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Otherworldy Travellers at Brisbane Airport

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This otherworldly family arrived at Brisbane Airport in 1995 and are still there. Meet the family. Dad Dad is tanned and muscular and cuts a dashing figure with his hi-tech loin cloth.  (I love a man in a loin cloth).  Robot is super-sensitive and in this photo is hiding behind Dad.  You can just see …

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Townsville 400 V8 Supercar Race

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Jamie Whincup (#1 TeamVodafone Commodore – 1st) “I’m pretty spent actually, it’s been a long week. We get a huge reception when we roll in on a Tuesday or a Wednesday, have a couple of intense days and then we get on track at this crazy circuit.” When my friend offered me the chance to …

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The Left Bank – Townsville Riverway – Fantastic Friday

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As with the recent Winter Sun – Townsville Riverway post, The Left Bank is all about the river –  The Left Bank of the Riverway Walking Circuit.  This post forms part of the Twitter Hash Tag campaign #TownsvilleShines an initiative by Townsville City Council with support from Townsville Enterprise promoting Townsville to visitors for the …

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Do Travel Memoirs Inspire You to Travel?

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At age 15 I won a Book Award.   I chose a book about Brazil, because it was the most exotic destination I could think of.  That book was full of glossy photos of people with skin even darker than my own, and coffee bushes, and jungles, and it filled me with a desire to …

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Fantastic Friday – Wallaman Falls

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This is a photo of Wallaman Falls, a half-day trip north from Townsville, but if you throw in a BBQ lunch and a stop at a beach on the way home it makes a great day out. The week-end is here – Cheers!   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported …

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Sunny Travel Days

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This Sunny Travel Day was snapped at Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, Australia – Enjoy!This post is an entry in Living the Dream’s – Show us your Sunny Days and Win Competition.

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Happiness Highlights – Travel and Home

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I have been reading Britt’s Monday Post from In Pursuit of Happiness blog.  Even though she had been to the funeral of her close friend’s dad and car mechanical problems stranded her and Jared overnight in a convenience store car park, she still found positives in her life, that made her happy. That started me …

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Australia Day North Queensland Style

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This Australia Day we have planned our usual trip to Paradise Lagoon, about 45 mins. north of Townsville.   Even on the hottest day the water is cool – it really is paradise.  Townsville,  tends to be a dry place, in fact it has been known as Brownsville!  But, if the weather man has his …

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