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On Walkabout Video: Kaikoura’s Sea Lions

» by Dobbs October 6th, 2008 at 6:06 pm » Comments (0)

Here is a video of a couple of sea lions that call New Zealand's Kaikoura peninsula home: If you have ever wondered if sea lions fart, well here is your answer: more »

Virtual Strip Search Controversy at Australia’s Airports

» by Dobbs October 6th, 2008 at 3:57 am » Comments (0)

I really couldn't care about this issue either way, but I do understand why people would be upset with this: PASSENGERS have condemned the trial of new airport x-ray technology dubbed ...more »

On Walkabout On: The Kaikoura Peninsula

» by Dobbs October 5th, 2008 at 2:54 am » Comments (1)

After my wife and I completed our drive from Christchurch to Kaikoura in our rented campervan, we pulled into the first of our eventual many caravan parks we would stay ...more »

Sydney Airport, Quantas Lag in Conde Nast Traveler Poll

» by Dobbs October 4th, 2008 at 6:25 pm » Comments (0)

In a recent Conde Nast Traveler magazine opinion poll both the Sydney Airport and Quantas airlines did not fair to well: A LEADING American travel magazine has panned Sydney Airport and ...more »

On Walkabout Video: The Kaikoura Peninsula

» by Dobbs October 4th, 2008 at 5:54 pm » Comments (0)

Here is a short video clip of the Kaikoura peninsula from my trip to New Zealand's South Island : more »

Friday Eco-Fact: The Meteorites of the Nullarbor

» by Dobbs October 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 am » Comments (0)

The Nullarbor Plain is a spectacular place holding may treasures for those who would look. Among its claims to fame is its reputation as one of the world’s richest sources ...more »

On Walkabout: North to Kaikoura

» by Dobbs October 2nd, 2008 at 2:06 am » Comments (0)

The drive north from Christchurch to Kaikoura on the first leg of our journey around New Zealand's South Island was actually quite plain with nothing but rolling green fields of ...more »

On Walkabout On: New Zealand’s South Island

» by Dobbs October 1st, 2008 at 12:40 am » Comments (2)

I have finally got around to uploading the remainder of the pictures I took during the trip my wife and I took to New Zealand last year.  We started our ...more »

Australian Dollars Falls Below 80 US Cents

» by Dobbs September 30th, 2008 at 1:35 am » Comments (0)

I hope all you Australians that wanted to take a trip to America did it before now considering how far the Australian dollar has dropped in recent weeks: THE dollar was ...more »

What Do You Mean This Doesn’t Happen in Australia?

» by Dobbs September 29th, 2008 at 12:45 pm » Comments (0)

I saw this posted over at Yanks Down Under and it gave me quite a chuckle: more »
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