Port of Call Adelaide Australia

Adelaide is a modern Australian city with much to see and do. Featuring the historic Old Port,, along with a vibrant the Cleland Wildlife Refuge and a number of beach communities, along with a vibrant central city. The City of Adelaide in South Australia was founded in 1836, and was named after King William’s wife.Continue reading “Port of Call Adelaide Australia”

Adelaide’s Cleland Wildlife Refuge

Anyone visiting Australia is sure to have kangaroos and koalas high on their must-see list. If you are on a short schedule, a day or two in the Outback is probably not in the cards. Australia has some great zoos like Taronga Zoo Sydney and The Melbourne Zoo but to get up close and personnelContinue reading “Adelaide’s Cleland Wildlife Refuge”

Auckland, New Zealand & The Bay of Islands

Auckland is a popular port for cruise itineraries around Australia and New Zealand as well as Pacific repositioning cruises. Most itineraries with a port call in Auckland also include a stop at The Bay of Islands. The city is built around two bays and calls itself the “city of sails” because of the many marinasContinue reading “Auckland, New Zealand & The Bay of Islands”

Port of Call Sydney, Australia

One of the worlds great natural harbors, see where you’ll dock, local attractions, transportation and history of this fantastic port of call. If the world has a perfect port of call, this is it. Besides being the worlds greatest natural harbor, the harbor is surrounded by a truly remarkable city. The center of the SydneyContinue reading “Port of Call Sydney, Australia”

Todays Featured Poster • The Sydney Opera House

Sitting on the shore of one of the worlds greatest natural harbors is an engineering masterpiece, the Sydney Opera House. Designed with sweeping lines to appear as sails of ships in the harbor. The architect was Jørn Utzon, a relatively unknown 38 year old Dane when his design submission was announced the winner of theContinue reading “Todays Featured Poster • The Sydney Opera House”

Hawaii’s Port of Kona

The Port of Kona or Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii Hawaii’s Big Island It does seem confusing as the name of the island group is Hawaii, the name of the state is also Hawaii and the name of the island chain’s largest island is Hawaii too. This Pacific group of islands sits overContinue reading “Hawaii’s Port of Kona”