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2020

Tasmania’s Convict History

February 26, 2020October 25, 2024Susan
Port Arthur Penal Colony

Five World Heritage listed convict sites around Tasmania tell the story of almost 50 years of harsh convict life in the 19th century.  Between 1803 to 1853 over 75,000 convicts – men, women and children – were transported to Australia and Tasmania Read more →

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The South Coast of Tassie

February 22, 2020October 25, 2024Susan
Home for 3 weeks – Blackmans Bay, Tasmania

Tasmania, just the name inspires curiosity so here we are on this island off the southern coast of Australia for six weeks.  My first recollection of hearing about Tasmania was on the Bugs Bunny show Read more →

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Melbourne, Australia

February 7, 2020October 25, 2024Susan
Downtown Melbourne skyline

Leaving Port Campbell we drove 3 hours to Melbourne with the smoke haze getting thicker the closer we got to the city.  Arriving in Melbourne the skyscrapers vanished Read more →

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Tickets to the Australian Open

February 2, 2020October 25, 2024Susan
At Melbourne Park

If you are not a tennis fan, this post may not hold much appeal for you but if you are a fan, read on!  The four Grand Slam tournaments each year Read more →

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Australia’s Great Ocean Road

January 24, 2020October 25, 2024Susan
The 12 Apostles

We flew from Christchurch to Melbourne feeling sad to be leaving New Zealand after three fabulous months, however it was time to explore Australia.  Read more →

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3 Months as a Kiwi

January 15, 2020October 25, 2024Susan
Our route around New Zealand

We have seen more of New Zealand than many Kiwi’s  😊

Landing in Auckland October 8, 2019, our 89 day journey around New Zealand’s two islands reached it’s conclusion in Christchurch on January 6, 2020.  After celebrating Christmas in Dunedin Read more →

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Christchurch, South Island, NZ

January 10, 2020October 25, 2024Susan
The Avon River

Christchurch was our final destination in New Zealand and it’s hard to believe how quickly these past 3 months have flown by.  We were happy to leave Dunedin Read more →

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We are touring the East coast of Australia until the end of June.

“My life was so Good, that I would do it all again.  One Life is not Enough”

My friend, Bruce Goodall,  who passed away in August 2024

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page” 

Saint Augustine

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Ibn Battuta

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