We woke up very early on the morning that we were leaving Rome, so decided to wander around the local streets. There seemed to be a busy buzz on one corner… And we had stumbled on the amazing Mercato Trionfale, the largest fresh market in Rome busy stocking up for the day’s trade. We wereContinue reading “Tuscany”
Category Archives: Landscapes
Julimar Conservation Park 4WD jaunt
We are members of the 4WD Club of Western Australia and have been on many great trips with them. This one was a ‘Julimar Jaunt’ through the Julimar Conservation Park to have a look at the wildflowers there. We met at the amazing Bindoon Bakehaus (great coffee, pies and cakes!) and then headed south for a bit before turningContinue reading “Julimar Conservation Park 4WD jaunt”
Wildflowers & Scenery East of Geraldton
Leaving Wooramel Station on our trek home, we stopped at Northampton, a small but lovely historic town 50 kms north of Geraldton. Returned for another meal [bangers and mash for me and pepper steak for Ginny] at the ‘bottom’ pub. Yes, there are 3 pubs, and although they all have proper names they are locally knownContinue reading “Wildflowers & Scenery East of Geraldton”
Wooramel Station Stay
Exmouth!
We escaped! After an amazingly mild winter so far in Perth, suddenly the Bureau of Meteorology site predicted cold and wet weather so we packed up the caravan and drove due NORTH in search of the sun… Spent some time with Michele and her Mum Audrey in Geraldton. We had one good day of weatherContinue reading “Exmouth!”
Dog-gone!
We recently came across this small but special cemetery near the town of Corrigin in the WA Wheatbelt…. You guessed right – it celebrates the special bond between dogs and their human families. Lots of love and quite a bit of quirkiness has gone into these final resting places, and a local resident has voluntarilyContinue reading “Dog-gone!”
Back on the road…briefly
After 6 months of city dwelling, it was definitely time to get out bush for a few days – but where to go? We opened our West Australian atlas (old-fashioned but the geography doesn’t change much around here!) with the challenge of finding a place that: • neither of us had visited before – quiteContinue reading “Back on the road…briefly”
The special country of Hungary
Friends often asked which was our favourite country to visit during our European holiday in 2013. At the time we struggled to reply as every part of our land and river-based travels through Belgium, northern France, the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary and Czechoslovakia had been so spectacular. In hindsight though, it is often the beautiful country ofContinue reading “The special country of Hungary”
Beautiful Ieper and the Menin Gate – Belgium
Ieper – or Ypres back in 1918 – was immediately christened as ‘Wipers‘ by Allied soldiers, with even a ‘Wipers Times’ newspaper being written by the British! During the Middle Ages, Ypres was a prosperous Flemish city renown for its textile industry – they were trading linen with England way back in the 14th century. It is located in Belgium north of the SommeContinue reading “Beautiful Ieper and the Menin Gate – Belgium”
World War One Battlefields Tour – Part 2
You may like to refer to our previous blog which focused on Villers Bretonneux and the Australian War Memorial. On our second day tour with Jacques, we took in Mont St Quentin. This was a significant objective for Australian troops to take. It is elevated terrain where the Germans could see and direct artillery and machine gun fireContinue reading “World War One Battlefields Tour – Part 2”
2020 Travels 