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THE FRIDAY FEATURE: My journey with The Black Arm Band

September 28, 2012 by thirdeyemom

This week’s Friday Feature is by Karen Graham of Kgrahamjourneys: Hiking, Biking, Cycling and Volunteering. Karen is based in Melbourne, Australia and her lovely blog can be found by clicking here. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.” Mark Twain Author’s note: Indigenous readers are advised that the following blog contains images of deceased people. One of the things I love about travel is that it opens your eyes to different cultures. It teaches you tolerance and acceptance of people […]

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Categories: Australia, FRIDAY FEATURE, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Aboriginal protest, Australia, civil rights, CULTURE, Friday Feature, karen graham, the Black Arm Band, Travel

I did it!

August 17, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Bonjour mes Amis! Finally after six days of hiking the sensational Tour de la Vanoise, with sore back, massive golf ball sized blister and over 800 pictures I’m back in civilization. It was absolutely stunning and a true test of endurance. I can hardly wait to share my photos and stories along the way. Tomorrow I take the two hour drive to Geneva and then two flights to get me home. I will need a recovery day and will hopefully […]

Categories: France, Melbourne, Tour de Vanoise, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Trekking/Hiking • Tags: alps, CULTURE, France, Hiking, Nature, Photography, tour de la vanoise, Travel

Day trip to the Yarra Valley: A wine lover’s paradise

September 9, 2011 by thirdeyemom

Wine and me are like long lost friends. We have a love/hate relationship. I adore wine so much that I must have at least a glass or two each and every night. Yet sometimes I adore it too much and find myself creeping up to three or four or five glasses and then ouch….the next day sucks! I’ve often heard it is part of the so-called Mediterranean diet. That the French, Italians and Greeks consume wine with passion and vigor as part of […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Australia, CULTURE, Melbourne, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Australia, CULTURE, Melbourne, thirdeyemom, Travel, Vineyards

Rockin’ in Melbourne

September 8, 2011 by thirdeyemom

Scan above of my ticket stub to the sensational “We Will Rock You” musical set to the music of Queen performed in the heart of Melbourne. After an amazing four days spent exploring Cairns, Port Douglas and the Great Barrier Reef, we hopped flight number three of our trip and headed the four-hour flight south to lovely, culturally alive Melbourne (pronounced “Mel-bun” by the Aussies). We didn’t land in Melbourne until well past nine at night thus besides collecting our […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Australia, CULTURE, Melbourne, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Australia, CULTURE, Melbourne, thirdeyemom, Travel

One last dive in the Great Barrier Reef

September 5, 2011 by thirdeyemom

The next morning, we woke up bright and returned to the lovely town of Port Douglas to do our last of three dives (this time we would be leaving from Port Douglas as opposed to Cairns). I was really getting hooked on diving. I loved the thrill, the adventure and the insanely surreal scenery below the water. I could hardly contain my excitement! Here is a view of the gorgeous coastline. The pretty marina in Port Douglas where we would […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Australia, CULTURE, Diving, The Great Barrier Reef, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Australia, CULTURE, diving, Great Barrier Reef, thirdeyemom, Travel

Golf, Rainforests and Didgeridoos in Port Douglas, Australia

September 4, 2011 by thirdeyemom

For our last two days in Cairns, we decided to rent a car and head north to check out the lovely coastal town of Port Douglas for some golf, hiking and my third dive. The tiny fishing village of Port Douglas is the only place in the world where two completely different World Heritage Sites lie side by side: The Great Barrier Reef and The Daintree National Park. We woke up after finally sleeping in (something I rarely do on an […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Australia, CULTURE, Diving, The Great Barrier Reef, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Australia, CULTURE, Great Barrier Reef, Port Douglas, thirdeyemom, Travel

Searching for Sharks in the Great Barrier Reef

September 3, 2011 by thirdeyemom

We woke up the next day excited about our adventure once again on the Great Barrier Reef. Throughout the night I had strange, colorful dreams of the exotic fish and spectrum of magnificent colors I saw in this underwater playground. It was so unbelievable that I could hardly wait to get back out there. We took the same company Quicksilver out to the reef, and arrived an hour and a half later. The main highlight at the reef was a […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Australia, CULTURE, Diving, The Great Barrier Reef, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Australia, CULTURE, diving, Great Barrier Reef, thirdeyemom, Travel

Taking a Dive in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

September 2, 2011 by thirdeyemom

I had always dreamed of going to the world-famous Great Barrier Reef. It is one of those talked about, revered places that a true traveler must visit and explore. Thanks to our vacation package with Qantas, a three-day stop over in Cairns was on the agenda. We could have gone to see another natural wonder, Ayer’s Rock in the Outback, but in my opinion a rock could not hold a candle to the Great Barrier Reef, a hidden underwater fantasy land […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Australia, CULTURE, Diving, The Great Barrier Reef, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Australia, CULTURE, diving, Nature, The Great Barrier Reef, thirdeyemom, Travel

Birthday in the Blue Mountains

August 31, 2011 by thirdeyemom

On Saturday, December 6th it was our third day in Sydney and my 32nd Birthday. It felt a little strange given the time change as it really wasn’t my birthday at home in the States. It was only December 5th. But in the land Down Under, today was the day so why not celebrate? (I was still at the age where I enjoyed my birthday and still felt relatively young…ha). It was a free day ahead and I got to […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Australia, Blue Mountains, CULTURE, Sydney, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Trekking/Hiking • Tags: Australia, Blue Mountains, CULTURE, Sydney, thirdeyemom, Travel

An unexpected trip to the land Down Under

August 30, 2011 by thirdeyemom

My trip to Patagonia back in November 2003 had been a eye-opening, soul-searching adventure of a lifetime. I had been in perhaps the most stressful, worst job ever so getting away from the hell I was in at the time, to such a magical place, felt like a boulder had been lifted off my chest. I could breathe again. I could relax. I could enjoy life. I could be me. But then as they always say in life, all good things […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Australia, CULTURE, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY • Tags: Australia, CULTURE, life, Sydney, Travel, Work

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