I include Wellington Botanic Garden in my Top Ten Gardens as much for its unusual situation on a steep hillside overlooking the city of Wellington, as for its huge collection of native and overseas plant species and extensive floral displays. At first sight the 62 acre hillside location may seem daunting, particularly for less nimble […]
After a pleasant, relaxed stay in Tasmania, Stage 3 of my Round the World in 50 Days trip took me to the Australian mainland and the state of Victoria. Although the smallest of the mainland states, it is the most densely populated and includes Australia’s second largest city, Melbourne. My plan was to spend a couple of days exploring […]
Tasmania has a temperate climate and compact size, about three quarters that of Ireland. It lets you get a feel of Australia without having to contend with the vast distances and the sometimes extreme temperatures of the mainland. Well that’s how I saw it when I planned the second stage of my Round the World in […]
To include the flora of a whole continent in less than 100 acres would be quite some feat, but that is exactly what the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra does very successfully. The Gardens are sited impressively on the lower slopes of Black Mountain with great views back over Lake Burley Griffin and the […]
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New South Wales, Australia – Round the World: Stage 4
After driving through some of the most scenic parts of Victoria, the next stage of my Round the World in 50 Days trip took me to Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, visiting Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory along the way. It is easy to forget quite how huge Australia is; what looks like a relatively […]