Tales of a Technogypsie

HMB Endeavour, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia   Travels Down Under: Following Captain Cook’s Footsteps …   Thursday, April 28, 2011 * Brisbane, Queensland, Australia *     Early to rise, Sir Thomas Leaf arose after a semi-restful night’s sleep on an air mattress in his Couchsurfing host’s home in Brisbane’s Artsy West End. It was a [...]

Tuggeranong Homestead * Tuggeranong, Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * http://www.tuggeranonghomestead.com.au/ * My last day in Tuggeranong just outside of Canberra, before packing up for the plane to Brisbane, we ventured down the street to get a peek at the Tuggeranong Homestead. Unfortunately, due to being Easter weekend, I didn’t get a chance to visit [...]

Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:The Vegemite Experience Tuesday, April 26, 2011 * Hanging in Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * A later start to the day, Sir Bluey brought out the vegemite for Sir Leaf to try for his very first time. Spread on with butter, it was not agreeable to his [...]

Gibraltar Falls, Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:Koalas and Cyber-goths Monday, April 25, 2011 * Area around Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * A later start to the day, Sir Bluey heated up the last of the kangaroo meat for lunch. This time the adventuring duo spiced it up with a peanut satay [...]

Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:Exploring Canberra Downtown Saturday, April 23, 2011 * Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Sir Bluey blessed Sir Thomas with a jam session with his amazing musical talents. Then the bard took Sir Thomas Leaf on a tour around the governmental district of Canberra, as well [...]

Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:Return to Canberra Friday, April 22, 2011 * Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Awake in Canberra, our Sapphire Coast travelers are back at their home base. Sir Thomas investigated the intriguing plastic un-tearable Australian money. The duo set out for a day of exploring downtown [...]

Narooma, New South Wales, Australia Travels Down Under:Narooma to Batesman Bay and Beyond, Counting Dead Kangaroo Thursday, April 21, 2011 * Narooma to Batesman Bay, New South Wales, Australia * Breakfast at the Narooma YHA, Sir Thomas Leaf sadly said goodbye to his new German friend as he and Sir Bluey Bee set off for [...]

Fonzie’s grave? Travels Down Under:Relaxing in Narooma … Wednesday, April 20, 2011 * Narooma, New South Wales, Australia * Sir Bluey and Sir Thomas Leaf awoke in the restful Narooma YHA and started planning out their day after breakfast and tea. They also decided to stay an extra night in Narooma, which pleased Sir Thomas [...]

A wombat in the trail Travels Down Under:From Bittangee Bay to Narooma … Tuesday, April 19, 2011 * Bittangee Bay to Narooma, New South Wales, Australia * The exhausted travelers slowly awoke this morning to a quiet morning, minus the patter of a jumping wallaby outside. Sir Thomas Leaf crawled out of his tent to [...]

A flat tire will not stand in our way … Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Travels Down Under:Flats, Pelicans, and Lakes Entrance Monday, April 18, 2011 * Melbourne to Cann River, Victoria, Australia * Bidding sweet farewells to Sciencequeen, the raving mad adventurers – Sir Thomas Leaf Rhymer Oisin McGowan and Sir Bluey Bee of Canberra headed [...]

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Travels Down Under:Naked Flowers: Beaches and Rose Gardens Sunday, April 17, 2011 * Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * Early to rise, the first agenda that our trio had on their minds was fresh laundry. So a pit stop at the local laundromat was first order of business. Waiting for their loads to complete [...]

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Travels Down Under:Exploring Melbourne & Farewells to Sciencequeen Saturday, April 16, 2011 * Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * Early to rise, the travelers headed out to the train station for a brief wandering around metropolitan Melbourne before journeying to St. Kilda at the Local where they would bid farewell to the Science Queen. [...]

Albury YHA,Albury, New South Wales, Australia Travels Down Under:Journey through Victoria Friday, April 15, 2011 * Albury, New South Wales, Australia to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * The weary adventures awoke in the mildew smelling dorm room of the Albury YHA, rolling out of bed, but with a restful sleep. Downstairs the showers awaited them, after [...]

Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Travels Down Under:The Men of the Snowy Mountains Thursday, April 14, 2011 * Lake Jindabyne to Albury, New South Wales, Australia * Awake in the Snowy Mountains, Sir Thomas Leaf and Sir Bluey Bee crawled out of their bunk beds at the Snowy Mountains Backpackers hostel in Lake Jindabyne [...]

Lake Jindabyne, New South Wales, Australia Travels Down Under:Adventures to Lake Jindabyne and the Snowy Mountains Wednesday, April 13, 2011 * Canberra, Australian Capital Territory to Lake Jindabyne, New South Wales, Australia * Early to rise, Sir Thomas Leaf and Sir Bluey Bee gathered together a wakeful state as they prepared tea, breakfast, and organization [...]

Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:Flea Markets and Botanical Gardens Sunday, April 24, 2011 * Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Sir Thomas awoke early and headed down for a bite at the Bytes Cafe having a deliciously sweet blackberry and banana pancakes in the Canberra YHA. A brief Skype with [...]

Travels Down Under: Learning about the Aborigine and Canberra Tuesday, April 12, 2011 * Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia * Early to rise, a quick breakfast, soon enough Sir Thomas Leaf and Sir Bluey Bee were off on another grand adventure – this time to learn a bit about Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory [...]

Travels Down Under: Journey to Canberra Monday, April 11, 2011 * Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia * Sir Thomas Leaf awoke at 3:00 am as he had fallen asleep at 4:30 pm after his 24 hour flight on the Qantas air-dragon across the Pacific Ocean and needed the adjustment to the [...]

Travels Down Under: Journey to Brisbane April 8-10, 2011 * The City of Fallen Angels, The Nacirema Empire – Brisbane, Queensland, Down Under * Friday-Sunday, 8th-10th April 2011 * Over the Pacific Ocean Sir Thomas Leaf officially began his walkabout Down Under to the bush of Australia towards midnight on Friday, April 8th. The Security [...]

Walkabout A “Walkabout” comes from the Australian Aborigine “rite of passage” that young males undergo as a journey during adolescence to live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months. It is through this journey that the young male would trace the paths or “songlines” of their ancestors, imitate them and cherishing [...]

Leaving the Lab & Military Science: Last Days and on to the City of Fallen Angels April 5 – 8, 2011 * The Springs Where the Red Silt in the River flows from the Rocky Mountains – The City of Fallen Angels, of the Nacirema Empire * Tuesday, 5th April 2011 * The Springs Where [...]

Leaving the Lab & Military Science: Last Days and Packing April 1 – 3, 2011 * The Rocky Mountains, The Nacerima Empire * Friday, 1st April 2011 * The Springs Where the Red Silt is Brought From the Mountains Sir Thomas Leaf went back across the boundary of the Royal Army as he met the [...]