Our last day in Brisbane we woke with a slight break in the heat (it was still boiling) and decided to make as much of the town as we could. Brisbane is a strange place HUGE (Capital of Queensland) but rather centralised into districts. Of all the places we had been in Australia this had to be the ugliest. It retained none of the charm of t…
Our last day in Brisbane we woke with a slight break in the heat (it was still boiling) and decided to make as much of the town as we could. Brisbane is a strange place HUGE (Capital of Queens…
We set off early this morning at 7:45 on the bus to Australia zoo, the one we had been holding out for! The bus ride was about an hour and a half but we did arrive as the zoo opened. Just insi…
For our first full day in Brisbane we decided to go for a walk across the bridge to South Bank. A lovely area with gardens, cafes and 3 outdoor public pools. We grabbed some lunch at one of t…
Having started to enjoy our little apartment it was time to move on again. We hauled our rucksacks back to the bus station in the searing heat and climbed abroad our final greyhound bus. We ha…
Surfers Paradise is home to the Surfers Paradise International Raceway. Despite having an extremely large land mass, some crazy Aussies decided it was a good idea to make Surfers Paradise a st…
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Don't like the sound of bathroom experiences or peoples cooking choices! Like the sound of the market - pre fish guts!
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Great to see that the blog is currently back on track! Will ignore the comment on weird family member! Hope you enjoyed the wildlife encounter! x
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There it is! No email notification, just through Facebook! Just seen the latest albums uploaded - some great pictures! Have a great time in Australia - sure your western cravings will be more easily satisfied! x
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How were the Japanese to know the Germans would have wanted an English Menu - at least you were moved - good ploy using the Air con! x
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Think Mickey should only speak American/English - must seem really strange hearing him talking in any other language! Sympathise with Ant over Splash Mountain! x
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Akihabara sounds interesting, if a little overwhelming! Tokyo skyline sounds amazing! Prefer the sound of the latter - must be an age thing!! x
Deborah Clements Don't like the sound of bathroom experiences or peoples cooking choices! Like the sound of the market - pre fish guts!
re: Market dayPeter Make sure you have none of the spiders hidden in your luggage!!
re: Adventures in AdelaidePeter Sounds like a tough day! The Koala necklace rings a bell!
re: Trip to FremantleDeborah Clements Great to see that the blog is currently back on track! Will ignore the comment on weird family member! Hope you enjoyed the wildlife encounter! x
re: First real day in perthPeter The UK will seem positively spacious when you get home?
re: Osaka roundupDeborah Clements There it is! No email notification, just through Facebook! Just seen the latest albums uploaded - some great pictures! Have a great time in Australia - sure your western cravings will be more easily satisfied! x
re: Arriving in Aus!steve Sounds great after previous experiences. Looking forward to hearing more from Perth!
re: Arriving in Aus!Deborah Clements How were the Japanese to know the Germans would have wanted an English Menu - at least you were moved - good ploy using the Air con! x
re: Bullet train to KyotoDeborah Clements Stunning!
re:Deborah Clements I really want to go!! great pictures ! x
re: photo from 26 September 2014Deborah Clements Amazing photos of the Great Wall - sure it is difficult to covey the scale of it! X
re:Deborah Clements Amazing - much better to see in context I imagine, rather than a touring exhibition in London! x
re: photo from 26 September 2014Deborah Clements Think Mickey should only speak American/English - must seem really strange hearing him talking in any other language! Sympathise with Ant over Splash Mountain! x
re: Disney day!Deborah Clements Akihabara sounds interesting, if a little overwhelming! Tokyo skyline sounds amazing! Prefer the sound of the latter - must be an age thing!! x
re: Man dayDeborah Clements A positive start to your time in Japan - let's hope it continues! x
re: Tokyo encounter