The problem: Australia is massive and there’s much to see that the average traveler can barely make it past a few highlights. The solution: Watch time lapse videos of Australia so you can cover hundreds of miles in just a few minutes. I’m joking, of course, but time lapse videos are my new obsession. These [...]

When my friend Felicity Loughrey told me that she was moving to Canberra, she emailed me a link to a video that, well, basically pokes fun at Australia’s capital city. But at least it does so musically! But hey, you gotta love a place that has a sense of humor about itself. And the lyrics [...]

Sure, the Christmas Tree at NYC’s Rockefeller Center may be a tourist mecca, but I love it anyway. While that massive tree is one of the world’s most famous Christmas displays, most cities around the world deck the streets, parks and squares for Christmas. A round-the-world tour for the month of December to see all [...]

As you may recall, in January I wrote a post about the Best Job in the World contest. Tourism Queensland (as in Australia) launched a global search to fill the position of "Island Caretaker," who would live on Hamilton Island for six months and blog about the experience of being right by the Great Barrier [...]

Last month I reported on “The Best Job in the World” contest. Australia’s Tourism Queensland is looking for an “Island Caretaker” to live on Hamilton Island in a three-bedroom house with a plunge pool for six months for approx $100,00 (AUD $150,000). The Caretaker’s main responsibility is to report back on the adventures of living [...]

Paging all those who are unemployed. And those who are worried they might lose their jobs in the next six months. And those who have ever dreamed of living on a remote tropical island. Well, that should cover most of you. Tourism Queensland (as in Australia) has just launched a global search to fill "The [...]