Paul used to be my boss, along with my brother in law, John, when they joint owned Adelaide Skin Diving where I worked whilst on a year long visa, with family. Hence the boss reference but also who put me up in their beautiful hotel home with my pick of the rooms - so obviously …
Category: Australia
The Tour Down Under
I have never seen or even really wanted to see the Tour de France, even when it came to the UK in 2014. But here, so close, Sue and I went into the city to see it and I loved it! I made her walk around, different views from a corner, a square and the …
Fleurieu Peninsula with the boys!
Riding toward and through Yankallilla, a small country township with a few shops and houses, not much beyond the main road through, we stopped at the bakery where I had an Aussie special, the pepper steak pie!! Quite hit and spicy, newly made each batch, there are lots of pie types available - the Aussie …
Adelaide family reunion
I couldn’t come to Australia without seeing my family, who have been here for 27 and 46 years respectively! We see each other every few years but not often for as long as the five weeks I spent there with them. Staying with my youngest sister (I'm the 'baby'…) mainly, it was luxury to have …
Unique Fraser Island – an island like no other
Cody trees and also where the idea of army camouflage was created to blend with the tree colourings - cool! This is a unique place in the world! I feel privileged to visit, and became interested on my travels when I met three guys who lived there and hadn’t heard of it, then various references …
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The Sunshine Coast
Such stunning scenery, beaches, sea (sea you cant swim in) and weird culture - close down by 8pm and nowhere to eat in Noosa, lovely river life on boats and my first experience of the updated McDonalds automatic booking and 'loaded fries'! Having met Bex in Don Det and then Siem Reap, she invited me …
Northern Queensland
Well, arrived from Cairns to Darwin 28 Nov -2 Dec (weird with hot December, Christmas shopping in shorts and putting up decorations in a vest top!!) and its so humid in Darwin, one day I felt unable to breathe easily for a minute as I Stepped out the door! Darwin is different, a town still …
Kangaroo Island, Aus
Kangaroo Island, off Adelaide S Australia really does have wildlife abounding - I saw the echidna for the first time ever! Roos up to 6 foot tall within feet of me, mum and baby in the bush and rare birds above us on a trek out with Paul! A rook talked to me, distracting me …
Reality of Australia!
Sitting on the train on 10 Nov, from Sydney to Melbourne, not long after we set off, I was looking out of the window about 8 am and was surprised - confused - about the countryside I saw. It looks a 'little deserty' I thought! Then I remembered it was desert-like and dry .. …
Aus Again!
I left Asia totally disoriented and less prepared mentally for Australia and the 'western world' after four months away from it. I think my illness on arriving in Kuala Lumpur didn't help as I was lost, lacked energy to explore and plan, and to get to grips within the first day in a new place. …
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