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

A wonderful time living in Brisbane as a volunteer tour guide, as I was staying with couchsurfing hosts in Brisbane’s artsy West End … I would cross this bridge daily to get to work on the HMB Endeavour. This was Brisbane’s first permanent bridge and had its foundation stone laid on August 22, 1864 by [...]

Hostelling International – Washington, D.C Hostelling International – Washington, D.C : * www.hihostels.com * 1009 11th Street NW * Washington DC 20001 * 1-202-737-2333 (Facebook)As any on-the-budget world traveller knows, Hostelling International is you cost-effective solution to any city in the world that you care to travel. It’s certified, safe, clean, and can always expect [...]

Pig n’ Whistle* 123 Eagle Street * Eagle Street Pier/Riverside Center * Brisbane, Queensland, Australia * http://www.pignwhistle.com.au/content/pnw-standard.asp?name=Home_Riverside * A traditional British Pub along the scenic and famous Eagle Street Pier in the heart of downtown Brisbane that’s quite famous for its food, service, and beverages in Queensland and Brisbane. They boast a wide selection of [...]

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 [...]

Brisbane West End Brisbane, Queensland, Australia My first online Couchsurfing experience in Australia was in Southern Brisbane’s infamous inner-city suburb called “The West End”. A great alternative artsy lively area of cultural hodge-podge, the West End I found was one of the more exciting neighborhoods in the city. It is also one of Brisbane’s oldest. [...]

Couchsurfing* http://www.couchsurfing.org * Facebook * Twitter * I’ve been a member of couchsurfing.org for over 5 years now, and while I’ve done alot of couchsurfing in my life, most of it was done with friends or friends of friends. But this year, I had to try it out directly from the site when visiting Australia, [...]

Australian National Museum, Canberra, ACT, Australia The amazing country of “the Down Under” …. “Australia” or “Terra Australis Incognita” …. the “Great South Land” which was once believed only to belong to myths and legends, until the legendary Captain Cook sailed the HMS Endeavour to discover its shores. A mythical land of strange creatures, plentiful [...]

Rose & Thistle Fish n’ Chips, Eugene, Oregon Rose and Thistle Fish n’ Chips * 398 East 11th Avenue * Eugene, OR 97401-3246 * (541) 343-2244 * A great little mom n’ pop hole in the wall fish n’ chips joint with a British atmosphere. Reminded me a bit of doing fish n’ chips in [...]