Day 07 – Thanksgiving at -17 degrees C
We woke on Thanksgiving with the weather forecast suggesting a maximum day time temperature of -17 degrees Celsius. What? Wow, that’s cold. Nonetheless I headed out early for a look...
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Day 06 – There be chocolate
After a busy day yesterday on the road, we take it a little easier today. We wander 5th Avenue and visit the Lindt Store, grabbing some chocolates for snacks in our...
Day 05 – There be shops
Our annual trip for a discounted shopping day is today. We’ve done this trip a few times and today we seem to be less enthusiastic as in previous years. There...
Day 04 – There be gold!
Finally! For eight years I’ve been trying to book for a tour, a very limited and hard to get tickets for tour. It’s free. It runs twice a day, four...
Day 03 – Discovering Hudson
Today we wander along 42nd Street and head out to Hudson Yards. Around four blocks across town and ten down and we arrive at 9th and 34th. We are stunned by the...
Day 02 – There be snow!
This morning we are keen to see if there is any snow on the ground in Central Park. It’s still very cold so we rug up and had out. We...
Day 01 – Hello, old friend
Day one is usually our admin day, the day we sort ourselves out. We sleep in after the long journey we ae exhausted. We then head out in the afternoon...
Day 00 – NYC Eight – still loving it!
We left for New York, early as usual, departing home at 4.30am. Little did we know this was going to be our longest trip ever to get to our hotel,...
April 2018: Tokyo
We finished our trip with a week in Tokyo. This mad place is busy, modern, old, clean and so much fun.
12 April 2018: Hiroshima
There are few places I've been, well no place I've been, which has effected me like Hiroshima. I didn't know what to expect or how I would feel. But before...
April 2018: Kyoto
Another step back in time to traditional Japan. A wonderful eclectic city. Kinkaku-ji Kinkaku-ji Kinkaku-ji Kinkaku-ji Kinkaku-ji
April 2018: Osaka
We enjoyed a week in Osaka as part of a two week tour of Japan. We travelled with our good friends Mick and Kelli. Osaka is kid Japan. Lots of...
2018 Queenstown
24 March to 29 March 2018: Queenstown The Chair of RAAus, Mick and I were invited to the iAOPA conference in 2018, which was held in Queenstown in late March....
Day 06: Journey end
Our last day in Japan started with a relaxing breakfast in the club lounge. Perched atop Shinjuku we enjoyed poached eggs and granola. Chatting to the staff and saying goodbye...
Day 05: Staying local
Our last full day in Tokyo allowed us to stay local and wander the streets in our local area. From a cat cafe to Muji, a tempura lunch to the...
Day 04: Walking Ginza
After a leisurely breakfast we headed for Ginza. A 30 minute train ride to an area where one part resembles New York's fifth avenue and another the back streets of...
Day 03: From Fuji to Shibuya
We stared our day with another delicious breakfast from the 45th floor. Unlike yesterday the rain and low cloud had given way to a nicer, brighter day, although mostly cloudy....
Day 02: Wet to the core
Last night we checked the weather forecast. 26 and sunny. We woke this morning to 16 and pouring rain. Something somewhere went wrong. Nonetheless we had made plans for visiting Ueno...
Day 01: Finding our way around (AKA getting lost)
Surprisingly after an exhausting day yesterday we both woke up well before 8.00am and decided to enjoy breakfast in the club lounge. It has a great view of the city,...
Day 00: Jumping to Japan
For some reason when we travel we always pick a 6.00am flight out of Canberra, which means a wake up time of about 4.00am. Which then means a bloody long...
Day 31: Stats, and a quick run around
452,256 steps in the Big Apple375 kms walked554 floors climbed, those Dann subway steps59 trips on the subway31 perfect nights at the always feels like home AKAToo many burgers6 great...
Day 30: A birthday, tea and symphony
Our last full day in the Big Apple was also my birthday. Sadly Mardi chest infection and cough is still lingering so we had a reasonably quiet day. Despite her heavy...
Day 29: A look at death
As our adventure draws to an end we made our way up to the Lincoln Square area, Broadway and 9th Avenue (Columbus Drive up here). The NYC Folk Art Museum...
Day 28: A few more lights, windows and trees
After a bit of a sleep in we got up to a grey and cool day. Mardi's chest was still pretty congested so our plans included a visit to the...
Day 27: A night of lights
Monday dawns another beautiful sunny day. We've had such good weather the whole time. A few rainy days here and there, but mostly sunny and not too cold. Most evenings...
Day 26: A view from above
Mardi was feeling really unwell today and decided to have a day in. We also needed to start the arduous task of packing. It's amazing how spread out you get...
Day 25: A culinary tour of Brooklyn
We caught up with Josh from Urban Adventures today, although we weren't adventuring we were eating, so it was an Urban Oyster event. We met Josh a few weeks ago...
Day 24: A terrific time with trains and terminals
We were up early for our planned visit to Grand Central Terminal (GCT) today, a four hour tour starting at 10am. The tour advertised secret passageways, doors and some serious...
Day 23: A tree, tenement and tea
After a sleep in after last nights concert and late night, Mardi is feeling a little unwell. A mild chest infection and sniffles, so she decides to take it easy...
Day 22: A check up and the piano man
And on the 22nd day it rained and rained and rained and rained. Another two inches. The streets are awash with the proverbial cats and dogs. Our first outing, early, was...
Day 21: A wet day at the museum
With generous thanks to Bob, who scored two all access tickets to the museum of natural history, we enjoyed a full day out of the rain. Thanks Bob! I'd also like...
Day 20: A colourful walk and looking at NYC, missing something…
We'd planned a visit to the museum of the city of New York for a few days now but hadn't made it, so today was the say. We've visited a...