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Category: Holidays

The Difficult Drive

For a long time now, I’ve wanted to see the northern tip of Fraser Island. The problem is, it is a very difficult drive. It’s over 30 years since I last tried to drive it, but back then I got……

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August 29, 2022 - 9:23 am August 29, 2022Holidays, Travelling in Australia 4 week driving, beach, Fraser Island, sand 0

A Gold Coast Getaway

You Need A Holiday. A Gold Coast holiday is something we could all do with – especially since it will be holiday season in Australia before you know it – of course if you are retired – its always holiday……

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July 25, 2022 - 1:10 pm July 25, 2022Travelling in Australia australia, birds, feeding, moon, pelicans, photos, retired blokes, retired men, rise, southport, the spit, water spout 0

More Grand than the Grand Canyon?

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……

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June 6, 2022 - 10:00 am June 6, 2022Holidays Antelope Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Scenery, The Grand Canyon, USA 0

Ancient History – Living Treasure

New Beginnings for an Old City History tells us in the fourth century BC,  one of Alexander the Great’s generals, founded the new city of Ephesus on the site of the current ruins. He was building near an even older……

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May 9, 2022 - 10:26 am May 9, 2022Holidays ancient, archaeology, Ephesus, Greek, retired men, tour, travel 1

Alotau – the Peaceful Bay

Where is this taken? Unless your geography is better than mine, or you have been cruising around Australia in the last few years, I doubt that you have ever heard of the town of Alotau. The name means “peaceful bay”.……

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April 26, 2022 - 9:30 am April 26, 2022Holidays, Our World battle, Culture, Dancers, pacific war, Papua New Guinea, retired, retired blokes, retired men, significance, tanks, victory, warriors, World War 0

The Day We Remember

On 25th April this year and every other year, Australians and New Zealanders will celebrate ANZAC Day. This is a “holiday” that’s different to any other in Australia. The shops are closed at least, till lunch time. The crowds on……

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April 18, 2022 - 9:06 am April 18, 2022Doing LIfe, Holidays 1915, Anzac Day, australia, battles, celebration, retired men, soldiers, troops, Turkey, war 0

Visiting Perth – it’s cheaper than you think!

Travelling on the Cheap  Perth is Western Australia’s prize city and a fantastic and even cheap 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……

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April 11, 2022 - 2:16 pm April 11, 2022Travelling in Australia accommodation, Airport travel, Bus, CAT bus, perth, retired blokes, retired men, Travelling 0

Gorgeous Mossman

About an hours drive north from Cairns, through some fantastic coastal scenery, is the sleepy and gorgeous little town of Mossman. With a population of about 1700 people, on first glance it may have little to commend it as a……

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February 21, 2022 - 9:28 am February 21, 2022Holidays, Our World, Travelling in Australia gorge, holidays, Mossman, retired men, suspension bridge, swimming, wet tropics 0

One mans ceiling is another mans floor

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……

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January 17, 2022 - 11:19 am January 17, 2022Doing LIfe, Holidays building, educate, helping, mission, Mozambique, school, school room, teacher, volunteering 0

Can’t Wait for Christmas?

Waiting is a Pain Waiting is not something we are very good at is it?  Even at the supermarket I stand there trying to work out which lane is moving the fastest so I can get out of there in a……

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December 20, 2021 - 9:36 am December 20, 2021Doing LIfe, Holidays Bible, hope, waiting 0
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