Author: Mr. Groovy

  • Manly, Ivanhoe, and Earl’s Juke Joint

    Manly, Ivanhoe, and Earl’s Juke Joint

    On day six of our Australian adventure, we spent the day in Manly. Manly wasn’t on our radar, but we met a wonderful young lady named Maddie at the Midnight Special earlier in the week, and she said Manly was definitely worth a visit. So thanks to our new Aussie friend, Maddie, who happens to…

  • Circular Quay, Sydney Harbor Bridge, and Kirribilli

    Circular Quay, Sydney Harbor Bridge, and Kirribilli

    We started day five in Sydney with a fair amount of ambition. We wanted to go to Manly Beach and have a nice dinner in the Rocks neighborhood. But Circular Quay (pronounced “Key) was a madhouse and we would have waited at least an hour and a half to catch a ferry to Manly. Apparently,…

  • Cronuts, the Bearded Tit, and Cairo

    Cronuts, the Bearded Tit, and Cairo

    Our goal was to do a Talking Trash every day in Australia. But for some reason, we missed day three (April 5). Hey, no one ever said being an up-and-coming vlogger was going to be easy. Anyway, day four in Sydney was a smashing success. We started the day with some delightful cronuts, then we…

  • Darling Harbor Via the Taronga Zoo

    Darling Harbor Via the Taronga Zoo

    In day two of our Australian adventure, Mrs. Groovy and I ended the touristy part of our day in Darling Harbor. But before we wound up there, we ferried across Sydney Harbor and spent several hours at the Taronga Zoo. The highlights of the zoo, in turn, were the gorillas and the bird show. Below…

  • The Groovies Do Australia

    The Groovies Do Australia

    From April 3 to May 7, Mrs. Groovy and I were on the other side of the world. Yep, we took our dynamic personalites—and our travel reward cards—to Australia. And we’re happy to report that even though we were forced drive on the wrong side of the road, no wallabies and kangaroos met their demise…