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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Leconfield House & Esca Bimbadgen in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales

30 March, 202225 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 23 Comments

Leaving behind our two night stopover in Gorokan on the New South Wales Central Coast, we drove an hour north into the region known as the Hunter Valley. Containing the … Continue reading Leconfield House & Esca Bimbadgen in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales

Two Nights on the NSW Central Coast

27 March, 202225 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 16 Comments

We have family and friends on the Central Coast of New South Wales. This area north of Sydney, "home to unspoilt beaches, rugged cliff faces, rock platforms and secluded bays" … Continue reading Two Nights on the NSW Central Coast

Wisemans Ferry – The Forgotten Valley

25 March, 202225 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 29 Comments

We returned home yesterday from a week away. I didn't feel like blogging during that time, so over the next days hopefully I will catch up with little stories of … Continue reading Wisemans Ferry – The Forgotten Valley

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