Streets of the World

It’s time to go home…nothing to see here…move along!!! Ha! We were planning to go to New Zealand for five weeks, then spend a few days in Tahiti, and arrive home on May 1. We were...

Today was a long awaited day and a pillar of our trip…to snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef. This would be the last adventure in this grand adventure so we wanted to make the most of it. Our...

Generations Church is a five minute sunny walk down a beautiful tropical street. Churches in resort style towns often have transient worshippers who are vacationing. Yet there will always be a core...

For our readers: we are back safe and sound in Cincinnati and there is much going on. I will try to finish the posts of our trip in the next few days. Thanks to all for your prayers and concern. God...

Today we slept late still recovering from our hike. Our room number is 13, and today is Friday the 13th. Good thing we aren’t superstitious. There aren’t many people in this beautiful...

We are very sore from our two-day hike along the Southern Ocean. I can hardly walk down the stairs. Jono said that it was 21 miles; Rob’s Fitbit says 30 miles. No matter which one it was, we...

We wondered if what we are doing is considered “glamping”. Jono said that he doesn’t think so. He likes to call it enhanced camping. He started us off at the trailhead and drove...

Rob and I had heard of the Great Ocean Walk and knew that it would be part of our travel plans. It is a five-day hike along the southeast shore of Australia. Parts of it are difficult and not well...

International Woman’s Day International Women’s Day was yesterday on March 8. I didn’t know that was a thing and celebrated around the world. Supporters wear purple on this day. The...

Today we walked to a 9:30am service at a megachurch called Planetshakers. I was sure to bring my ear plugs. When we arrived there were many people at the front holding up white signs with black...

We went to the Immigration Museum which used to be the Customs House. It served as a clearing house for immigrants. In some ways, it was like Ellis Island in the USA. More than nine million people...

Melbourne was established in 1835. The biggest population surge occurred during the gold rush which then allowed for massive building projects. Diseases brought by the white men killed many...

Time to leave the Big Red Center of Australia. We got up early, donned our fly nets and waited for our bus to the airport. Once there, we received word that our flight was delayed due to torrential...

Most of the activities at Uluru are focused around the stunning colors at sunrise and sunset. This morning came early as this would be the first night sky with no clouds. Rob brought us here...

Today we got up before sunrise to explore the second “rock” in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park with our excellent guide, Julia, originally from Italy. If one wants to be a guide, they...

We planned a guided hike around the base of Uluru and started before the sun came up. It was cloudy so the temperature was great throughout the morning walk. You may have heard of a walkabout. Rob...

We stayed at the Atura Adelaide Hotel. It had the coolest decor and design. When you walked in, it looked like a reservation desk at a restaurant. It was a very open setup. Here is the restaurant...

Due to the delay of The Ghan, we will not be in Alice Springs where we had intended to worship at the Desert Life Church. We must fly directly to Uluru from Adelaide and they only have flights in the...

On the train Rob and I have a twinette which is basically a room that has a sofa by day and converts to bunk beds by night. Rob gets up more in the night than I do so I am on the top bunk. There is a...

When we woke up today, heavy rains were blowing all of the trees back and forth. The local Aboriginals have a saying, “We sing for the rain, and the rain sings for us.” Suprisingly, we...

When we awakened, Rob went down to the front desk to see if we could extend our stay for an hour before we walked to the hotel. Rob came back to tell me that the train staff were waiting downstairs...

We have one day to explore Darwin which is known as the capital of the Top End of the Northern Territory (NT). We opted for museums, but first we needed to send the fax. Just the Fax Rob continued...

Wesley Quarter is a block of shops. I was intrigued by their commitment to purpose. Shouldn’t everything we do have a purpose? Here is what they claim to do: Value is created collectively. Here...

The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on June 22, 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost...

The Rottnest Channel Swim happens today. There are two races over two distances from Leighton Beach in Fremantle to beautiful Rottnest Island – a direct crossing of 12 miles open to solos...

Today is an all day bus ride north of Perth and we are traversing many small cities along the Swan River. It was originally called the Black Swan River as many of these birds were found here. Gilford...

Perth was established in 1829. It currently has a population of just under 2 million. It is the most isolated major city in the world. Perth is the capital of Western Australia which is one third of...

We spent the day in the town of Busselton, home of the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere at 6,040 feet long which is over one mile long. We are exactly 11,700 miles from home as we are at the...

We did not have GPS nor did we think to download a map. We had to navigate old school and actually use the map and decide which way was North. We passed a sign that said Dead Finish Wheelchair Access...