So, back to my reminiscences on our 1988 trip around Australia in a campervan. (Coincidentally, 1988 was the year of the bicentennial celebrations for Australia, so it was probably an appropriate time to see beyond my home state - back then flying across from Perth to Sydney or Melbourne was a …
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Around Australia in a van: First stop, Kalgoorlie
In the spirit of sentimentality and the great feedback I got on my 25 years ago in Europe series, I've dug out our old family photos from another big motorhome trip we did: this time around (kind of) Australia. Many Aussies wait until they've retired to hitch up the caravan and travel around this …
Picture pirouette: Not a penguin at Penguin Island
Gull in flight at Penguin IslandI've been thinking about penguins this morning. I can blame Pam from Nerd's Eye View for that as she's been tweeting and writing about penguin spotting from her recent Antarctic trip (yes, I'm extremely jealous!) and then it occurred to me that hey, I don't need to go …