The Part Time Traveler Blog
Top Things To See/Do in Bowral After exploring the attractions in and around Sydney, when you want a countryside escape, drive down to Southern Highlands situated 120 KM South West of Sydney, the biggest town of which is Bowral. Southern highlands in general is characterised by rolling mountains, picturesque valleys, beautiful wineries & old country […]
Visiting Koala Hospital A hospital for cute little Koalas! How cool is that? During Easter, the last minute traveler in me woke up as usual. Living in Sydney and not wanting to take a flight meant, I could go up the Central Coast, down to the Jervis Bay/Narooma or west towards Canberra/Melbourne. Since I have […]
Balloon Spectacular in Canberra A lovely Saturday morning I drove down to Canberra, the Australian Capital city of Sydney. It is a 3 hours drive and I had the great company. Little did I know I was in for a spectacular surprise on Sunday morning. Canberra boasts of interesting locations for tourists, but their […]
Hampton Court “the hosts and guests of history must learn to seek to learn the lessons both must earn – Michael Shepherd” I love palaces, as they seem to tell the story of a past I have only read and I get to imagine the scenes and situations and be grateful of the present and […]
Being insanely in love with Road Trips, I think I ended up in the right place – Australia where the distance between places is large and diverse. I had been lucky enough to drive through The Great Alpine Road of Victoria, which is regarded as one of the best driving routes of Australia. If you […]
In my recent trip to Uluru, I visited a camel farm which claims to be Australias largest one. I had seen in pictures, the line of camels parading in the backdrop of the stunning outback sunset. So when I found out there is one close by, I wanted to see it. I dd not go […]
After writing a post on the key things to keep in mind before visiting Darwin, it has been quite some time since I planned to write about the attractions in Northern Territory including Litchfield National Park. It was towards the end of wet season when I visited Darwin. I had Kakadu, Katherine & Litchfield National Park […]
First time I came across Figure 8 Pools was in an article and since then I always wanted to visit this geological spectacle . Finally, I got an opportunity and the next thing I know is that I am on a bus on my way to Figure 8 Pools. So, what is ‘Figure 8 Pools’ ? […]
When I planned for a trip to Tasmania in Winter, few of my friends asked why . It will be cold & damp. Why don’t you go in in spring instead ? I had my strong reasons. Always I prefer off-peak season due to multiple reasons. Less crowd, less expense & more enjoyment. What more […]
Australian Outback has been tempting for me… all the while. Though I did plan , it took a long time for my trip to materialise due to different reasons. Finally, I booked my tickets to Darwin for around 300 AUD. I could have got better deals definitely, but since I work full time it is often hard […]