Hi family and friends, we have just returned from our 8 night cruise to Melbourne and Tasmania on the beautiful Sea Princess. We had a great time meeting up with my brother Syd and his wife Wendy in Melbourne and had a smashing day at Flemington races. I hadn't seen my brother for a few years and it was really nice catching up. We were lucky enough to back a few winners too. Next stop was in Burnie and we met up with friends Jen and Ron who we met on another ...

I thought I would update my "offexploring site" and as you may know, Kristina and I have recently been on holiday to Bali. We had a wonderful time and it was surprising to find such a different and interesting culture so close to home.It was really good to not have to spend 24 hours on a plane as it only took 5/6 hours from Sydney. I was happy to find how friendly the people are in Bali and always smiling.On arrival at our resort "Villa Lumbung&q...

2010 in Review. 24th December 2010 What a good year it has been. I have enjoyed working for the Community Centre in Administration but the highlight of my year was our "Once in a Lifetime Holiday". We were away for eight weeks in June and July and travelled to some amazing places. Firstly, we flew to London from Sydney via Abu Dhabi, we were met by relatives and stayed in England in the Cambridge area and ventured into London to see a show ...

In March this year, I booked a cruise for Peter and I to the Coral Islands in the South Seas. Namely, Isle of Pines, N.C. Lifou, N.C. Vila on Efate the main Vanuatu Island, Wala, Vanuatu, Champagne Bay on Espirito Santus, Vanuatu and Noumea, New Caledonia. The cruise was for 12 nights on board the beautiful Dawn Princess (my favourite ship). After my big holiday overseas this year, it was really nice to spend some time with my son who always looks after the h...

After our flight back to Cairo, we had to get our connecting flight to Luxor which was delayed for an hour.We eventually arrived at Luxor airport and were met by our transfer and driven to our hotel 'The Tutotel'.Ken left our new hats on the bus never to be seen again.We were on the 4th floor and guess what, the lift didn't work - great!!We climbed the stairs and collapsed on the beds.This place was a nightmare and the weather never let up (50's).Three times one ...