Posted in Blogging on Mar 31st, 2007 5 Comments »
Yes, you read that correctly. I am rated a whopping 2,957,583rd on Technorati. Technorati is a website which measures how many people link to your web site. This blog is new, it has no significant links from the outside world. So it is one of almost three million sites […]
Posted in Blogroll, Tasmania on Mar 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Searching around for blogs on Australia vacations yields a lot of spam-ish blog sites. Fortunately, Tasmania is just far enough from the mainstream where you can find some interesting links:
Full Blogs about Tasmania:
Birds in Tasmania
Tasmania in Photographs - I especially like some of the “Coast and Bay” category entries
Entries in travel-related blogs:
Tasmania Travel Blogs […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 28th, 2007 No Comments »
I am very disappointed in the fact that Australian Rules Football will not be taking place while I am in Australia. The season runs from roughly April 1 to October 1.
It’s already on the to-see list for the next trip.
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Posted in Tasmania, Walks on Mar 26th, 2007 No Comments »
The Parks and Wildlife Service in Tasmania has a set of 60 Great Short Walks in locations throughout Tasmania. These walks are as short as half a kilometer, and have a variety of difficulties. The web site has both an interactive guide and a downloadable PDF file.
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Posted in Air Travel on Mar 25th, 2007 No Comments »
I had planned on getting my trip ticketed a three weeks ago. Now, getting a vacation ticketed nine months in advance is a little insane, even by my standards. But there are only two flights per day with upgrade inventory available, and the coach seats which are used to set the base […]
Posted in Logistics on Mar 23rd, 2007 1 Comment »
I have a confession to make: I have never bought medical insurance when I have travelled out of the country on vacation. When I took my 5 and 3 week vacations in 1991 and 1993, my employer’s insurance had sufficient coverage for when I was outside the country. Since then, most of […]
Posted in Tasmania on Mar 17th, 2007 No Comments »
I am not sure when I latched onto the idea of Tasmania as a major part of the vacation. My first pass at a trip plan last year had me hugging the coast and doing the city hop: Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide. I figured that the drives between the cities would […]
Posted in Activities on Mar 14th, 2007 No Comments »
1. Experience a variety of Australian cultures
2. See a mix of big cities and small towns
3. Meet extended family and visit friends
4. Keep from getting burned out
5. Travel healthy, including exercise and eating right
6. Use technology to involve those who cannot join me
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Posted in Logistics on Mar 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
I suspect that the details here are going to change several times over the next few months, probably all the way until I buy the domestic airline tickets. The plan has changed three times already in the last month… my first plan was to end in Melbourne except that the timing would coincide […]
Posted in Air Travel on Mar 8th, 2007 1 Comment »
I’m going to Australia at the most expensive time of the year for airfare. Even the most highly discounted coach ticket on United Airlines is going to cost me about $2200. United probably is not the best carrier flying the US-Australia route, but it has one massive advantage:
A frequent flier program geared towards […]
