(D) Our first (and only) full day in Dublin Liane and I both woke up around 3.30am, partly because of body clocks I guess but also because we’d both gone to sleep so early and slept well.We did some blogging, emailing and general faffing about whilst waiting for the sun to almost rise and then went out to take some photos and enjoy walking along the Liffey without the crowds. We managed to snap some lovely shots of the Ha'penny Bridge at sunrise and the...

(L) We weren't feeling too bad by the time we got to Dubai, apart from the fact that we both felt like we could use a shower. The wait here was very short - by the time we'd got off the A380, made our way downstairs to the security point and through to the gate we really only had time for a quick joosh up and to insert the travel sim I had bought from (once again) datago.com. I'm happy to say all we had to do was pop it in and turn the phone back on.....

Welcome to our trip – because Liane and I both like to travel and then to remember and revel in our memories of travelling this writing of daily trip experiences is really mainly for ourselves, but also of course family and friends who want to join us on our travels. As Liane said in the blog of our last trip together, there will be times when there’s a double dose with us both telling the same tales but that’s kind of interesting even for us as...

With no set plans for the day Heather and I took our time getting up and ready. We thought it would be nice to take a walk around Point Cartwright so headed down there around 11am.It's been soooo long since I have walked on the sand or dipped my toes in the ocean so this was just the perfect way to start the holiday - mind you once we get to Ireland and Italy it will be cold so no long walks on the beach there that's for sure! I can't believe in all ...

The "real" trip doesn't start until Wednesday but as I'm leaving Longreach today this is the beginning to my holiday!Mum and I flew down to Brisbane where we had a bit of fun with her in a wheelchair being pushed by a lovely young man and me carrying my backpack, handbag, Mums wheelie walker and pushing,pulling Mums large suitcase as we made our way over to the car hire place.... seemed like a mile away!! Mum is rather disappointed she didn't take a p...