Adelaide
3/2000 (T1): One of the most boring cities in the world. It shuts down at 6pm and turns into a ghost town every night. I stayed for 3 days and that was too long.

Airlie Beach
2/2000 (T1): Don't know why they call it a beach since it's more of a marina. The starting point for sailing tours of the Whitsundays.

Alice Springs
3/2000 (T1): A medium-sized town in the center of Australia and the starting point for Uluru tours.

Ayers Rock (Uluru)
3/2000 (T1): The highlight of our Red Centre outback tour.

Bargara
2/2000 (T1): A tiny town in the middle of nowhere.

Bingara
1/2000 (T1): A tiny town famous for its horseback-riding along the river.

Brisbane
2/2000 (T1): A medium-sized city on the east coast. It didn't seem like there was much to do so I only stayed for a day.

Broome
9/2000 (T1): A small beach town on the northwest coast and a much-needed rest stop on our tour. It's like Byron Bay with red sand and without the tattoo parlors.

Bungle Bungles
9/2000 (T1): A virtually untouched national park with cool-looking layered domes.

Byron Bay
1/2000 - 2/2000 (T1): A quaint little beach town. I stopped here and shared a house with friends for a week.

Cairns
2/2000 - 3/2000 (T1): The last city on my east coast tour and a good launching point for trips out to the Great Barrier Reef. I stayed there for three weeks to save up the energy for the next leg of my journey. A "cairn" is a heap of stones piled up as a memorial or landmark.

Canberra
9/2000 (T1): The Australian capital.

Cable Beach
9/2000 (T1): A huge beach not far from Broome. For a few bucks, you could take a camel ride at sunset.

Cape Tribulation
3/2000 (T1): Cape Tribulation is the northern-most tourist stop on the East Coast. I went because everyone else had been there, but it didn't seem like there was much to see.

Coober Pedy
3/2000 (T1): A small opal-mining town in the middle of nowhere and the backdrop for such movies as Mad Max, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, and Pitch Black.

Coral Bay
8/2000 (T1): A beautiful settlement, great for diving and quad-biking. The next big resort town.

Cradle Mountain
4/2000 (T1): Very scenic and a great climb.

Darwin
3/2000 (T1): Named after the scientist for no particular reason. Darwin was ravaged in 1979 by Cyclone Tracy, and, for some reason, they decided to rebuild the place. A pretty boring city, but a necessary stop if you're touring Kakadu.

9/2000 (T1): Pretty much the same as it was when I was here last time, except for the 8000 horny American sailors.

Dingo
2/2000 (T1): A small cattle station in the middle of nowhere. No idea why they call it Dingo since there are none in the area. When the ranchers made everyone start country-dancing, I lost interest.

Fraser Island
2/2000 (T1): We camped for 2 nights on Fraser Island, the world's biggest pile of sand and the only place you'll find pure-bred dingos. We spent the first day driving up and down the beach.

Fremantle
4/2000 (T1): My first destination in Western Australia. Called Freo by the locals, this is Perth's beach district.

Grampians
3/2000 (T1): A national park. We stayed at Camp High Spirits, a bush camp for backpackers and one of the most peaceful places in the world.

Great Barrier Reef
3/2000 (T1): Ancient and beautiful. I was looking forward to snorkeling and diving on the Great Barrier Reef, but Cyclone Steve had just ripped through the area and underwater conditions were horrible.

Great Ocean Road
3/2000 (T1): The stretch of road along the coast between Adelaide and Melbourne is very windy and very scenic.

Hervey Bay
2/2000 (T1): The launching point for Fraser Island and a pathetic excuse for a town.

Hobart
4/2000 (T1): Tasmania's largest city.

Kakadu
3/2000 (T1): Australia's largest national park and the backdrop for Crocodile Dundee. The place is beautiful, the history is interesting, and our guide, Travis, was fantastic.

Kalbarri
8/2000 (T1): A smaller national park north of the Pinnacles. A warm-up for Karijini and the Kimberley.

Kangaroo Island
3/2000 (T1): Kangaroo Island is a nature reserve just off the coast of Adelaide. Great if you like to hike and see animals in the wild.

Karijini
8/2000 (T1): An isolated national park with red dust and lots of big holes in the ground.

Katherine Gorge
3/2000 (T1): A huge canyon a few hours south of Darwin.

Kiama
1/2000 (T1): An old town with an Aboriginal name and our last stop before heading into Sydney.

Kimberley
9/2000 (T1): Kimberley is the name of the red, dusty outback region roughly between Broome and Darwin. It's filled with rock formations, gorges, waterholes, dirt roads, mining towns, roadkill, and bugs.

King's Canyon
3/2000 (T1): Our two-day outback tour departed from Alice Springs and took us five hours west to King's Canyon, Ayers Rock (Uluru), and the Olgas.

Kuranda
2/2000 (T1): A region of rainforest and fast-flowing rivers just outside of Cairns.

Launceston
4/2000 (T1): Tasmania is huge island separated from the mainland which, according to other Aussies, is populated by incestuous half-breeds. What I discovered were friendly, nature-loving people and beautiful scenery. My week in Tasmania was one of the best times I've had in Australia.

Magnetic Island
2/2000 (T1): So-called because it screwed up Captain Cook's compass when he sailed by it. Another nature reserve although quite a few people live on it now.

Margaret River
4/2000 (T1): Margaret River is a popular tourist getaway for Aussies on the west coast. I took a three-day tour as far down as Albany. Some nice wineries, some tall trees, but not the best tour I've taken in Australia.

Melbourne
3/2000 - 4/2000 (T1): Victoria's largest city. Seems like a nice place.
9/2000 (T1): It was only after coming Melbourne a second time that I realized how crappy it was.

Mission Beach
2/2000 (T1): A quick overnight stop. Lots of rain.

Monkey Mia
8/2000 (T1): A resort where you can go to the beach, stand up to your knees in water, and watch bottle-nosed dolphins get fed right in front of you.

Noosa
2/2000 (T1): Another quaint little beach town.

Nundle
1/2000 (T1): A sheep and cattle station in the rolling hills of the Great Dividing Range and the first overnight stop on our Oz Experience tour up the east coast.

Olgas
3/2000 (T1): Not as breathtaking as Uluru, but more spiritual place for the Aborigines.

Pebbly Beach
9/2000 (T1): A short stop on the south coast on the way to Sydney.

Perth
4/2000 - 8/2000 (T1): One of the most isolated cities in the world, which gives the city a true Australian feel and reduces encroachment by the tourism industry. Very modern and very clean.

Phillip Island
9/2000 (T1): A nature reserve and vacation spot an hour away from Melbourne.

Pinnacles
8/2000 (T1): The Pinnacles are cool, pointy rock formations just north of Perth. They were caused by the creative erosion of limestone. A pretty cool place.

Port Arthur
4/2000 (T1): A historical convict settlement.

Raspberry Point
1/2000 (T1): Our first scenic stop after boarding the bus in Sydney.

Rottnest Island
4/2000 (T1): A small nature reserve off the coast of Fremantle. The island is covered with bike paths, and most people can circle the island by bike in an afternoon.

Shell Beach
8/2000 (T1): An out-of-the-way beach with shells instead of sand, almost no surf, and very salty water.

Surfer's Paradise
2/2000 (T1): A string of hotels along the Gold Coast, like Miami Beach.

Sydney
12/1999 - 1/2000 (T1): The biggest city in Australia and my first stop.
9/2000 - 10/2000 (T1): Still the largest city in Australia, especially after filling up with Olympic visitors.

Tamworth
1/2000 (T1): Country music capital of Australia. Yippee.

Tully River
3/2000 (T1): I spent a day whitewater rafting on the Tully River. A cyclone had just ripped through Cairns, the rivers were flooded, and the rapids were much faster than they normally are. Lots of fun!

Whitsundays
2/2000 (T1): A collection of islands off the coast of Airlie Beach. I went scuba diving for the first time in the Whitsundays.

Wineglass Bay
4/2000 (T1): A tough climb for a spectacular view. On the way to Port Arthur, we also visited a wildlife park.

Montreal
5/2005: A quick trip to see family.

Toronto

Arundel Castle
1/2003 (T3): A short drive from Ant's place.

Big Ben
12/2002 (T3): Perhaps London's most famous landmark. I couldn't stop taking pictures of it.

Brighton
1/2003 (T3): The beach town on the south coast of England. A lot like Santa Monica.

Buckingham Palace
12/2002 (T3): Got there after dark and was disappointed to see that it was not lit up with colorful spotlights. It looked like a prison.

Canterbury
1/2003 (T3): England is a land of castles and cathedrals. This cathedral is probably the most famous. They allowed photography on the inside (for a small fee).

Eastwell Manor
1/2003 (T3): A romantic spot in the secluded hills of Kent. Built a thousand years ago for royalty, it is now a 23-room luxury hotel.

Greenwich
12/2002 (T3): One of my geeky stops. The Royal Observatory is where the Prime Meridian, or 0° longitude, has been defined and marked.

Leeds Castle
1/2003 (T3): A beautiful island castle built around 1100 AD. It has been renovated in recent years, so much of the interior is relatively recent. Also has a dog collar museum.

London
12/2002 (T3): Cold and wet. Built on the site of a Roman outpost named Londinium, its growth as an important trade center dates from 886 AD, under the rule of Alfred the Great.

London Dungeon
1/2003 (T3): In the mood for torture, Vic and I popped in on New Year's Day.

Marble Arch
12/2002 (T3): They turned it into an ice skating rink for New Year's.

Parliament
12/2002 (T3): The huge, intricately designed government building connected to Big Ben.

Stonehenge
1/2003 (T3): A great way to finish my trip. Stonehenge was built in different periods, starting in 3000 BC, with rocks cut from mountains up to 240 miles away.

Tower Bridge
12/2002 (T3): Another of London's most famous landmarks.

Tower of London
12/2002 (T3): My first day trip. Cold and rainy, but enough torture devices to keep it interesting.

Westminster Abbey
12/2002 (T3): One of the most interesting places I visited. Religious services began on this site in 960 AD. Coronations of new kings and queens have always been performed here, and lots of cool people are buried in the floor.

Windsor Castle
1/2003 (T3): I took a day trip out to Windsor to visit the castle, which is supposed to be one of the most beautiful in Britain.

???
1/2003 (T3): My flight home from England took me over the southern tip of Greenland. This is one place I thought I'd never see. The pictures aren't so great because I took them from through the airplane window.

Abel Tasman National Park
10/2000 (T1): A nature reserve named after a guy who explored southern Australia and much of New Zealand. I did some sea kayaking and walked the famous Abel Tasman Coastal Track.

Auckland
10/2000 (T1): New Zealand's largest city and my first stop. For such a large city, it seemed remarkably boring and unscenic. I didn't stay too long before venturing southward.
11/2000 - 12/2000 (T1): Still New Zealand's largest city. I spent a little bit more time here to do some exploring and to meet some urban Kiwis.

Bay of Islands
11/2000 (T1): A group of 144 scenic islands a few hours north of Auckland.

Cape Reinga
11/2000 (T1): The northern tip of New Zealand. According to the Maoris, this is where the spirits of New Zealand's dead travel before departing to Heaven.

Christchurch
11/2000 (T1): Unusually boring for a large city. Seems to be a trend in New Zealand.

Dunedin
10/2000 (T1): A large college town on the east coast of the South Island.

Franz Josef Glacier
10/2000 (T1): An ancient glacier in the Southern Alps. We stopped here for a couple of days.

Invercargill
10/2000 (T1): Not the world's southern-most city, and definitely not the most exciting.

Kaikoura
11/2000 (T1): A place you can swim with dusky dolphins (a much better experience than Monkey Mia) and go whale-watching.

Lake Mahinapua
10/2000 (T1): A scenic pub/hostel in between a beautiful lake and beautiful beach. Site of a wicked cross-dressing party.

Makarora
10/2000 (T1): A wilderness stopover in the middle of nowhere. Not much to do besides go jet-boating and drink.

Milford Sound
10/2000 (T1): Beautiful. Carved out by glaciers, the area is filled with steep rock faces and waterfalls. Might have been a bit nicer if it wasn't cloudy and misty, but the sun only shines there 80 days a year.

Nelson
10/2000 (T1): New Zealand's sunniest place. The mountains on either side of the town wedge into any incoming clouds and squeeze the water out of them before they have a chance to dump rain. Nelson serves as a launching point for trips to Abel Tasman National Park.

Ninety Mile Beach
11/2000 (T1): A stretch of beach on the west coast of New Zealand's top end. It's nowhere near 90 miles long. Very flat and very wide, like the beaches on Fraser Island.

Queenstown
10/2000 (T1): Cool place to stop for a few days.

River Valley
10/2000 (T1): A small nature stop. Would have been a lot more scenic if it wasn't raining and I wasn't sick in bed the whole time.

Riverton
10/2000 (T1): Even more boring than Invercargill.

Rotorua
10/2000 (T1): A small, putrid-smelling town surrounded by steaming volcanic vents. Very Maori.

Taupo
10/2000 (T1): The North Island's adrenalin town. A nice party stop and site of one of recorded history's largest volcanic eruptions.
11/2000 (T1): Nicer weather and a longer stay my second time through.

Tongariro Crossing
11/2000 (T1): Known as New Zealand's best one-day walk. A challenging, cold, 8-hour rock climb.

Waitomo
10/2000 (T1): A small town famous for its caves filled with glow-worms.

Wellington
10/2000 (T1): New Zealand's capital. A nice city, but it's built on a major fault line and will be destroyed pretty soon. Very windy.
11/2000 (T1): Still New Zealand's capital. And still a nice city. Probably the nicest real city in New Zealand.