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I spent a lot of time in Sydney wandering through the streets, parks and shops looking for interesting things to photograph and buy for souvenirs. One of the more random items was this metallic tree that was on the side of the road near Market City. I ended up photoshopping a bit to make it [...]

The Sydney Opera house basking in the sunshine when I was there in August 2009.

Roaming around in Sydney today I couldn’t help but notice the multitudes of smokers everywhere. There was nowhere I could hide from the digusting smoke flowing from everyones mouths and nostrils. Normally I don’t really care what smokers do to their own bodies. If they want to inhale all that horrible stuff, go for it. [...]

Looking through some of the interesting things to do in Sydney on the web last week, something caught my eye. A running race. Here in Sydney. August 9th. 70,000 people. Wow. When I was planning the trip, I had done a quick look through some of the races that are in Australia to see if [...]

So I started this trip with the intention of not shaving or cutting my hair before I got home. Well that’s harder to do than I thought. I made it 2 and a half months and then I gave up. This is how long everything got just before it all got chopped! I forgot what [...]

I liked the name Foto Friday so we’ll pretend this one was from Friday Every Friday I’ll try and put up a bunch of photos from the latest leg of the trip. View from the side of the harbour next to Manly, near Sydney   View from the trail up to North Head from Manly [...]

A couple things that I’ve learned so far. Float planes are loud. Plane seats are uncomfortable. Having an empty seat in between you and the other person on the plane is really, really nice. I don’t have as good of a sense of direction as I thought I did. Related to the above comment, GPS [...]

Sydney When you find a website or look at a book about Australia there is going to be a few things mentioned. The Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, and the Sydney Opera House. The Opera House is one of Australia’s iconic symbols. Most people can tell you what and where it is without blinking an eye. [...]