Last week, my wife and knocked a big one off the bucket list…we went to Australia!

Yep, we had Spring Break off from Ellen, so Lucy and I took the trip of a lifetime to Sydney, Melbourne, and the Australian countryside.  Ellen even told the audience after our final show that, “Tom is heading on a red-eye to Australia tonight!”

You’re probably wondering…wait a second…don’t you have a one-year-old baby?  Did she go?  No, she did not travel, and we missed her more than you can imagine.  My parents took great care of her, while Lucy and I lived the dream.

The original plan was to head to New Zealand to visit my family out there, but due the continued aftershocks from the Christchurch earthquake, we changed our itinerary to Australia.

This week, to lighten the mood of all of the heavy international news, I’m going to feature a different column about Australia each day, showing you why you too should take a trip “down under!” 

Have any of you ever been to Australia?  What did you enjoy the most?

I took this picture on my phone.