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Best of the 48 Hour Challenge 2022

On 18 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 By Andy RoamsIn travel10 Comments

You know the drill, right? Two days, $100USD in a place – I’ve featured eleven of these challenges this year and now it is time to choose my Top Five and share them again with you today! So what am I looking for in deriving the list? Well, the cities with the best experiences that …

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Heading out to the Astor Theatre!

On 16 Dec 202212 Dec 2022 By Andy RoamsIn travel, Vlog4 Comments

Howdy all! Last day of the week and today I'm sharing the vlog I did when I visited the Astor Theatre with non other than Jock Read-Hill! Enjoy as much fun is had! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvwnwy557Zc Thanks for popping by! May the Journey Never End!

Top Sleeps of 2022

On 13 Dec 202211 Dec 2022 By Andy RoamsIn Hotels and Accommodation, Review8 Comments

Yes sir, it is that time of the year! The ‘silly season’ us upon us and that means it’s time for ‘best ofs’! And I am starting today with the best sleeps I had in 2022 – such that they were considering I only had a handful to pick from. Let’s start with the WORST, …

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Mucking About on Ramsay Street!

On 9 Dec 20227 Dec 2022 By Andy RoamsIn Australia, Vlog2 Comments

Howdy all, today it's the first of four (ish) Melbourne Revealed Vlogs to finish off the year, and this is the one where Adrian and I find our way to Ramsay Street - the fictional street where Neighbours is shot and try to see into the studios where they film it too. When we shot …

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Neighbours and Ramsay Street – A Reason to Visit Melbourne??

On 6 Dec 20222 Dec 2022 By Andy RoamsIn Australia6 Comments

Howdy all! Hope you are all doing well this week. Not so long ago I got out and about in Melbourne again to film a few more episodes of ‘Melbourne Revealed’. I had a bit of a short list of things to look in, and an idea that came up sort of last minute was …

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YouTube Milestones of 2022

On 4 Dec 20222 Dec 2022 By Andy RoamsIn travel tips, Vlog17 Comments

Howdy all! I’ve been holding off on the celebrations for a week or two, because numbers tend to bounce up and down as YouTube removes bots and suspect subscribers to YouTube channels, but I feel confident enough today to say that I have officially passed 500 subscribers on YouTube! In fact, I passed that number …

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Otway Fly! Adventure in the Otway Ranges!

On 22 Nov 202218 Nov 2022 By Andy RoamsIn adventure, Australia, travel4 Comments

Last week I summarised my short getaway in Victoria’s Otway Ranges for you. Today I want to unpack the ‘Otway Fly’ experience for you. This was really the only experience that we paid for when we were in the Otways, and to get there you have to take the C155 or the C159 to get …

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48 Hours and $100 in… Dhaka

On 20 Nov 202217 Nov 2022 By Andy RoamsIn adventure, travel tips8 Comments

Howdy all and welcome to what will be the final ’48 Hours and $100 in…’ for the year. I really enjoy the challenge of doing these posts because it makes me think and research and it’s like I am actually planning to go to the featured location even though I am stuck in Melbourne in …

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How About a Flight on… Air Niugini???

On 19 Nov 202217 Nov 2022 By Andy RoamsIn air travel, Youtube Travel2 Comments

Howdy all. Noel Philips recently took a flight on an airline I reckon we don't hear that much about, Air Niugini.So why don't we join him and see just what it's like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZyPIduS8JE&t=184s Thanks for popping by! May the Journey Never End!

Australian Bus Travel – Sydney to Melbourne

On 18 Nov 202215 Nov 2022 By Andy RoamsIn bus travel, Vlog6 Comments

A couple of months ago I took a very long bus ride, well over 12 hours, from Sydney to Melbourne. It was supposed to be by train, but industrial action intervened. Here is the vlog I shot of that journey! Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZT2EQYF91Q Thanks for popping by! May the Journey Never End!

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An Orcadian Abroad

A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget

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exposing the inner-world of my brain

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My second blog page

get cracking, start packing

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Put pictures on your travel dreams

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The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.

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