17 Nov Venice – A City I Longed to Visit
And there we were, finally, in the middle of it. Well actually, on the edge of it, looking down from the hotel's roof top bar.
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09 Nov How Can I Possibly Describe Dubai?
A city and a state (Emirate) of the United Arab Emirates;The second largest Emirate (4114 km²), with the largest population (the majority of whom are expatriates) - source Wikipedia;A land of extreme heat, with an average high of 41°C and maximum of 49° C ;Home to...
14 Sep They Call It Paradise
If I knew nothing else about British penal colonies of 18th and 19th Century in New South Wales, except their locations, I would conclude that the primary method of punishment used by the British was: Place prisoners in an idyllic location, but make sure they can't enjoy it.
07 Sep All the Way to the Eastern Tip
After "chickening out" on the trip to the northern "tip" (Australia's Cape York Peninsula), nothing was going to stop us reaching the eastern extremity (Cape Byron). Except, maybe, a wrong turn.....?
We arrived in Byron Bay on "Beachside Market Day". The town was busy and traffic was sloooow. We didn't know exactly how to get to our destination at Clarkes Beach caravan park and our "Sat Nav" couldn't pinpoint the exact location.
01 Sep As Far North as Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay, the Whale Watch Capital of the World; the launch point to Fraser Island; the possessor of warm winter sun, soft sand and calm waters. Having towed our caravan more than 1,500 kilometers from Sydney (in five "hops" over 3 weeks) we decided this was as far...
24 Aug The Multiple “Personalities” of Noosa
Noosa Heads, Noosaville, Noosa Junction, Noosa North Shore, Noosa River
Plus Tewantin, the beaches, the lakes and the everglades -
They all have different character. They all offer something unique, yet are parts of the one: Noosa Shire
18 Aug Why does One Head Deserve to be Pluralised?
I could only find one headland at Burleigh Heads,....soooooooo why do "they" add the "s". Perhaps one headland was washed away, or perhaps the plural just sounds better? The one and only Burleigh headland is rather small, so maybe "being" pluralised makes it feel bigger? OR.......perhaps the late Eric Morcombe was "wise" when he uttered,
"There's no answer to that, is there"
10 Aug Warm and Attractive (not me, the town)
Like many popular coastal towns in Australia, Yamba was established near the mouth of a significant river, The Clarence.
03 Aug When South is East
Travelling north with a caravan during winter, has become an Australian retiree's "rite of passage". This winter we joined the initiated.
01 Jun Onward and Upward
After an enjoyable stay at Mallacoota we headed north to Greenwell Point at the mouth of the Crookhaven (Shoalhaven) River near Nowra NSW, and set up in the Coral Tree Lodge Caravan Park: 410 kilometres at a moving average of 77 kms per hour,...