You heard it here first! Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas is coming to Wollongong on Sunday October 30th. Well, okay, perhaps that's not a scoop. But! This is the inaugural cruise ship visit to our shores. Officially, it will drop anchor in Port Kembla which is about ten minutes out of the city centre. The port is … Continue reading Wollongong Ambassadors Welcome Radiance of the Seas
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A Day by a Lake -Trasimeno
On our train trip from Florence, we had been surprised to find ourselves following the line of a lake, and one of the stations en route was Passiagiano al Trasimeno. So today, with map in hand, we struck off in the direction of Lake Trasimeno. We had no idea what we would find, which is … Continue reading A Day by a Lake -Trasimeno
Toto – I’ve a feeling we are not in Kansas any more
I am sure we all remember a young Judi Garland exclaiming this when she found herself in the unfamiliar world of Munchkinland in Wizard of Oz, and it is much the same for us in Umbria (Italy). There is nothing to remind us of Wollongong. Why travel halfway around the world to see, smell, touch … Continue reading Toto – I’ve a feeling we are not in Kansas any more
The Reluctant Retiree 