United just got the first of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, and will use it to fly the world’s longest Dreamline non-stop, from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia. United has a fleet of 54 787s on order, including more -9s, some -10s and -8s. More on…
Washington is a city with many embassies and international organizations, decked out with flags and formal coats of arms. But Australia has a reputation for casualness, and this free-form version of the Australian seal caught our attention….
Starting in September, Qantas Airways will begin using an A380 double-decker on its service to Sydney, Australia—the world’s longest scheduled non-stop route. Before that happens, modifications at DFW’s terminal will be completed; the plane uses…
Australia is a vast country, and, if you have ever been there and traversed it in some way, you will appreciate the sheer size and expanse of this island continent. The best way I have discovered to see the true beauty of this country is to drive…
Join Islandman on an epic Australian rail journey that calls to mind the epic trains of Europe and Asia
Qantas again topped the list of world’s safest airlines, followed by Air New Zealand, according to airlineratings.com, followed by 4 Asian lines. DETAILS Ironically, the continued safety leadership comes at a time when Qantas is having…
Situated in Western Australia, Nambung National Park is well known for its eroded rock columns, known as “The Pinnacles”. It’s a fascinating desert landscape, yellow sand with thousands of these erect limestone pillars like a stone…
Despite some very thoughtful and educated guesses by our readership, Gumbo was elusive this time around. Gumbo was traveling with some biologists in southern Australia (Kangaroo Island to be precise) and was fascinated to see this baby…
The tammar wallaby (also known as the dama or darma wallaby) is quite small, not much larger than a house cat, and pint-size when compared to its large cousin, the kangaroo.
The oldest known organisms that still live on the planet are stromatolites, rock-like structures built by an algae known as cyanobacteria. Stromatolites have an extensive fossil record in Western Australia dating back some 3.5 million…
United just got the first of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, and will use it to fly the world’s longest Dreamline non-stop, from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia. United has a fleet of 54 787s on order, including more -9s, some -10s and -8s. More on…
Washington is a city with many embassies and international organizations, decked out with flags and formal coats of arms. But Australia has a reputation for casualness, and this free-form version of the Australian seal caught our attention….
Starting in September, Qantas Airways will begin using an A380 double-decker on its service to Sydney, Australia—the world’s longest scheduled non-stop route. Before that happens, modifications at DFW’s terminal will be completed; the plane uses…
Australia is a vast country, and, if you have ever been there and traversed it in some way, you will appreciate the sheer size and expanse of this island continent. The best way I have discovered to see the true beauty of this country is to drive…
Join Islandman on an epic Australian rail journey that calls to mind the epic trains of Europe and Asia
Qantas again topped the list of world’s safest airlines, followed by Air New Zealand, according to airlineratings.com, followed by 4 Asian lines. DETAILS Ironically, the continued safety leadership comes at a time when Qantas is having…
Situated in Western Australia, Nambung National Park is well known for its eroded rock columns, known as “The Pinnacles”. It’s a fascinating desert landscape, yellow sand with thousands of these erect limestone pillars like a stone…
Despite some very thoughtful and educated guesses by our readership, Gumbo was elusive this time around. Gumbo was traveling with some biologists in southern Australia (Kangaroo Island to be precise) and was fascinated to see this baby…
The tammar wallaby (also known as the dama or darma wallaby) is quite small, not much larger than a house cat, and pint-size when compared to its large cousin, the kangaroo.
The oldest known organisms that still live on the planet are stromatolites, rock-like structures built by an algae known as cyanobacteria. Stromatolites have an extensive fossil record in Western Australia dating back some 3.5 million…
