Grant and I, having had quite enough of large red piles of rocks, flew three hours to the northeast coastal town of Cairns, where we were met by a driver who whisked us along a scenic coastal highway forty-five minutes north to the touristy but pleasant town of Port Douglas. […]
Back in Adelaide, Kitty departed for home in Florida partly due to some prior commitments and partly to give Grant and me some buddy time together. After a three and a half hour flight from Adelaide to the Red Center of Australia, Grant and I landed nearly dead center in the continent of Australia at Yulara, […]
Our only purpose in visiting Adelaide really was to catch a plane from there to Kangaroo Island, just a twenty minute flight away. We stayed one night before and one after our island visit but it was enough. It’s a smallish city whose most remarkable physical features are its uncommonly wide boulevards and a summer in which, so the locals will tell you, it gets hot enough to suck the air out of your lungs. […]
1. FP, a colony of France, is one of the most expensive places in the world, prices of the most ordinary items breathtaking. Electricity is so costly that homes and shops are ill-lit and rarely air conditioned. Most homes have only cold water showers and the barest necessities of electric appliances. […]
We flew into Sydney first and spent a week or so there seeing all the must-see sights. Our hotel, the Shangri-La, though recently redone in the manner of say a Hilton, had by far the finest vistas of any hotel in the city. From its upper floors, and especially from its club floor lounge, we could see the sunrise over the Pacific, […]