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An Australian Travel Tips and Information Web Site.

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View the new Australia tourism campaign. Click the link below.

Come Walkabout

Checkout Australia. Click here to see the TV spot and buy the movie on DVD and Blu-Ray!

 

Sydney

The video below is Bindi Irwin's tribute to her father. A must see.

(Broadband recommended.)

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.

The new TravelingOz Message board is here! Click here to post your message now!

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, 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, this site is for you.

Over the years since 1989, I have been to Australia 9 times. The most recent trip was completed in April, 2006. I am planning to return in December, 2010.

I have decided to put my knowledge to good use and to share it with others on this web site. Please email me with your comments and suggestions. A little help goes a long way. Please sign my guestbook. You can also send me feedback without using email. Just fill out this form.

Please email me your stories and letters for publication on my web site. Use the contact page. I would like to hear from you!!

For more information on the McLeod's Daughters show,  click here to go to the Channel Nine site, or click here to go the the official fan 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. To listen to a few songs from the series, click here. To view clips from the show, click here. (Broadband recommended.)

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. 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 open letter, Click Here .

The message board is up. Feel free to post your comments, threads (topics), or replies. Click here to go to the message board.

I am now uploading my camcorder videos on YouTube ®. The first one is on this page. I will try to add more as time goes on. Enjoy the video and feel free to subscribe to my videos on YouTube ®. My user name is "TravelingOz".

I have added Google Voice ® to my website. If you would like to call me, or leave a voice mail if prompted, you may do so by clicking the Google Voice ® widget at the bottom of this page. The calls will be screened before the connection is made. I would like to hear from you with any questions or comments. Please note that at this time, Google Voice ® only allows connections from United States telephone numbers.

Keep checking back as things are always updated on the fly. Enjoy!

Best regards ... Bob, the webmaster of TravelingOz.com

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To read my open letter to the Australian Festival, click here!

   << Click for the guestbook. (All messages will be reviewed by the webmaster prior to posting.) 

If you plan on taking a plane flight, (Especially a long one to Australia.) checkout this great article from the July, 2007 issue of International Travel News Magazine. For your free sample copy, Click here . Used with the permission of, and credit given to International Travel News (ITN) copyright © 2007. The Discerning Traveler, July, 2007. (PDF) This will open a new window using Adobe Reader.

The December, 2008 issue of Travel and Leisure has a great article on Driving in New South Wales. To read it, click here.

The December, 2009 issue of Travel and Leisure has a great article on The Ultimate Australian Wine Tour. To read it, click here.

Click here for live news headlines from "The Sydney Morning Herald" and "The Age" newspapers.

 Click the links below to play Australian music! (Internet Explorer, Netscape 8.0 and Windows Media Player only. Broadband recommended.)

 Nomad    Mountain Walk East    Bunna Jumma    Waltzing Matilda         Having trouble with the music? Click here.

If you are planning a trip down under, register with the U. S. Department of State at: https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/

Current Sydney time.        Weather Watch Live Radar.       

Coastal Watch - Live streaming web cams on the Australian coast.    CitySearch Australia

Live news from ABC NewsRadio. Windows Media    Real Audio    NewsRadio Program Guide

Video from ABC News Australia. Click the banner at the left for streaming video including the current news.

Here are quick links to the Embassy of the U.S. Canberra and the Australian Embassy Washington DC for those that need travel or other information.   

        Australian Internet Cafes from Gnomon Publishing