Essential Australia

“Reclaim the Night” -Women March Against Violence in Adelaide

A World’s Greatest Blog Exclusive On Friday 26th October 2007, Around six hundred women walked up King William Street in Adelaide, Australia, to campaign for safety. “Reclaim the Night” is the slogan for a movement aiming to bring about a world in which women can move about freely during the night-time without fear of violence. [...]

Essential Australia - Wildlife - Laughing Kookaburra

Essential Australia – Wildlife – Laughing Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra’s are so iconically Australian, yet incredibly hard to photograph well – at least for me. I have only managed to get one shot I am happy with. Here it is Click on the picture to get a bigger image.

Essential Australia - Island Sunset

Essential Australia – Island Sunset

As we cruised back in a little tinny boat, from a secluded beach on Great Keppel Island that we had all to ourselves, the sun set over another small island. I got this photo. Click on the photo to see it in full size.

Essential Australia - Wildlife - Snakes

Essential Australia – Wildlife – Snakes

We encountered this snake in the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland while walking around a lake. It was second time we saw a snake in Australia, however, the only time we managed to have the camera out before it slithered away. I used the zoom on the camera rather than getting too close! As I [...]

Essential Australia - The Lost Service Station

Essential Australia – The Lost Service Station

This is the second installment of the Essential Australia series of photos. These pictures sum up Australia quickly, having spent a year doing a lap of the country. The Lost Service Station After driving around 60 kilometers along gravel and dirt, in the first long drive of our trip, into Alpine Victoria (on the back [...]

Essential Australia - The Mardi Gras

Essential Australia – The Mardi Gras

We took a whole heap of photos at the Sydney Mardi Gras. Most of which were ruined by all of the people in front of us holding up their own cameras (when the flash went off it lit up their arms instead of the freak show behind them!) However, this photo sums up what Mardi [...]

Essential Australia - Wildlife - Cockatoos in Flight

Essential Australia – Wildlife – Cockatoos in Flight

This is the first post in the new Essential Australia series of posts. This will feature our best photos from our year long trip around the continent of Australia. There will be two sections to this feature – Wildlife and Essential Australia – mainly due to the fact that we have roughly the same number [...]

Neighbours Night - The Ramsay Street Update

Neighbours Night – The Ramsay Street Update

Linda has updated her post on the Neighbours Night that she and Vicki went on. For the latest edition of Linda’s Neighbours Night Extravaganza, where she met Toadie, Steph Scully and Dillon Timmins, click here. Basically, the post has been updated significantly by the addition of some pictures, which Linda has borrowed from Vicki’s site [...]