by eandl | Feb 28, 2013 | International Travel, Travel
Monday Following our evening arrival we only had time for a short exploratory walk through Chinatown. With the Chinese New Year approaching the neighborhood was decorated with lots of red, gold and citrus. year of the snake! festive decor Off the main street were...
by eandl | Feb 27, 2013 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Hotel We landed in Singapore around 7:30pm and after negotiating the inner airport transportation to catch the MRT, we managed to buy tickets and grab a seat. I was glad I went to an ATM before arriving at the train station since the ticket machines don’t take...
by eandl | Feb 25, 2013 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Our time in Brisbane unfortunately overlapped with the rather-strong remnants of Tropical Cyclone Oswald. Rain came and went on the first evening but Eric was able to get some interesting shots of the CBD from our apartment balcony. The next day featured intermittent...
by eandl | Feb 24, 2013 | International Travel, Travel
Though we spent a considerable portion of our time driving along the coast there were several inland parks that we stopped at as well. On day one we headed inland from Lorne in search of several waterfalls. Unfortunately, our luck wasn’t great, with Erskine...
by eandl | Feb 23, 2013 | International Travel, Travel
From Melbourne we drove about an hour south through dry countryside before hitting the first views around Torquay. With a beautifully sunny day we had views in every direction. Along the road we followed signs to the Split Point lighthouse in Aireys Inlet. The parking...