Tales of a Technogypsie

New South Wales Australia One of my favorite regions of Australia, the NSW, or “New South Wales” is located along the southeastern edge of Australia, just north of Victoria and south of Queensland. It totally surrounds the Australian Capital Territory and is Australia’s most populated state (1/3 of Australia’s population) with those who call themselves [...]

Carryong * Victoria, Australia * A relatively small town in Victoria, Australia located 75 miles easty of Albury is the town of “Carryong” along the upper reaches of the Murray River and the New South Wales border. With just over 1200 inhabitants, Carryong is along Alpine Way and the next pitstop for supplies between Thredbo [...]

Leatherbarrel CreekMt. Kosciouszko, New South Wales, Australia Along the highway of “Alpine Way” heading from Thredbo to Albury lies a nice little picnic and camping area called “Leather Barrel Creek”. It hosts over 10 campsites and is accessible by sealed roads. GPS: Latitude 36° 31′ 32.52″ S; Longitude 148° 11′ 34.8″ E. Nice wading stream, [...]

Thredbo New South Wales, Australia In the heart of the Snowy Mountains lies the sportsman’s paradise known as “Thredbo Village” – a pseudo-skiier’s paradise and resort town. A small town of approximately 450+ inhabitants, the resort can sleep over 4,000. Thredbo has the longest and most easily accessible ski runs in Australia where it boasts [...]

Australia’s Snowy Mountains New South Wales, Australia On the road from Canberra to Albury, one will past the historical and breath-taking “Snowy Mountains” of Australia. Built within this alpine paradise for Australia’s skiiers and snowboarders is a hydro-electricity and irrigation complex called “The Snowy Mountains Scheme” which is built up of 16 major dams, 7 [...]

Bimblegumbie * http://www.bimblegumbie.com.au/ * 942 Alpine Way | Crackenback, Thredbo Village, Kosciuszko National Park 2627, Australia * Bimblegumbie is a eco-resort in the heart of the Snowy Mountains near Thredbo, Australia. It is an award winning location for its gardens, known for its bush walking hikes in the mountains, and is a pet-friendly estate. Whether [...]

Wild Brumbly Distillery* Brad Spalding, Cnr Wollondibby Rd & Alpine Way, Jindabyne NSW Aus 2627 * phone: 02 64571447 * slap2@bigpond.com * http://www.wildbrumby.com/ * As one travels in the Snowy Mountains just before approaching the skiiers paradise known as “Thredbo” is a distillery known as “Wild Brumbly”. This plant, or should you say “ranch”, mixes [...]

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 [...]

Cooma New South Wales, Australia A small little town in the southern region of New South Wales, Cooma is just 115 kilometers south of Canberra. It is the entry to the “Snowy Mountains” Region and is along the Snowy Mountains Highway that connects Bega with the Riverina. With a tiny population of 6,587 inhabitants, and [...]

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 [...]