Give me a ‘break’ – our Australian ski trip, so far
You know when you ski, that it could happen, that you could break a leg, and I did, hence the Give me a ‘break’ – our Australian ski trip, so far. Breaking your leg while skiing The details Our long awaited annual trip to the Australian snow fields Reports were...
Wollongong – from steel town to E-town
Wollongong is Where We live. Wollongong is our home. It is located in the Illawarra District and is an hour south of Sydney and lies between the mountains and the sea. I was born and bred here though lived in Sydney for a while and then the country for a decade, but...
Onsen etiquette, Japan. Get it right!
There is etiquette involved in having an onsen in Japan, and it is worth every second of ‘trying’ to get it right. We travel to Nozawa Onsen annually where, as you can guess, there are many onsens. Onsen is the Japanese word for a hot spring. An onsen by definition...
My personal interview with David Thompson of Daves Travel Corner
If you are looking for advice on how to run a successful travel blog, then go for a known and established professional to get some advice. This is my personal interview with David Thompson of Daves Travel Corner. I think anyone who is anyone knows of the highly...
What to pack for a European ski trip (so you look the part)
What is important to pack for a European ski trip? Just because you may have uber chic gear on the slopes does not make you a better skier, but it helps to lessen the pain if you look good. Off the slopes is another matter that I will also attempt to assist you with....
Just 100 stone steps. Ahh.. Florence Italy our travel story
Just 100 stone steps. Ahh.. Florence Italy our travel story A barrage of emailed questions had been more than satisfactorily answered about our impending trip to Florence. Except one. After an interminably long flight, we arrived in Florence at about midnight. We had...
Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia
Angkor Wat in Cambodia is so well renowned and known that it is up there with the pyramids of Giza, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Colosseum in Rome, yet it is the entire Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia that will grab your attention. Cambodia is one of the...
We do ski in Australia … and it is good
Many people do not associate Australia with skiing. Instead, they think beaches and yes, we do have a fair few! They think Outback, and yes, it is vast indeed. They think Great Barrier Reef and indeed, it is one of the seven wonders of the natural world. They think...
3 weeks in Italy for 4105 Euro – your way
We are not travel agents, nor are we affiliated with any, nor any travel organisations. We are just 2 people who love to travel, OUR WAY. This is how we did 3 weeks in Italy for 4105 Euro. In 2005, we spent 3 weeks in Italy, and all up, the cost was $5000 (AUD) all...
Antalya, Turkey – Basil and Manuel are alive and well
We had decided to experience an array of accommodation options while traveling throughout Turkey – from a communist style hotel in the capital Ankara, a cave house in Goreme in the Cappadoia's, a ship captains’ lodge in Kushadasi and a private pensione in Istanbul....
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