Howdy all! Today's vlog sees Adrian and myself head to Werribee to check out the historic Werribee Mansion, wearing fezs naturally! Built in the 1800s on this huge estate, it's a great place to check out if you are visiting Melbourne! So why not start by checking out my video - and giving it a …
Tag: exploring
Why Tallinn is Tops!
Take a trip to the Baltic countries – you won’t regret it! Friendly, less expensive than most of Western Europe, also a great break from the hottest of the Summer weather, all three countries have something special to offer the visitor. All three capitals, Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn are also pretty special, and the most …
The Blue City of Jodphur
The journaling continues, the last three days I have been in Jodphur, known as India ‘Blue City’. Many houses and buildings are painted blue, and there is an effect when you see it from the rocky hills that surround Jodphur, but what puts Jodphur right on the map is the fort to end all forts. …
Matsuo Kouzan – Abandoned Town in Japan
The idea of exploring an abandoned town, I must admit, is kinda of exciting. Here in Australia abandoned towns are often cordoned off – certainly abandoned buildings in Melbourne are barricaded and people are forbidden from entering, but in Japan there are apparently a few places you can visit. I was inspired to write this …
Review – Intrepid Tour Galapagos, Days Three, Four and Five
Continued on from Pretrip, Days One and Two Day Three You last left me on my 9 (ish) day tour of Galapagos finally arrived on the largest of the islands, Isla Isabella staying in a nice hotel called Hotel Iguana. I shared a three bed room with one other person. Day three was a 6am …
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A Day at the Beach With the Sea Lions, Galapagos
When people are asking me for my number one experience from South America, I have little hesitation in saying ‘Galapagos’. Even though the place was way more touristy than I had envisioned (same could be said about all of South America, really) the waters, animals and volcanoes made it so different from anything else in …
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Trip of a Lifetime Part Two – Thailand and seeing how it all worked
So off with a bang! Thai Airways had me coasting through the clouds overnight. I remember the flight distinctively. Left at 1am, dinner a couple of hours later. Lights off for three hours and then lights on again and a movie – Sleepless in Seattle. Irony appreciated. Then breakfast and touchdown at just after 6am …
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A Day at Fuji-san (Part One)
For those who have followed this blog for a while – I mean back in its earlier form on blogger as well as here on Word Press, you will know that there is a bane in my life – that is Mount Fuji. No, we are not bitter enemies or anything, I haven’t been attacked …