Pic of the Day: December 1
We did look online to see pictures of Gillespies Beach in the sunlight. But where’s the fun in that? After a half-hour’s drive on a …
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30 Nov
Pic of the Day: November 30
Pic of the Day: November 30
Where else but New Zealand could you look up and see a giant glacier during your pleasant walk on the beach? Fox Glacier worms its …
29 Nov
Pic of the Day: November 29
Pic of the Day: November 29
When you’re the top tourist attraction in one of the most beautiful countries on Earth, you know you’re good. Milford Sound, first thing in the …
26 Nov
Pic of the Day: November 26
Pic of the Day: November 26
New Zealand’s hiking trails (sorry, tramping) are legendary. Instead of going hut-to-hut for multiple nights, we favored modest day hikes. Like this one, in the …
24 Nov
Pic of the Day: November 24
Pic of the Day: November 24
Dad, Mark, and I toured New Zealand on one of our round-the-world trips in the early ’80s. Its beauty had always stuck with me, and …
23 Nov
Pic of the Day: November 23
Pic of the Day: November 23
Just like back home…the Richmond district in Melbourne, as in San Francisco, is an HQ of Asian cuisine. We visited for one last Asian food …
22 Nov
Pic of the Day: November 22
Pic of the Day: November 22
Just before leaving Australia, we met up with Sharon’s co-worker from One Market, Daniel, at Melbourne’s Spanish street fair. As an SF State exchange student, …
21 Nov
Pic of the Day: November 21
Pic of the Day: November 21
The line between business and pleasure in Melbourne is especially blurry. Featured here is an afternoon work session at the Little Creatures brewery in Fitzroy, …
20 Nov
Pic of the Day: November 20
Pic of the Day: November 20
This is the ‘Mr. Moon’ doorway to Luna Park, Melbourne’s historic amusement park in St. Kilda. Founded in 1912 by the same American showman who …
19 Nov
Pic of the Day: November 19
Pic of the Day: November 19
We visited an art display dedicated to the muscial career of one of Australia’s ‘family jewels’, AC/DC. I hadn’t thought much about them since high school, …
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