Becky and Kevin S. Giles found a few wallaby friends in Queensland, Australia.
(I wrote this for Australian newspapers after our visit in 2002 to renew friendships made when we lived in Brisbane. It’s worth repeating for anyone interested in a journey Down Under.)
By Kevin S. Giles
The conversations go something like this:
“I heard you went somewhere exotic on your vacation?”
I grin, because I can hardly stop myself from sharing one of those dreaded “you know what I did?” travelogues.
“Yes, I went to Australia.”
“That’s so cool!” comes the reply. “I’ve always wanted to go there. I hear it’s a really great place.” And then comes the puzzled question: “Where exactly did you go?”