I loved my walk around Roma this morning. It looked so lovely in the early morning light. The few locals who were out and about at that hour were really friendly. At first I thought everyone was waving to me, but then I realised they were waving away flies. Yes, the outback salute (waving flies from one's face) is a common sight out here. The flies are small and sticky and everywhere. We hit the road before 7:30, but perhaps we were a tad too early. The roos wer...

Outback Qld Day 1- An early start is a good start. We were away before daybreak and out of the city well before the morning traffic. At the top of the range, Toowoomba was blanketed in a light fog, but the sun soon shone through and we decided to continue on to Dalby for breakfast. I must say that a coffee and a hot cross bun tastes much better on the open road than in the kitchen at home. Refreshed, we continued west. The Warrego Highway threaded through field...

Our past hangs in the leaves of a family tree, rustling in the breezes of a hundred summers, whispering stories of heartbreak and happiness through as many winters. Both Reg and I have links to outback Queensland through our ancestors. Reg's mother was born in Charleville and her mother was born on Talavera Station, my maternal grandmother was born in Longreach and several generations on both sides of my paternal grandfather's family settled and worked in areas s...

One of the most neglected travel adventures can be in our own back yard, so with the luxury of time on our hands and a feeling of freedom flowing in our veins we have been doing some local exploring. 'Tis the Christmas season and all through the town, Brisbane is radiant in her festive gown. We planned a long weekend in the city to celebrate our wedding anniversary and happily this coincided with many Christmas events. We left the car at home and caught the tra...

Sometimes you get lucky. On our Milan - Hong Kong flight we enjoyed the luxury of extra space in premium economy seats. It was heavenly and the time went by painlessly. Before we knew it we were disembarking for the next 5 hour transit at Hong Kong Airport where we managed to nab some reclining lounges for some much needed napping. Back to cattle class for the final leg, but we made it safely home, bleary eyed after a good dose of many movies and much good food....