Peter has retired and he decided to volunteer in a school in Colombia South America to teach English. His experiences in getting there were covered in our first story here. Since I last wrote I would like you to know……
For a long time now, I’ve wanted to see the northern tip of Fraser Island. In fact its over 30 years since I last tried to make it there, but unfortunately back then I got bogged – right down to……
Driving Have you ever driven to the Gold Coast (or basically anywhere in the world where there are more cars than there is room for them) and discovered when you are about half way, the traffic suddenly stops. At first you……
You Need A Holiday. A Gold Coast holiday is something we could all do with – especially since it’s nearly holiday season in Australia (of course if you are retired – its always holiday time!) But where do you go……
The Grand Canyon. For years I’ve heard about the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Those who have been there have told me “you must go sometime”. My daughter and Son in law have visited there a couple of times and they……
Travelling on the Cheap Perth is Western Australia’s prize city and a fantastic place to visit. With its historic links to the past, and it’s modern architecture, Perth seems to an outsider, to be focused on the future while celebrating……
Where are we? Unless your geography is better than mine, or you have been cruising around Australia in the last couple of years, I doubt that you have ever heard of the town of Alotau. The name means “peaceful bay”.……
About an hours drive north from Cairns, through some fantastic coastal scenery, is the sleepy little town of Mossman. With a population of about 1700 people, it may have little to commend it as a hot spot for visitors, but……
New Beginnings for an Old City In the fourth century BC, one of Alexander the Great’s generals, founded the new city of Ephesus on the current site. He was building near an even older city dating back to the Neolithic……
My African Volunteer Journey Having read Do Something for Someone Else and It’s Never Too Late to Make a Difference on this Website, it prompted me to write about a significant piece of my retirement. It has taken me to Africa……