This year marks the centenary of Australia’s involvement in World War 1, a very important part of Australia’s history and something that profoundly affected the nation. It also was a defining point for Australia and Australians. Reflecting on these events has reminded us of our travels through the battlefields of Europe. Back in 2008 Ian attendedContinue reading “World War One battlefields tour”
Category Archives: Landscapes
Frank Lloyd Wright – Taliesen West – Arizona
Back in 2008, we googled ‘beautiful places to visit in America’ and found Sedona on every list, so clearly a visit to the state of Arizona was necessary! You can read about fabulous Sedona here, but another favourite place in Arizona was Taliesen West. Previously we had not associated the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright withContinue reading “Frank Lloyd Wright – Taliesen West – Arizona”
Marri trees – a great example of WA’s beautiful flora
We would like to share some of Western Australia’s beautiful flora with you, as our state has such a huge variety of wildflowers, bushes and trees. It’s mid February so we will start with the magnificent Marri trees (Corymbia calophylla) which are in full flower. It reminds us of a time in New Zealand when we saw snow on the forestsContinue reading “Marri trees – a great example of WA’s beautiful flora”
Tyre Choice..
Back in 2011, we were in Singapore when Mr Joyce, that marvellous Qantas gentleman, decided to ground all of the airline’s aircraft… not that an extra few days in that great city was any hardship! So our arrival back in Perth was delayed somewhat and we had to ring the Toyota dealer to advise thatContinue reading “Tyre Choice..”
Spectacular Weather over Perth
Thursday 29th of January 2015 and Perth experienced a spectacular sky-show that put our Australia Day fireworks 3 days earlier in the shade! We also received a good soaking – 15.5mm in our rain gauge. We were up at around 3am and Ian saw some intense activity on the online rain radar which he knew indicated thunderstorms.Continue reading “Spectacular Weather over Perth”
Esperance and the South Coast
Rather than heading directly west to Perth and to continue our coastal trek, we turned south at Norseman as we were keen to explore the southern coast of WA. First stop was Esperance where we stayed at the Pink Lake Caravan Park. The lake is not even vaguely pink – don’t ask! This is aContinue reading “Esperance and the South Coast”
Back in the West
As we all know ‘the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry’! Our plan was to head west from Clare to catch the Wallaroo to Cowell ferry… Only to find that it is suspended due to a downturn in traffic and the SA economy generally. So sad as it’s a great wayContinue reading “Back in the West”
Adelaide Hills
Our previous visit to Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia was brief so we were keen to settle in and enjoy this town, famous as Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement. We stayed at the Hahndorf Resort Tourist Park, a spectacular location just out of town. This has a convention centre, cabins and Restaurant 5245Continue reading “Adelaide Hills”
The Fleurieu Peninsula – back to South Australia!
Our 2nd to last border crossing – back into South Australia. Sadly we forgot about interstate quarantine until the morning we were travelling so we had to give up our tiny herb garden. We also passed over our honey, veges and fruit that we couldn’t quickly cook to some happy campers! The lovely part aboutContinue reading “The Fleurieu Peninsula – back to South Australia!”
Great Ocean Road: Part 2
The Great Ocean Road along this rocky coast is described as the world’s biggest war memorial. Why? It was literally built by hand (with a lot of pickaxes and shovels!) by 3000 returned World War 1 servicemen from the early 1920s on. This neatly solved two problems; how to meaningfully employ these men during theContinue reading “Great Ocean Road: Part 2”
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