australia, and we had Australian relatives visiting at the time, so we decided to hit the Museum of Appalachia, which was hosting some Fourth of July festivities. First order of business – watch an … [Read more…]
Places that tourists to a new country will find interesting are often places that locals would not understand the sight-seeing appeal of in the slightest. A recommendation I’d make to Australians visiting the US is to visit a Bass Pro store during their trip. Even if you buy nothing. If you are one of the … [Read more…]