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Australia is a bloody big country

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Marty and I have travelled around Australia.  Not in one long drive, but a bit here and a bit there, mostly in Queensland because that is where we live. We’ve lived in Perth the Capital of Western Australia, but those were pre-blogging and pre-digital days so the photographic proof is sketchy to non-existent. Landing there …

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Over the border into Montenegro and the Bay of Kotor

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Sitting at the cafe on Crkvina Hill in Trebinje in Bosnia (BiH), savouring the last of our coffee and the view, we cajoled ourselves into moving.  It was time to leave Bosnia and East Herzegovina and head to the Montenegro Border and that day’s destination in the Bay of Kotor. But there was one last thing …

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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 Aqua …

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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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Ten Weeks in Europe 2015

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Having arrived back in Australia after Ten weeks in Europe with camera cards bulging and a loop of experiences on permanent replay in my head. Countries Visited. a) Italy Rome, Amalfi Coast, Sicily? b) Slovenia the beautiful, Piran and Ljulbjana via Triglav National Park? c) Croatia – Zagreb, the National Park, Seaside Towns and Islands? d) Bosnia & …

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Alligator Creek Townsville Reflections

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About Townsville? Alligator Creek Townsville reflections is the first post under the banner of About Townsville which replaced our Tuesday in Townsville segment. Read other Townsville HERE. Best Time to Visit Townsville and Alligator Creek In summer (November to April) the weather can be stinking hot here in Townsville, especially if there has been a cyclone …

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