A Complete Guide to the Chinese Garden of Friendship, Sydney

This is, by far, is my most favourite attraction in Sydney. For a brief moment, you could almost be convinced you are in the middle of the Chinese countryside, that is, until you look up and see...

Where to Get the Cheapest UK Covid Tests for Travel

Gross as it might seem to stick a wand down the back of your throat before poking it up your nose, it seems that we'll have to get used to doing precisely that if we want to travel overseas in the...

A Guide to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the New Years Eve Fireworks

Located on Circular Quay is the most famous bridge in the world, the iconic Harbour Bridge, more affectionately known as the Coat Hanger by the locals. Walk halfway across, then peer over the...

End Jet Lag

While reading a neurological research article on the effects of lowered oxygen concentration on how well rats sleep at night, I saw that jet lag can be eliminated. I don't know why these scientists...

Top Tips for Tackling Time Difference

Jet lag is an included item in the long-haul travel package - it is inevitable, dreaded, and simply exhausting. You may have heard of the term 'body clock'. Well, this is exactly what jet lag...

Herbert Hoover & Sons of Gwalia Mine, Western Australia

On 21 December 1963 the Sons of Gwalia mine closed and the 1500 residents of Gwalia left town for ever. Trains were dispatched from Kalgoorlie 230kms (143 miles) south, and people took only what they...