GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree

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Australia

Cars and Trains and Planes. So many ways to see Australia. It’s all in this section, including Sydney to Broken Hill on the government train (my most popular post) and crisscrossing Australia on the epic Indian Pacific or Ghan (both now privatised).
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More Information on the Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum

1 January, 2025 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 4 Comments

I'm reposting this ten-year-old story as a recent comment made me aware that the Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum has updated its website and there is some terrific information on … Continue reading More Information on the Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum

Literary Reflections: My Blue Mountains Journey

10 November, 2024 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 2 Comments

An email conversation with a fellow blogger took me back to the archives in search of whatever I had written on the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney, New South Wales. … Continue reading Literary Reflections: My Blue Mountains Journey

4. Moree to Lightning Ridge

29 October, 202325 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 25 Comments

Sunday 15th October 2023 After a light continental breakfast and chat with a Canadian family who are returning to Melbourne after a holiday in Queensland, we topped up on fuel … Continue reading 4. Moree to Lightning Ridge

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