It's Australia Day in Australia. It's not all good, it's certainly a day of contention with good reason because of what the day means for Indigenous Australians. Putting that all aside, and not wanting to go political today, here are five places in Australia that are seriously brilliant and worth visiting. 5. Hamilton Island …
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Yes, another episode of the World Journeys Podcast! In this one, Andrew chats with Susy Carasas-Castillo who moved from Peru to Melbourne, Australia a few years ago. This podcast was recorded back in 2014 shortly after Susy's Australian citizenship ceremony. Susy talks about the differences between Peru and Australia and becoming an Australian citizen. So …
It seems the whole world of blogging decided to do a review of their 2015 highlights recently. Well, I didn’t think of it until I saw everyone doing it because I’m a follower, not a leader. So, a little later than those who did it last year, here’s mine to kick of my blogs (that …
I don’t usually go to the lengths of review airports, but today, as a little break from my ‘best of’ series, I thought I’d continue the story of my latest trip and look at my experiences at Sydney International Airport. Firstly, I’ll start by saying that the domestic terminal where we arrived from Melbourne was …
It's been an amazing year here at Andy's World Journeys. From Australia to Myanmar, Thailand, home again and then to New Zealand, I've seen quite a bit! But now it's Christmas time, a good time to be home. The weather here is hot. They forecast 33 degrees Celcius for Melbourne, and we've had some hot …
So, to be truthful to you, I had originally booked another hotel in Sydney that was a heck of a lot cheaper than the Mecure. My pocket tells me I shouldn’t have changed, but the truth is I booked it really early knowing it was free to cancel up to a few days before the …
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Taking you back to Sydney now, I had a pretty interesting day there back in late November. I actually had two days there, but the first day was solely about the Doctor Who Festival, so my other day was spent quickly doing as much of Sydney as I could in such a small amount of …
Today I'm chatting with Simba Masango about Zimbabwe, life there, about coming to Australia and tourism in the region. Come take a listen!
You know that earlier in the year I bemoaned Jetstar and having to travel on budget airlines. This trip I made a firm decision that I wasn’t going to fall into that trap again. To be honest, the price difference wasn’t that much, and especially for the first flight, from Melbourne to Sydney, there was …
My wife said to me that every time we fork out for an expensive hotel, we never get to stay long there. Well, never was this more true as the prologue to our most recent trip when we stayed at the Park Royal Hotel at Melbourne Airport. With a six AM flight the next morning, …
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A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
Andy's World Journeys 