Adelaide is refreshingly different, and mellower, than Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Sitting on Australia’s south coast on St. Vincent Gulf, its architecture and materials beckon. Much like European cities with stone structures everywhere, Adelaide looks and feels very solid and enduring. You know it’s been around a long time and will be around way down the road.

Open space abounds and new structures fit in really well with Adelaide’s existing and past buildings. It’s a great combination aesthetically.

Winter Carnival:

Just passing’ through… There are quite a few camels in Australia. Didn’t know that, but it makes complete sense with its vast interior and bush lands.

Adelaide’s Cricket stadium. Seriously.

Open spaces are really beautiful, with the low skyline adding to Adelaide’s feeling of sky and water.

Protesting veterans’ cuts. Why is this such a common theme around the world?

If this fellow doesn’t deserve a break, who does? Neat truck – a Holden – GM’s marque in Australia.

Local flora and fauna.

Whimsy in a hotel’s entrance.

Miner’s bar smack in the middle of downtown. Cool.

Tired, hmmmm….. nah.

Not looking good for this lonely chap. Probably been here for days… Hadn’t he heard that the house always wins?

Old and new architecture coexist beautifully.

After three weeks of spectacular coastline, water, waves and sand, it’s time to push into Australia’s interior – the bush – as it’s affectionately referred to. What a great and simple name. This is where it’s at for many Aussies and explorers. Northward, ho…