Another stopover on the way to Australia, this time I wasn't planning to look around though, it was just a break on the way to go and see Mum who was going into hospital for an operation. I did manage to spend a night getting a massage, eating and drinking Tiger Beer though ! Besides, I would be stopping here again on the way back to England, so I would do the touristy stuff then.

The only person I had told about returning to Australia for a visit was my friend Jan, so she picked me up from the airport and took me home to surprise Mum, who was going to be in the hospital the next day for an operation. I will never forget when Mum opened the door and immediately started crying (tears of happiness, I hope !) when she saw me standing there. We talked for a couple of hours, then went to surprise Dad too. It was so good to be back there after n...

This is the first holiday that Pete & I had together and we found Turkey a most wonderful country to visit, the people were so friendly and the beaches and weather were just the best ! We stayed in Hisaronu, a short bus ride from the famous beach of Olu Deniz (shown on all the postcards of Turkey!). We alternated days, one day by the beach or poolside, the next on a day tour somewhere and this was a great way to spend the week that we were there for. I really lov...

After enjoying our first holiday to Turkey, Pete & I next ventured to Brittany for a week, staying at a Key Camp camping ground in a cabin. Pete had been to this region before, so he took me to beautiful places like Concarneu and Pont Aven. We had a fantastic seafood meal at a hotel in Pont Aven and enjoyed looking around all the art galleries. It was great having the car, which we took over on the ferry with us, as we could visit so many places along the way. I ...

This was a long weekend to the Czech Republic with my friend Simon. We stayed in a 4 star hotel and did lots of walking about Prague, where there is just so much to see and do. It was great going at this time of year, as it was freezing cold and everything looked foggy and mysterious, especially when we visited the Jewish cemetery ! We walked along the famous Charles Bridge where there are lots of statues decorating its length, until we reached the Castle on the ...