
Reflections on 2023: Part 1: Eatin’ and drinkin’

The Road to Westmalle

aaaannnd were back…

Cradle Mountain of madness
How can we mere humans even start to describe Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain?
Lions and Tigers and Wombats…oh my

Marrickville: the greatest beer country? A short history (Updated for 2025)

First Stop: The State Library of Victoria
Where do a couple of nerds go in one of the coolest cities in Australia? Well, the State Library of Victoria, of course.

Our First Cruise: 9 things we didn’t expect on Ovation of the Seas
Ovation of the Seas as seen from Circular Quay at Sydney Harbour in January 2023.

This is not a drill: Sydney is home to a work by Yayoi Kusama
The Road from Launceston to Cradle Mountain
The short drive from Launcenton to Cradle Mountain was more eventful (and yummy!) than expected.

A day on Maria Island
We went to Tasmania for two reasons: food and fuzzy wombats. You can’t buy food on Maria Island.