Have you had something ‘bad’ happen? Which at the time felt like the ‘end of the world’ but a while later you’ve said… “That was the luckiest day ever… If it wasn’t for that happening, I’d never have ended up on this path!” Such as.. The day our working visa application for Sweden was refused. We’d […]
Red Nomad Tracking Down ‘Journey Jottings’ on her Aussie Odyssey
I received a Tweet from @RedNomadOz on Twitter: And about a week later… I’d been enjoying following the trails and tales of Red Nomad Oz on her blog for some time, when as part of her ‘Australia’s Scenic Public Toilets’ series she sighted #17 at White Cliffs (in outback NSW) along with…“arguably the most remote OZ location to […]
Uluru – The Day I First Laid Eyes on Uluru (Ayers Rock)
After a 3am start to get to the airport for a 5am lift off to Uluru, we left the coastal humidity of Brisbane and flew into Australia’s heart – the Red Centre. Peering down onto the scrubby outback and gouged channel country from 35,000 feet we flew over flooded Lake Eyre and sparkling salt pans […]
On the Road to Alice Springs
Having packed a few essentials for the trip… We’re off! Background to our Australia adventure: I had some International visitors come to stay the week-end before last who wanted some ideas of what they could do and where they could go to get a feel for Australia in just a few weeks. Before the week-end […]
Spring Facebook Tales
This month’s travelling tales by *you* is about SPRING. We asked where have you spent a memorable Spring – or taken some gorgeous spring photographs? Desolie Page As I’ve lived all my life in SE and Central Queensland, spring has not been a remarkable event – apart from the rapid change from ‘cool’ to […]
Birthday Bashes Around the World
August is my birthday month… so this month’s travelling tales theme from our Facebook friends is: Where in the World have you spent a Birthday? Kaylene Higgs I remember only one away from home! Traveling for a work trip through WA. Monkey Mia for my birthday morning, up early and a dolphin came in for […]
Worst Travel Tales
This month’s themed travelling tales from our Facebook Page is Worst Travel Stories This time last year we started a monthly ‘travelling tales’ feature that’s posted on our Facebook Page. Its a free-for-all where everyone shares their travel stories ~ focused on a theme. Because the first was ‘Favourite Travel Tales’, and this is the year old anniversary, […]
The First Time I…
1. The first time… I read a map, was a mud map my mother drew for me as an adventure to take the dog for a walk across the fields, through the spinney, around the edge of the yellow king-cup filled marsh, and up to the woodland that ran along the top of the ridge. 2. […]
The Dance of the 7 Travel Links
The Dance of the 7 Travel Links The travel blogging fraternity is abuzz reminiscing over their mixed bag of gone, but not forgotten, blog posts. Tripbase has instigated a 7 Links game of tag where once nominated by a fellow travel blogger you delve into your blog archives to select: – Your most beautiful post – Your most popular post […]
Book Inspired Destinations
Have you read a book and said “I’ve got to go there?” This is what we asked our Facebook Friends for this month’s themed travelling tales. What authors have inspired you to dream of visiting a faraway place? Gavin Maxwell ~ Scotland Jean Doorn One day in the month of May I will walk […]