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Welcome to my personal Australia travel web site. My mission for this site is to provide useful information about travel to "the land down under". Including, pictures, videos, stories, tourist information, links that are helpful, and travel tips. Also, to further exchange ideas, information, and relationships about the United States and Australia. If you like to travel to Australia, or have never been and just want to learn more about Australia, my site is for you.
Over the years since 1989, I have been to Australia 10 times. The most recent trip was completed in July, 2010. (Above: That's me in front of the Sydney Opera House in June, 2010. Also above, new pictures I shot of the Opera House and Ayers Rock.) Click here for the 2010 trip pictures. My next trip is tentatively scheduled for January, 2013.
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For more information on the McLeod's Daughters show, click here to go to the Channel Nine site. To buy the Australian DVDs click here. In order to view the Australian DVDs, you must have a region free DVD player that also converts the Australian PAL standard to the USA NTSC standard for viewing on your TV. (Australia is region 4, the USA is region 1.) DVD players that will do this can be found on the DVD City web site. The DVDs are also on the USA market. These are Region 1, NTSC. No special player is needed. To order the USA DVDs, you can click here to go to the Amazon McLeod's Daughters order page. If you are a fan of the show like I am (and a lot of others) the DVDs are well worth having in your collection. Check out my 2006 trip pictures page for the McLeod's Daughters pictures I shot while on the set.
If you plan to take a plane flight, you will want to checkout an excellent article from International Travel News magazine. Click the PDF link further down this page.
I no longer attend the Australian Festival due to a location change to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2007. Not unless the management moves it back to a more centralized location. It should have stayed in Nashville. Dumb move on their part. (Just my opinion. Are they reading this?) I am not the only one with an opinion on this. To read my updated open letter, Click Here . The 2007 festival was the last held, according to their website. (I am not crying over it.) They are now doing educational programs in South Florida. It's a sad day when such a good festival bites the dust. As the saying goes, "if it's not broke, don't try to fix it".
I have been advised that on Memorial Day weekend 2012, a new Australian type festival will take place just north of Atlanta, GA on May 25th to the 28th, 2012. This event is NOT run by the old Australian Festival management but a new group of individuals and expats. For further information go to DownUnderFest.com. And, the Down Under Fest Facebook Page. This is an official TravelingOz.com supported event. I do plan to be there.
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The video below is Bindi Irwin's tribute to her father. A must see.
Want to go to a beach in Australia? Click the video below to go there. Great music! Turn up the sound.
To Order the videos on Australia from Globe Trekker, click here.
Below is a video I recorded of The Bushwackers at the 2006 Australian Festival.
I uploaded it to YouTube ® for ease of playing on my website.
Below is the classic Australia Tourism Video.
Below is the new Australia Tourism Video.
Below is the first part of Julia Gillard's speech to Congress. March 9, 2011.
Click the video below for shots of the Sydney Skyline. The best I have ever seen.
Click the video below for great pictures around Sydney.
Watch the video below to find out how to buy a beer in Australia!
The Queen Mary 2 enters Sydney Harbor. Tuesday, February 22, 2011.
Click for video of the ships entering Sydney Harbor.
