Destination of the Month – Varanasi, India

Last Sunday of the Month, and that means it’s time for – ‘Destination of the Month!’ Yessir, today I am taking you to the holy city, where the Ganges flows (barely, as it’s full of effluent! 😊) and the pilgrims flock in India, a few hours from the Nepalese border, that’s the city known as …

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Lost in Gippsland – the Search for the Ada Tree

Howdy all! Gippsland is an exceptional destination to visit if you are traveling in Victoria, in the South-East of Australia (and my home state!) Over the last couple of weeks I’ve given you a couple posts centred on the region, and today is my third, and last, featuring the exploits of a very short trip …

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Hitting Adelaide – Exploring Rundle Mall, the Central Market, St Peter’s and the Art Gallery!

Hi all, my first full vlog from Adelaide is here for you! I hope you enjoy watching as I unveil a bit about this city that sometimes receives a bad rap but has a lot to recommend it including a beautiful church (amongst many, it does have a rep as the 'City of Churches' (not …

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Noojee’s Famous, Historic Trestle Bridge and the Torongo Falls

Howdy all. Blog time again and today, well, I’ll tell you the story of heading to Noojee’s famous Trestle Bridge. This is an historic rail bridge in Gippsland, not far from (you might have guess) the little town of Noojee. It’s a charming little town, there’s an old railway station there with some old steam …

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Flight Review – Melbourne to Adelaide | Economy with Virgin Australia

Howdy all! Thank God it's Friday and all that - my first flight since March 2021 was to Adelaide on Boxing Day last year. I spent most of my departure time stressing about whether my required PCR test was going to come through. As you might guess, it did, not with much lee-way though! Virgin …

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