Overlooking the stunning Lighthouse Beach in East Ballina we met up with our friends Christine, Michael, Robyn, and Billie for a coffee and a catch-up. Robyn was coming down from the Gold Coast to meet Billie who is also doing a road trip but for a totally different reason to us. Billie is heading to Queensland to meet her newborn [….]
Read MoreRoad Tripping Across NSW – Byron Bay
I have a confession to make… I am not all that fond of road trips! But I have to say, this one is beginning to feel quite special. Why? Because while we are only driving a distance of 3 hours per day – we are cruising at half the pace! This means, along to coast up to Byron Bay, we [….]
Read MoreRoad tripping across NSW – Tamworth
Our trip across NSW has brought us to the Country Musical Capital of Australia – Tamworth! Home to the renowned Tamworth Country Musical Festival, this is a regional city with music in her soul. We have found Tamworth to be a destination that delights with beautiful contrasts. A showcase of rich heritage, that at the same time embraces the future [….]
Read MoreRoad Tripping across NSW
We are going on a road trip! I am looking forward to sharing snippets of my journey across NSW with you over the coming days and weeks. First stop is the Hunter Valley. Leaving the density of Sydney behind us, we took our time cruising our way up north towards the hidden beauty of the upper Hunter Valley. Our first [….]
Read MoreWolgan valley
Wolgan Valley WeekendNewnes is a tranquil and peaceful setting without internet services which was such a treat. The setting of the spectacular imposing surrounding sandstone cliffs is an artists paradise. The stunning flourish of the new greenery on the black fire burnt trees gives a total new perspective of the scenery. The walks were varied, from rain forest like with [….]
Read MoreMy Trip to Nepal Post COVID
It was not an easy decision to leave my adopted family in Nepal just as the Covid-19 started to emerge its ugly head. After spending 3 wonderful weeks trekking in Nepal I made the decision to cut my trip short to return home. At that time there was only 1 positive case, a boy returning from overseas. Six months later [….]
Read MoreNorway in a Nutshell
We are now on our 4th day of travel down the coast of Norway on the Hurtigruten. If it is your first trip to Norway It is a great introductory as you are seeing spectacular scenery, rugged cliffs, and spectacular fjords on the remote west coast. The Hurtigruten boat operates daily and is a passenger and car ferry holding approximately [….]
Read MoreBudapest to Amsterdam
This morning we departed the Emerald Sky and bid farewell to our fellow travellers. Amsterdam is best enjoyed on foot walking along countless canals. We visited the Rijksmuseum which has one of the worlds largest art collections, strolled through the beautiful tree lined streets with unusual specialty shops. We wandered through the markets of the Museum Quarter near our hotel [….]
Read MoreBudapest to Amsterdam
Although our trip started with problems in the end it has been in our favour. After changing ships in Nuremberg our Evergreen ship and an APT ship are the only 2 ships cruising to Amsterdam, all other river boats are still stranded in Nuremberg. The dock accident has been to our advantage less river boats means less tourists in each [….]
Read MoreBudapest to Amsterdam River Cruise
Budapest is Eastern Budapest is Europe’s Eastern liveliest and most cosmopolitan city. Today we enjoyed an active guided hike to Buda Hill and Buda Castle, city sights which included the Hungarian Parliament House and the chain bridge linking Buda and Pest. There were only 9 out of 168 passengers who joined on the active component, we hiked over 10,000 [….]
Read MoreThe Best of Southern India
Sadly our trip to Southern India has come to an end. This trip would not be possible without the great company of 9 wonderful women who shared lots of laughs, our fabulous guides who gave us an interesting and sometimes colourful insight of their state, and our safe driver Manarge and helper Rajesh who safely and skilfully negotiated the manic [….]
Read MoreShades of India On a Houseboat
Our small group of 9 women and myself have enjoyed 2 relaxing days cruising on the backwaters of Kerala on a luxury houseboat. We had 3 houseboats and 11 staff who too care of us and treated us as Royalty The food was delicious all organic and infused with aromatic spices, taste freshwater fish and fresh fruit. One of our [….]
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