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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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It’s All Over Folks (Take 2)

October 6, 2022 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 16 Comments

The UCI World Championship Cycle Races have been run ridden and won and Wollongong is fluffing out its feathers and settling back to normal. But, Oh! What a week Bill and I had. First, a little reminder of my earlier post, Wollongong is on the map! Bill ended up volunteering every day on split shifts. In … Continue reading It’s All Over Folks (Take 2)

Wollongong is on the map!

September 18, 2022 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 38 Comments

I've just come back from helping a neighbour install STAN on their television. WHY? STAN is an Australian subscriber-paid streaming service, and all this week it is streaming the UCI (Union Cycliste International) cycle races for free! Why do we care? Well, hey, hop on your bikes, folks - they are being held right here … Continue reading Wollongong is on the map!

Jindabyne Group Tour September 2022

September 4, 2022 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 30 Comments

Hubbie and I left home at 10am this morning, in company with another 29 "seniors" in age range from late 50s to mid 90s for a six hour bus coach ride to Jindabyne. This is a private tour arranged from the complex in which we live, so we are all known to each other and … Continue reading Jindabyne Group Tour September 2022

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