Wandering Scientist

Australia's unique animals are a big draw for a Northern hemisphere native. Apparently, this attraction is not as strong for people from...

Sydney is one of those cities that you can tell is very nice to live in, but where the touristy things to do aren't necessarily very obv...

I knew before we left on the trip that I would suffer from mosquito bites anytime we were in a locale in which these creatures are endemic. ...

One theme of our visit to Australia was that we never had enough time to see all of the things in a particular area (never mind the vast maj...

The stated purpose of our visit to Porangahau was to allow me to sample the "traditional New Zealand beach holiday." Apparently, m...