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Let’s make one thing clear from the start – we are not cruisers. By cruisers we mean those people whose sole purpose in life seems to be going on ocean bound cruises to every corner of the world. Each waking breath when not aboard ship is taken up with planning the next cruise: which cabin …

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From the lush verdant Rainforest with majestic trees towering over our heads to the concrete and steel jungle of Surfer’s Paradise where man-made towers pierce the coastal skyline. What could be more of a contrast? Clearly, Queensland’s Gold Coast is its premier beach front attraction coaxing countless visitors to its glittering shores to soak up …

Continue reading “Queensland- Gold Coast and Brisbane. December 2019”

Bidding bye bye to Byron Bay we set a course north back over the border into Queensland once again, bound for the high country and the Lamington National Park. No visit to Queensland is complete without visiting a rainforest and we had something pretty special arranged.  Entering the National Park from the tiny settlement of …

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Our first week in Queensland ended and it was time to head south. We left Noosa and shortly hit the motorway, powering our way past Brisbane, through the back of the Gold Coast and on towards the NSW border. A little over 300km and four hours later we arrived at our next destination, the iconic coastal …

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In the thick of catastrophic fire danger conditions that saw numerous uncontrolled bush fires raging across Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales, and in the aftermath of a monster storm with hailstones the size of cricket balls that smashed North Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, we flew into Brisbane. Neither of us had ever …

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In typical Clapmack travelling fashion, we had arrived in South Australia underprepared and with no expectations of what the ensuing four weeks might reveal. To be fair, we had just spent the previous three months in Europe and our heads were still to some degree in the Northern Hemisphere. Plus, we had been involved in planning …

Continue reading “Land of Wineries and Scenery- South Australia. October 2019”

Our 60th Piggies Celebrations were over, but being newly retired and with time on our hands, we stayed on in South Australia to continue exploring this historic and scenic region. Kangaroo Island, off the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula, is Australia’s third largest and least developed Island. It boasts a natural beauty and bio-diversity …

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Piggies 60th Celebrations2019 is the Chinese year of the pig. It is also the year that we, along with a whole host of our long-time dear friends, were born. Continuing the tradition of celebrating milestone years together, as we did in Bali back on 2009, we met up with over 30 people in McLaren Vale, …

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With Chris and Amy in tow, we retraced our steps of four days earlier, catching the local train back to Spello. Aah, beautiful Spello, the ancient hilltop town where the cobbled streets are polished smooth by the passing of many feet, the stones of the buildings whisper their secrets to each other across the narrow …

Continue reading “Italy and homeward bound……..September 2019”

Leaving England we set forth once more to Spello in Umbria. Here we spent several days at Casa Rutherford, doing a few odd jobs around the place and just relaxing in the old town centre. September 1 signalled the end of Summer and the first day of Autumn. In the brief period of time since …

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