Bill and I were expecting to spend the first week of February (2023) on the 18-cabin riverboat Proud Mary out of Murray Bridge in South Australia. We were to spend five nights cruising upstream to Blanchetown (SA) and back, with daily excursions. Here's the itinerary if you are tempted. Proud Mary on the Murray River, … Continue reading The Holiday We Didn’t Have
Australian Tourism & Travel
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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Floriade Canberra 2022
Our family reunion in Canberra (see here) coincided with the tail end of "Australia's Biggest Celebration of Spring", the Canberra Floriade. Commonwealth Park is planted out with tulip bulbs, and some other floral varieties, and marquees and entertainment dot the grounds. After first feasting on a huge morning tea hosted in the home of one … Continue reading Floriade Canberra 2022
Scenes from the QVB
6pm Saturday 3rd December 2022. After a long lunch with girlfriends, I wandered back to the train through the QVB (Queen Victoria Building) in Sydney, taking happy snaps on my phone. Click on any image to enlarge, although I have resized them to WordPress's recommended 1260 x 628 which has diminished the clarity and crispness … Continue reading Scenes from the QVB
The Reluctant Retiree 