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 3 Mon 17 May 2021

6 June, 20216 June, 2021 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 22 Comments

Our package deal includes two day trips, so after my big sleepy day of yesterday, I was up early for the a la carte hotel breakfast. COVID-19 has knocked out … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 3 Mon 17 May 2021

Cairns, Queensland day 2 Sun 16 May 2021

20 May, 202125 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 23 Comments

Cairns provides easy access to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest and offers a multitude of activities such as helicopter flights, scuba diving, snorkelling, fishing, parasailing, viewing aquatic life and … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 2 Sun 16 May 2021

Cairns, Queensland day 1 Sat 15 May 2021

18 May, 202125 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 38 Comments

With Australia closed to international tourism, but most state borders now "usually" open, there have been some great holiday package deals on offer, especially to Cairns in Queensland which is … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 1 Sat 15 May 2021

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Latest Stories

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