Australia

At sunset on Philip Island these guys come up in what is referred to as a "raft" - a large group of them band for strength in numbers to waddle…

they are the most friendly and placid of the kangaroos and love to have their chests rubbed!

koalas sleep about 16-18 hours a day and only wake to have a meal. They're not lazy - just conserving energy as they're kind of finicky about what type of…

Carrie, the gal on the right is in charge of a master class tasting of chardonnay at Oakridge which has won several awards for what is considered some of the…

This vineyard was established by Polish immigrants and the landscape looked a bit like Tuscany. It was one of the four wineries I stopped at in Yarra Valley via a…

This is the view from Payton & Jones, a winery in Yarra Valley started by the only two students to graduate Healesville High in 1997. Payton drove his first tractor…

our guide had just told us that koalas spend most of their time in trees and the only time you find them on the ground is when they are in…

this guy seems to prefer a mobile trailer over a burrow...to each their own.

one of the few animals that could pass as a stuffed animal

the eastern grey is the second largest kangaroo after the red. It has powerful hind legs that can leap 30 feet in a single bound! They're most active at dawn…