Thank you to all the family and friends for your comments and well-wishes for our trip. We have arrived safe and well. Am trying to master the iPad - so far it has the upper hand, but it has promised me it will let me post the blog entry I wrote 2(?) nights ago on … Continue reading Random Thoughts While Locked in a Tin Can
Travel
Just Call Me ‘Red Riding Hood’
The first time I travelled out of Australia, it was 1978 and I was twenty-two years old. I was off on my big adventure to Europe, armed with a copy of Arthur Frommer’s “Europe on Ten Dollars a Day”, a Eurailpass, a youth hostel card, and a five year working holiday visa that was good … Continue reading Just Call Me ‘Red Riding Hood’
Fifty-Five Days with Gwen
It is not actually true that I have too much time on my hands. In fact, I have been having a quiet meltdown in the lead-up to an overseas trip. There is much to arrange. Four months is a long time to leave your 'normal' life behind, and the expedition has co-incided with a period … Continue reading Fifty-Five Days with Gwen
The Reluctant Retiree 