“Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. Merry, merry king of the bush is he!”, as the old song goes. There is no other avian creature that brings such joy, if not a smile to the denizens of the bush than the kookaburra. Some find its laugh to be quite jolly, while others find it to be downright shrill. Anyone who has ever watched any old cartoons that...
All aboard Puffing Billy! This is one of Australia oldest, surviving steam trains. First opened in 1900, this narrow gauge railway travels nearly 15 miles through the Dandenong Ranges, near Melbourne. Beginning from a depot near Belgrave station in the town of Belgrave, Australia, this is primarily a tourist attraction, but don’t let that turn you away from...