Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

HMB EndeavourEagle Pier, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia It was April of this year that I decided to investigate the footprints of the intriguing Captain James Cook and his round-the-world adventures. I signed up with Australian National Maritime Museum’s volunteer program to be a tour guide for the onboard museum while the HMB Endeavour was in port [...]

HMB EndeavourEagle Pier, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia HMB Endeavour * 1994 – Present * Australian Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia * http://www.anmm.gov.au/ * In honor of one of the world’s greatest explorers, Captain James Cook, and his ship the HMS Endeavor, a replica was started in 1988 to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary of European Settlement in Australia [...]

Wild Brumbly Distillery* Brad Spalding, Cnr Wollondibby Rd & Alpine Way, Jindabyne NSW Aus 2627 * phone: 02 64571447 * slap2@bigpond.com * http://www.wildbrumby.com/ * As one travels in the Snowy Mountains just before approaching the skiiers paradise known as “Thredbo” is a distillery known as “Wild Brumbly”. This plant, or should you say “ranch”, mixes [...]

National Museum of Australia * Lawson Crescent * Acton Peninsula, Canberra ACT 2601 * (02) 6208 5000 * One of Australia’s most brilliant and diverse museums is the National Museum of Australia in Canberra within the heart of the Australian Capital Territory. It was established in 1980 by the National Museum of Australia Act to [...]

Dublin City Pub Crawl * Meet at At The Porterhouse Central, 45-47 Nassau Street, at the end of Grafton Street near Trinity College * 47 Nassau St * Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland * 086 864 3270 * http://www.facebook.com/thedublincitypubcrawl/ * http://www.thedublincitypubcrawl.com/ * The first time I ever did a (paid)(business) pub crawl in Europe, it [...]

Northside Dublin Ghost Tour* http://www.hiddendublinwalks.com/northside-ghosts-walking-tour-dublin.php * Dublin, Ireland * One of the fun little excursions I took during my time in Dublin was the Northside Dublin Ghost Tour. I had the honor and pleasure of having John as our fabulous guide who knew the haunted history of Dublin like the back of his hand. Dublin [...]

Bushmills Distillery Bushmills Distillery* The Distillery * 2 Distillery Rd, Bushmills BT57 8XH, United Kingdom/Northern Ireland * 028 2073 1521 * www.bushmills.com * Bushmills is the home of the identically named Irish Malt Whiskey that is distilled in the Old Bushmills Distillery. This Distillery is the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world. Bushmills has [...]

The RoyaltyKorte Leidsedwarsstraat 28-32 * 1017RC Amsterdam * 020-6260128 * http://www.kroegenweb.nl/cafe/10119 The Royale was a pretty spacious club absorbing the humongous crowd that had piled in by this part of the evening with the Ultimate Party Pub Crawl. Courteous and professional staff, good dance floor, decent music, and fun times. Good drink specials as well. [...]

Pirates CafeKorte Leidsedwarsstraat 129 * 1017pz * Amsterdam * 020-6390522 * http://www.kroegenweb.nl/cafe/10115 I obviously like the theme of this club … how could one not love “Pirates” in a port city? Professional staff and fun club, decent music, and good drink specials for the Ultimate Party Pub Crawl. Lots of fun at this bar – [...]