The A380 landed at 5:30 a.m. and we were quickly through customs and immigration. Found the hotel shuttle bus stop and after a short wait caught the shuttle bus to…
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East Africa Here We Come

For this trip my sister and I team up for a bucket list tour of East Africa. A train ride to Brisbane airport for a QANTAS (Emirates) flight to Dubai.…
Read MoreBooloumba Hiking Trail – Imbil State Forest – Queensland

On a boys camping weekend with my son and a couple of friends in the Imbil State Forrest . Our base was the Charlie Moreland Campground. After exploring the 4WD…
Read MoreThe Road to Hana and a Swim at the Red Sand Beach – Maui – Hawaii

The Road to Hana is on the Island of Maui and is regarded as the crown-jewel of Hawaii driving tours. Lush rainforest, dramatic and rugged ocean vistas, countless waterfalls and…
Read MoreAkaka Falls, Lilipuokalana Gardens and Panaewa Rainforest Zoo – Big Island – Hawaii

Some of Hawaii's most breath-taking and accessible waterfalls can be discovered along the North Eastern coast of the Big island, on the Hāmākua Coast North of Hilo. This is the…
Read MoreSeattle to Alaska – End of Season Cruise

AsShort Alaska cruise as a precursor to our transpacific Seattle to Sydney Cruise. This way we get to be on the Carnival Splendor a week early and if our required…
Read MoreWalking San Francisco to Fisherman’s Wharf and Over the Golden Gate Bridge

We have made an extended stopover in San Francisco. The main reasons being the timing of flights and the need to have a Covid Test within 48 Hours of boarding…
Read MoreSix Days in Tahiti

Tahiti - French Polynesia Our first overseas trip since covid starts with 6 Days in Tahiti. We left Brisbane at 2:00pm 22 Aug, overnight in Melbourne and arrived at papeete…
Read MoreArmidale NSW – Covid Finally Got Us!

We arrived at Armidale and our campsite at the Armidale Caravan Park. after setting up we were soon at our first 'Happy Hour' with fellow Rotarians here for our annual…
Read MoreWallangarra Station on the QLD & NSW Border

This is our first tour from our new home at Moore Park Beach. We are heading to Armadale in NSW for a Rotary Nomads changeover muster which is a week…
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