NOVEMBER 9-11, 2025 The favorite part of our Tasmanian trip was Mole Creek. A humble little name for a humble little area. But packed with adventures! When we arrived at the campsite the host said there were platypus in the creek that ran a meter from where we were parked. He said they come out... Continue Reading →
AUSTRALIA – COOBER PEDY
OCTOBER 21, 2025 I have wanted to go to Coober Pedy every since I saw a program on this Opal Capital of the World. The town is in the middle of the Australian Outback. The road is long with a whole lot of nothing to see – unless you are paying attention! We saw lots... Continue Reading →
AUSTRALIA – GOLD COAST
OCTOBER 10-13, 2025 We had met Nicole in Turkey last year. We were on the same tour of Gallipoli. She said she was from Australia. We exchanged information and kept in touch, mostly via Facebook. When we got to Sydney I contacted her to find out where she lived. Gold Coast. I said we were... Continue Reading →
AUSTRALIA – TWEED HEADS
OCTOBER 9, 2025 We needed to buy some groceries and we came upon a Woolworths at a shopping mall. We bought what little supplies we needed but also spent some time just wandering up and down the aisles. I like to see what subtle differences there are between countries; grocery stores are always a pleasant... Continue Reading →
AUSTRALIA – SYDNEY
OCTOBER 2 - 5, 2025 We had a 6.5 hour layover in Hong Kong where we took advantage of a lounge. When reboarding for the flight to Sydney, we only had to step in front of a scanner where facial recognition popped up with our name and seat number before a small gate opened to... Continue Reading →
AUSTRALIA
October 10 – 13, 2023 We landed in Sydney in the evening. We rented a hybrid car for 24 days. We planned on putting LOTS of miles on it! Off we went to our guesthouse. We had some trouble finding it, and entering the property. There were three different doors with three different pass codes.... Continue Reading →