Josh and I are spending some time in the far reaches, and have made a special blog for our friends to keep up with us. Check it out: http://antipodesadventure.blogspot.com/

I could not possibly have been prepared for the party. Surrounded by middle-age geeks, all I could see was the sea of blue shirts. The sweat beaded off their balding heads and glistening on their glasses. They swayed like drunken whales, laptop cases bouncing off their shoulders in vague beat with the music. They screamed, happy and delirious from ( Read more... )

Florida is fantastic for spring break. Of course, we avoided the classic spots- beaches full of drunken students with bikinis and body boards covered in white sand. Our trip was the real Florida, with swamps and gators, back country boats, and oh so many beautiful birds ( Read more... )

Restaurant service in Sydney must be the worst in the world. I had thought Paris would be the winner; French waiters live up to their stereotype and provide service with a level of disdain that suggests you are insulting the food by eating in their city. French waiters however at least acknowledge your inconvenient presence at the table. For ( Read more... )

Josh and I are in Sydney, basking in the heat of the Australian summer. It's sunny and fabulous here, even in the heart of downtown where we are staying. The streets are almost literally lined with beautiful girls in skimpy dresses and tanned young men on leave from the School of Lifeguarding Slash Surf-Apparel Modeling. The whole scene is very ( Read more... )

I saw the first Kildeer cry his greeting, his voice muffled by the roar of the airplane engines. He and his friends swooped playfully near the little window at my seat. As we slowly taxied into the airport, the little plovers spun and dove beside us, just like dolphins leaping alongside the bow of a ship coming into harbor.
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The ducklings in the pond by my hotel are adorable little balls of down. They've been growing up quickly in the weeks I've been traveling here, under the watchful eyes of their parents. Or rather parent, for I'd been noticing, without really thinking about it, that the Daddy in this small family seemed permanently absent. I was scanning the ( Read more... )

It's always exciting to see a new bird for the first time, but when it comes to adding to your Life List, not all birds are equal. A visiting European birder sighting an American Crow will happily tick it off on his list, but it simply doesn't compare to catching glimpse of something rare. The Crow may count as a Life Bird, but to me, a real Life ( Read more... )

Bald Eagles symbolize patriotism across the US. South of the Mason-Dixon line this most certainly holds true, in a laser lights show projected onto Stone Mountain in Atlanta, GA. Mixed in between the hilarious light-beam renditions of "Devil Came Down to Georgia" and other local favorites, projected images of the Bald Eagle and American flag fill ( Read more... )