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Dickson Inlet from the Deck of the Lady Douglas

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Although the Lady Douglas is a riverboat, we’d swapped the muddy Murray River for the tropical mangroves of Dickson Inlet in Port Douglas, North Queensland.     Dickson Inlet from the Deck of the Lady Douglas. Water is our element and we jumped at the chance to see Port Douglas from a watery vantage point. …

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Following the Yellow Bus to Trebinje BiH

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Updated May 2018. Like Dorothy in the Land of Oz, we followed the yellow brick road bus from Ljubinje to Trebinje BiH (Bosnia), in the far south of Bosnia and Herzegovina. BiH Country Code What does BiH mean in Text? Most foreigners say Bosnia, others Bosnia and Herzegovina, but BiH is the official three letter Country …

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Trinity Beach Cairns and Beyond in Tropical North Queensland

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Updated May 2018. Imagine absorbing the sights and sounds of a world heritage rainforest, stalking Nemo through a myriad of brilliant coral formations, or wiggling your toes into golden grains of sand at Trinity Beach Cairns and beyond. This and so much more awaits in Tropical North Queensland.   Palm Trees, Blue Skies and dreamy …

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The Surprising Neretva River in Bosnia

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Before crossing the border from Croatia into Bosnia on our 10 Weeks in Europe 2015, we stopped for supplies in Metković. We’d driven our rental vehicle south from Split along the Croatian coastline to Ploče where we left the coast and headed toward Metković. It was an surprising landscape of water, land, crops and more …

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Townsville to Gold Coast by Caravan and WikiCamps Australia

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We arrived home from holidays and instead of moping around for weeks afterward like I usually do, I was quite excited. As you may have guessed there were travel related reasons for this behavious. We took delivery of a brand new caravan just before we went overseas and there it was, all tucked up in …

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Lake Bohinj the hidden gem of Slovenia

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While Lake Bled considers itself to be the jewell in the crown of Slovenian destinations, I think that Lake Bohinj, only twenty-eight kilometres to the west, is Slovenia’s hidden gem. Even if you don’t recognise Lake Bled by name, I bet you would recognise it’s stunning Travel Poster photo.  Placid blue lake, wooded island with …

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Europe Tour Itinerary for people Travelling Europe on a Budget

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We have arrived back in Australia after ten weeks travelling Europe on a budget. Our camera cards and now that the dust has settled a little on the kaleidoscope of experiences in my mind, it’s time to share our Europe Tour Itinerary for people travelling Europe on a budget. I have linked to relevant posts …

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Heading South from Rome

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Our alarm rang at the totally un-Roman time of 6 a.m. with the Taxi arriving promptly 50 minutes later.  A sleepy blanket hung over the city as we said our farewells. From the rooftop of the apartment where we stood with our Airbnb host, we could look north to the dome of St. Peters Basilica, …

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