Before they closed Tasmania…

Back in February 2020, before they closed Tasmania (because of the Covid-19 restrictions),  my husband and I flew down there for a weekend getaway and we found it even more charming than our last visit with a few delightful surprises. We picked up our hire car at Hobart airport and drove straight down to the…

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to my mum, Nanette. Born a country girl, in a border town, with thick and curly hair, she earned herself a scholarship and found her dramatic flair. Her job in advertising took her interstate where she met a certain guy… …they decided to exchange their vows beneath a sweltering Brisbane sky. They…

Visiting Viking Orion

As a long-time subscriber to Cruise Passenger magazine and email newsletters, I was delighted to receive an invitation to visit VIKING ORION when she was berthed in Melbourne earlier this month. A limited number of subscribers were offered drinks and canapes and a guided tour around the elegant, state-of-the-art Viking Orion. The port is a…

Scenic Cygnet – Tasmania

My husband recently became a bit obsessed with Cygnet, in Tasmania, after watching an episode of ABC tv’s Backroads that featured the town some time ago. (Series 2, episode 8) Not only did the show feature the beauty of the town and surrounding areas but it showed how many residents had moved there from mainland…

A very Australian Christmas 2018

Here in Australia we celebrate Christmas in blazing hot sunshine rather than snow, and with high tides rather than yule tide. This year the family packed up the car, including the dog, and headed north.  We drove all the way from Melbourne, Victoria to the central coast of New South Wales – a journey just…

Boarding pass or Boarding fail?

  I never thought I’d be complaining about technology, especially when it comes to the advancements in air travel but from recent experience I’d like it noted that mobile phone boarding passes are failing travellers (particularly me) by slowing up the simple process of boarding a plane. I understand that Greenies and Millenials want to…

Travel – Moving House

I have moved house and whilst it possibly doesn’t fall under the category of ‘travel’ – it was only a move of 22.8 kilometers – I feel like I have climbed the highest mountain, forged the strongest river, and other cliched song lyrics, over the past few weeks. I have moved back to the Port…

Travel theme: Grassy

For this week’s Travel Theme: Grassy,  I was inspired to share some photos of the magnificent creatures who make the grasslands their home. ZEBRA: GIRAFFE: RHINO: These are photos, taken by me, but I’ve never travelled to Africa. So how did I take them? Would you believe me if I told you that these photographs…

Favourite Song Friday – Same Old Lang Syne

This is my final Favourite Song Friday (have a look at my others here) because it is the second last day of this year, and coincidentally my daughter’s 20th birthday, and I shall start another episodic topic next year (stay tuned for that – pun intended…) Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and people will be…

Favourite Song Friday – Cohn

The year is rapidly coming to a close and during this countdown to Christmas everyone seems to be rushing around, driving badly, jumping queues and generally raising my anxiety levels. So this Friday’s Favourite Song is one of my calming tunes and hopefully it will lower your blood pressure too. Walking in Memphis by Marc…