Travel

Have you heard of Ilfracombe in Queensland? What about the Wellshot Hotel? Have you heard about a hotel where people place money onto the ceiling? Well, that’s at the Wellshot Hotel, in Ilfracombe. And guess what? I read that Ilfracombe calls itself the hub of the West, even though it is a very small town. … Read more…

Do you know about the Great Shearers’ strike in 1891? Did you know that Barcaldine is the reputed birth place of the Australian Labour Movement? If you are interested in Australian history, make sure you put Barcaldine on your list of places to visit. Barcaldine is known as the Garden City of the West. While … Read more…

Are you looking for easy day trip options from Brisbane? Are you interested in visiting waterfront areas with great vistas of Moreton Bay? Then check out some of what there is to see and do in the Moreton Bay Region. The Moreton Bay Region is located on the eastern coast of Australia and is between … Read more…

Following retirement in 2016 we decided to take the plunge and travel full time in our caravan around Australia. For us, this was a surprisingly easy decision to make: Firstly, we love to travel. We want to do travel as much as possible while we are fit and healthy Secondly, we had already decided to … Read more…

How do you cope with the heat? What about heatwave conditions? And what about living in a caravan during heatwave conditions? How do you think you would go? Check out how we managed a heatwave while living in our caravan. As retirees enjoying travel, we began our big road trip by travelling to Queensland. The … Read more…

I don’t know about you, but when I was working I rarely read for pleasure. This became the case particularly after I began working for myself, in my own business. For me, then, reading was mostly work oriented. I was required to keep up continuing professional education points, to remain accredited in my profession. I … Read more…

Do you enjoy visiting caves?  Then we recommend visiting the Yarrangobilly Caves in The Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. We visited the Yarragobilly Caves in Novmeber, 2016. We arrived after lunch and therefore had limited time. So we decided to do the South Glory self guided cave tour. On this tour we got to … Read more…

We enjoyed  visiting Greg’s daughter Kerry in Paynesville, Victoria. Paynesville was our base for ten days, as we explored what the East Gippsland area has to offer.With Kerry’s local knowledge we enjoyed a variety of wonderful experiences. Food experiences topped our list during our visit to the East Gippsland area in Victoria. Kerry hadn’t been … Read more…

Do you remember the lyrics of Steffenwolfe’s Born to be Wild: Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure Whatever comes our way …. Well, that was us when we left or home town of Goulburn, NSW in November 2016.  We hooked up our caravan, got the motor running on the … Read more…