26 Jun Just Like City Slickers (only not)
What were four city blokes doing on a farm for a week? Well, one of our mates, Norm, has a cousin (by marriage) who owns a farm, who ...
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10 Apr Reflecting on Paradise 2019
For several years Maggie and I, plus a large group of friends, have camped at Easter time in a place we call Paradise. However, this year a smaller group of us decided to go to Paradise earlier, to get away from the Easter crowds. On the...
06 Mar From National Capital to Nations Peak
Gallagher Wines A visit to Gallagher Wines, in the Canberra Wine District, is a regular occurrence for Maggie and me. The owner and head wine maker, Greg Gallagher, is one of Maggie's younger brothers. And ...
19 Nov Mudgee to Gloucester and Nearby NSW, Australia
Mudgee - A Region Flowing with Fine Wine Mudgee is the third largest wine growing area in New South Wales, with over 40 vineyards within its boundaries. We visited Mudgee in September 2018 to attend "Flavours of Mudgee", part of the month-long food and wine festival, held...
01 Nov Shanghai, China – The Oriental Pearl
In the afternoon of September 4, 2018 we travelled from Suzhou to Shanghai and booked into the Howard Johnson Hong Qiao Airport Hotel. Our tour guide, Joe, helped make the 2 hour journey pass quickly, as he imparted more of his knowledge about the region...
23 Oct China’s Hangzhou and Suzhou – Another Dose of More …
Saturday 1st September 2018, Day 4 in China; after 4 days in Beijing we boarded the high-speed train for the 6 hour ride from Beijing to Hangzhou (9.40 am to 3.40 pm). A section of the Beijing railway station from which the high-speed train departs for...
09 Oct Beijing, China – More Than We Expected
Beijing is China's capital city and the centre of political activities and power. It has a population of between 22 and 24 million residents and is the third or fourth largest city (by population) in China, depending on the source used. On the first morning of...
14 Aug Morocco’s Exotic Cities, Casablanca and Marrakesh
"They're taking me to Marrakesh" wrote Graham Nash in his song "Marrakesh Express" released in 1969, (performed by Crosby, Stills and Nash). The song is apparently based on Nash's experience of travelling from Casablanca to Marrakesh on the Marrakesh Express train in 1966? Well, fifty years...
25 Jul Cadiz
Monday 8 am on 24th October 2016, we arrived in Cadiz, Spain aboard Voyage to Antiquity's ship MV Aegean Odyssey. This half day excursion was to see the old town of Cadiz (apparently pronounced Cadith). We entered via the Plaza de San Juan de Dios and...
09 Jul Our Winter Sojourn 2018
Stockton NSW, Australia - Thursday 21st June 2018 This was our second stay at Stockton Beach Caravan Park, coinciding with the first service of our new Jayco caravan, at Heatherbrae. It also provided an opportunity to catch up with friends from the area, plus an unexpected...