Road Trips Caravan Camping Australia & World on a Budget

Journey

Tuesday in Townsville: Boating and Clouds

By Jan Robinson 8 Comments

This post may contain compensated links. We may earn a small percentage if you book through a compensated link, but it won’t cost you any more by doing so. You can read our full disclaimer here.

Two of my favourite activities in Townsville are Boating and Cloud Watching, and on Saturday I got to do both on a family fishing trip. B.H., Matt and I launched the boat while the sun was just a golden glow on the horizon, and motored slowly out of Ross Creek, through the breakwater and port …

Tuesday in Townsville: Boating and CloudsRead More

Train Stations I have known.

By Jan Robinson 43 Comments

This post may contain compensated links. We may earn a small percentage if you book through a compensated link, but it won’t cost you any more by doing so. You can read our full disclaimer here.

Train Stations fill me with warmth, in the way that Airports fill me with dread.  Full of history, art and people watching opportunities they are a budget traveller’s dream – you don’t even require a train ticket to avail yourself of their charms. Milan’s Station, located in the style capital of Italy is simply stunning.  …

Train Stations I have known.Read More

Kaikoura A Meal of Crayfish with a side of Whale Seal and Dolphin

By Jan Robinson 40 Comments

This post may contain compensated links. We may earn a small percentage if you book through a compensated link, but it won’t cost you any more by doing so. You can read our full disclaimer here.

This post is linked to Nancie’s Travel Photo Thursday over at BUDGET TRAVELERS SANDBOX. In the Maori language, Kaikoura means Meal of Crayfish, and true to it’s name, the town is famous for alfresco crayfish dinners from CARAVAN-LIKE CAFES by the ocean. To nature lovers Kaikoura means Whales, Fur Seals, Dusky Dolphins and Albatross. Some …

Kaikoura A Meal of Crayfish with a side of Whale Seal and DolphinRead More

The Jewel in Portugal’s Crown is… Sintra

By Jan Robinson 27 Comments

This post may contain compensated links. We may earn a small percentage if you book through a compensated link, but it won’t cost you any more by doing so. You can read our full disclaimer here.

The Portuguese and in particular the natives of LISBON (yes all 3 million of them) love Sintra.  Join us on our day trip to find out why. Set in lush forest, crowned with a Moorish Castle and the home of a royal palace, World Heritage Listed Sintra is known as the Jewel of Portugal.  The …

The Jewel in Portugal’s Crown is… SintraRead More

Budget Travel Interview with Krista Bjorn from Rambling Tart

By Jan Robinson 33 Comments

This post may contain compensated links. We may earn a small percentage if you book through a compensated link, but it won’t cost you any more by doing so. You can read our full disclaimer here.

Today I have some questions to put to Writer, Traveller, Photographer, Food Lover and Blogger, Krista Bjorn.  When I think of Krista’s blog Rambling Tart, I think of beautiful words that pamper my soul, home made delicacies to salivate over and travel shots that have me packing my bag. Meet Krista in her favourite Wellies:      …

Budget Travel Interview with Krista Bjorn from Rambling TartRead More

Marooned on a Luang Prabang Mekong River Cruise

By Jan Robinson 35 Comments

This post may contain compensated links. We may earn a small percentage if you book through a compensated link, but it won’t cost you any more by doing so. You can read our full disclaimer here.

Luckily the driver and fellow passenger on our Luang Prabang Mekong River Cruise had Thai as a common language.   With the passenger in the driver’s seat and the driver bent over the broken engine at the rear of the boat, adjustments were made and instructions called to turn the key at the appropriate time.  …

Marooned on a Luang Prabang Mekong River CruiseRead More

Marooned on the Mekong

By Jan Robinson 41 Comments

This post may contain compensated links. We may earn a small percentage if you book through a compensated link, but it won’t cost you any more by doing so. You can read our full disclaimer here.

The historic district of LUANG PRABANG IN LAOS, sits on a high headland overlooking the meeting of the timeless Mekong and its younger sibling the Nam Khan.  At first we had dreamed of entering the Land of a Million Elephants via Thailand, spending two leisurely long days on the Mekong, floating downstream from Huay Xai to …

Marooned on the MekongRead More

Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – The Sahara (Part 5)

By Jan Robinson 24 Comments

This post may contain compensated links. We may earn a small percentage if you book through a compensated link, but it won’t cost you any more by doing so. You can read our full disclaimer here.

In the late afternoon, we cruised through the empty streets of Merzouga, 560 km inland from Marrakech in Morocco.  Box like earthen houses lined the meagre streets that lead to our rendezvous point on the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes.  The Dunes of Erg Chebbi. [pinit] Waiting on the unexpectedly fine black soil were …

Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – The Sahara (Part 5)Read More