http://koalatree.off.net/ en-us 2004-10-28T15:39:16+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002663.html Our final trip was a four-day stopover in Hawaii on our way back home. We didn't have enough time, and were too tired out, to travel around much. So we just stayed in and around Honolulu, which was actually quite... miriam 2004-10-28T15:39:16+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002639.html Our last Australian trip before heading back to Canada was into the Central Australian outback, also known as the "Red Centre." Unfortunately we only had 5 days including travel time, but we managed to squeeze a fair bit in. To... miriam 2004-10-24T14:26:09+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002662.html We've posted a second batch of photos from Sydney. We spent a couple more short weekend stints there, including one in the Manly beach neighbourhood courtesy of my friend Ben from grad school (thanks again, Ben!). For my birthday, Miriam... anatole 2004-10-23T23:32:43+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002640.html anatole 2004-10-18T15:21:48+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002622.html In case this is now your source of news about Australian politics, I feel I ought to report that John Howard and the Coalition swept the Australian election. Goodbye, Styx Valley. On a happier note, I learned a new "ee"... miriam 2004-10-14T03:38:20+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002611.html You might remember our stories and photos from visiting the Styx Valley in Tasmania. We wrote about how the area was due to be clear-cut and about how logging in Tasmania is followed by poisoning wildlife with 1080 poison. Well,... miriam 2004-10-08T15:10:44+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002592.html Well, I'm sure you've all been dying of curiosity to see the answer to our quiz. Quite a few people have told me their guesses in person, but I'm afraid that not one single person was right. What can I... miriam 2004-10-02T09:23:39+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002557.html I had too much time on my hands on the long flight from Sydney to Honolulu, so I made a little game for you to play. Below is a list giving some examples of how Australians shorten most of their... miriam 2004-09-20T00:00:01+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002556.html In a moment of spontaneity, we signed up for a guided tour of Queensland's Atherton Tableland region, solely on the recommendation of our hostel's travel agent. She said that we would like it so much that we would recommend the... miriam 2004-09-19T14:19:19+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002555.html When you live in a not-entirely-unfamiliar country for the first time, it's often the little things -- things you least suspect, like the unfamiliar sound made at the crosswalk to tell you it's safe to walk -- that take a... anatole 2004-09-18T13:21:36+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002495.html You can't really go to Australia and not see the Great Barrier Reef. Partly the darn thing is just so huge, running for over 2000 km along Australia's eastern coast. But also you feel like you already know the reef... anatole 2004-08-27T12:38:32+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002422.html One of the most interesting things we did in Tasmania was a self-guided tour of The Styx, an old-growth forest in the southwest of Tasmania. Not to put too fine a point on it, but if Forestry Tasmania has its... anatole 2004-08-01T03:43:41+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002387.html Well, we're on our way home. We re-crossed the international dateline en route to Hawaii, our Pacific stopover before we reach Ottawa. In the process, we had the pleasure of living through two July 15ths and two July 16ths, as... anatole 2004-07-19T22:40:03+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002350.html Having pulled off several work-related minor miracles (which mostly involved managing to write reports with nowhere to work but at a Starbucks that closed at 9pm), we are headed off for our final Australian adventure. We'll be doing a whirlwind... miriam 2004-07-09T03:17:56+10:00 http://koalatree.off.net/archives/002326.html Canberra is typically quiet, as far as I can tell, but much of Australia is not so this morning: Soccer fans take over streets CELEBRATIONS by Greek soccer fans were causing chaos in Sydney and Melbourne this morning after Greece... anatole 2004-07-02T12:43:16+10:00