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”
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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”
World War One battlefields tour
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”
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”
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