We are starting our journey in Delhi and will travel through Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. We are touring with Inspiring Vacations on their 18 Day Idyllic India tour. We arrived a day early, were met by our tour guide Avdhesh Avasthi who not only transferred […]
We had a quick break and enjoyed day trips around Hobart. We stayed at the Wyndham Resort at Seven Mile Beach. Port Arthur Port Arthur is such a beautiful place – now. It was a penal settlement which was designed “to grind rogues into honest men”. It was […]
Our time in Japan was mostly on a Princess cruise with some extra days in Tokyo. We appreciated the graceful and hospitable nature of the Japanese people along our journey. We loved the clean lines and uncluttered nature of the homes we visited. The gardens were exquisite. The […]
Day 1 – Travel Our adventure in China has begun. We are on a Trip-A-Deal Warriors of China tour. We left from Sydney on a China Eastern Airlines flight to Beijing via Hangzhou. Good flight but big delay in Hangzhou. Finally arrived in Beijing at 3.30 am, met […]
One of the icons of tourism in Australia is the Great Ocean Road and in particular the Twelve Apostles. We travelled down from the Central Coast via Albury to our base for the trip at Torquay, Victoria. Our first day on the road we headed straight to The […]
Thursday 20 September To day we travelled to Amsertdam from Brugge via Brussels ready for our Avalon cruise which is due to start tomorrow. The cruise is to take us from Amsterdam to Budapest. Our first touristy destination today was the Rijksmuseum – the National Museum. Among its 8,000 exhibits are fabulous paintings such as […]
Monday 17 September Today we travelled from Paris to Brugge via Brussels. Brugge had been recommended to us by a few people for its quaint buildings and canals. It is picture perfect. Tuesday 18 September Belgium is known for its chocolate, lace making, and french fries. So today […]
Wednesday 12 September A quick trip on the Eurostar this morning from London to Paris. Ahhh Paris. Already we have walked past some great shops and cafes and a pinching ourselves that we are here together. Our Air BNB is right near Eglise Saint-Eustache, a huge church, and […]
Saturday 8 September and Sunday 9 September After our week on the Narrowboat we caught up with Mick and Angela who live in Staffordshire for a couple of days. So firstly we visited Shugbough, a huge estate, previously the home of Lord Litchfield. Now owned by the National […]
Saturday 1 September to 8 September The next part of our Europe trip is a week on a Narrowboat travelling along the Kennet and Avon Canal. Narrowboats are designed to navigate the hundreds of canals through the UK. Our boat is 6 foot 10 inches wide and 65 […]
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