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Australia Day Three. An Evening Walk Along Sydney Harbour

I was asleep about five minutes after posting my last blog yesterday afternoon.  I woke up five hours later, at 10 p.m, and, of course, decided to take advantage of the mid Summer night in the Southern Hemisphere.  My hotel, in The Rocks, is just minutes from the harbour and I followed the crowds of…

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A Visit To The Barangaroo Reserve: A Little Off The Beaten Path In Sydney.

I was tired from my long flight but the Sydney summer sun came out and i wasn’t going to spend my afternoon catching up on sleep. I looked at the maps and saw a park, the Barangaroo Reserve not far from the hotel. I kind of liked the name so decided to check it out….

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Australia Day Three: I Finally Made It "Down Under" And The Delays And Long Are Forgotten As Soon As I Saw Sydney Harbour.

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Australia Day Three: I Finally Made It “Down Under” And The Delays And Long Are Forgotten As Soon As I Saw Sydney Harbour.

It took me an extra day, and a long fifteen hour plane flight,  which was hard on my back, but I safely arrived in Sydney around 8 a.m. this morning.  Australian customs were efficient and quick and after a nice taxi  ride with a pleasant driver  I arrived at my hotel, the Holiday Inn Old…

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Australia Trip Day Two: Los Angeles Delay-The La Brea Tar Pits

There is so much to do in a city as big as Los Angeles, and I have been here a few times and seen a lot of it. One thing I have wanted to see, since I  first heard about them as a child, I think when watching the Flintstones, was the famous La Brea…

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Australia Trip Day Two: An Unplanned Morning Walk Around LAX Airport.

I was glad to get a few hours sleep last night, but, when I awoke, I was still disappointed I wasn’t on a plane nearing the continent of Australia. No sense crying over spilt milk, So I decided to make the best of my unexpected day in Los Angeles. Looking out the window of my…

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A Little Delay On My Journey Down Under Results In An Unexpected Visit To The City Of Angels.

They say the best made plans of mice and men often go awry and they sure did for me on the first leg of my long journey to Australia.  My nephew Charlie dropped me off at the Scranton- Wilkes Barre airport around noon and I thought I’d be on my way to the Southern Hemisphere…

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It Started Off Bleak, But What A Beautiful And Mild Day To End January.

It was another mild, for January,  day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Temperature was 32 degrees this morning, well above our average low of around 17 degrees. No complaints from me. It was overcast and very Wintery looking despite the mild temperature but not a bad day for a hike out the railroad tracks near my…

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Winter Finally Arrives At The PPL Wetlands

Although we still have above normal temperatures here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it is January and Winter, and Winter here usually means a pretty lot of snow. We got a big storm last week so I decided to venture down the PPL Wetlands to have a look around. The temperatures, although mild for us, are still below…

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A Walk Through Green Ridge After A Snowstorm.

The snow ended late yesterday leaving us here in the Green Ridge section  of Hazle Township in Northeast Pennsylvania  with almost twenty inches of snow on the ground. It was clear and a frigid 9 degrees when I left for my daily two mile morning  hike. The roads were plowed and passable as I walked…

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