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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Cairns, Queensland day 6 Thur 20 May 2021

19 July, 202125 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 20 Comments

With more rain in the forecast we opted for a change of scenery today and headed away from the regular tourist things, deciding we would start the day with a … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 6 Thur 20 May 2021

Cairns, Queensland day 5 Wed 19 May 2021

17 July, 202125 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 28 Comments

On offer today was the second of the day trips included in our holiday package, once again, on water. This time, the catamaran would take us only as far as … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 5 Wed 19 May 2021

Cairns, Queensland day 4 Tue 18 May 2021

9 July, 202125 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 43 Comments

With a free day in the schedule we kicked off with a simple eggs-on-toast breakfast at a café attached to the Cairns Art Gallery, and then, suitably coffee fortified, headed … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 4 Tue 18 May 2021

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