Category Archives: Asia Pacific

Australia’s Amazing Animals

Australia has some amazing animals not found anywhere else in the world.  At the Featherdale Wildlife Park outside Sydney, I was able to get up close and personal with some of them. Koalas are not really bears, they’re marsupials.  Some … Continue reading

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The Great Cane Toad Race

“Would you like to buy an entry in the race tonight, mate?” A man plopped down into the booth next to me. He was crowding me, inside my personal bubble, and I could smell the beer on his breath. His … Continue reading

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Four Days in Sydney

Sydney is best known for one thing: the Opera House. This iconic building gets most of the attention for the city. Its image is on postcards, calendars, shirts, caps, shot glasses, and key chains (of course, all of these souvenirs … Continue reading

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Interesting and Unknown Facts About Australia

My next few posts will cover my recent trip to Australia. The infographic is sponsored by Cape Portfolios Luxury Villas.  

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Underwater in Fiji

The reef in front of the Octopus Resort on Waya Island in Fiji starts five yards from the shore.  It has the most amazing snorkeling I have ever seen.  The reef is full of healthy and vibrant hard corals.  There … Continue reading

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