ITALY | Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 | Views [349] | Comments [1]
Tuesday 13 July 2010 Nothing to report from Milano, as this is only an overnight stop before catching our flight to Birmingham to meet with Murray and Eily The city looks to be like any other city and looks more modern than Rome, although I'm sure ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 | Views [500] | Comments [1]
Sunday & Monday 11 & 12 July 2010 An uneventful train journey from Venezia to Monterosso saw us arrive mid afternoon, once again to quite warm and humid conditions on the seaside. The trip was notable however because the last 15 kilometers ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 13 Jul 2010 | Views [500] | Comments [4]
8, 9 & 10 July 2010 G’day from Venice. There is little to report on our visit to Venezia. We arrived by train from Assisi mid afternoon and walked from the station to the apartment and of course managed to get lost on the way. Venezia is ... Read more >
ITALY | Saturday, 10 Jul 2010 | Views [351] | Comments [1]
Wednesday 7 July The day started in typical Italian style. After an early breakfast, we headed for Termini to catch the train to Assisi. On arrival, we found the electronic board listing the departures – we could see our train listed, along with ... Read more >
ITALY | Saturday, 10 Jul 2010 | Views [543] | Comments [2]
4 July – 6 July 2010 Had the most pleasant flight from Australia with Malaysian Airlines – would thoroughly recommend them to anybody – most definitely on a par to Singapore. The food was very, very good – the best airline food either of us have ... Read more >
FIJI | Thursday, 15 Apr 2010 | Views [525]
Wednesday was spent packing and waiting for the bus to take us to Nadi airport and home. As is often the case when on holiday, this was done with both regret and a sense of wanting to get home to do some washing and the need to stop the living out of ... Read more >
FIJI | Tuesday, 13 Apr 2010 | Views [597]
Tuesday 13 April 2010 Happy birthday Melanie. The best laid plans of mice and men. Grumps and Leigh came down with Fiji’s version of Bali Belly – and no, it was not self inflicted. After both of them spent several hours in the bathroom ... Read more >
FIJI | Monday, 12 Apr 2010 | Views [620]
Monday 12 April 2010 Today is Goog’s birthday so there was a bit of a lie in - breakfast today was at 7.30am! We hired a car and travelled to Pacific Harbour, about 50 kilometres to the west. Here we were given instructions on the use of ... Read more >
FIJI | Sunday, 11 Apr 2010 | Views [473]
Sunday 11 April 2010 For the fourth day running yet another early breakfast this time starting at just after 7am ! The bus which was to take us to the jetty to catch the boat to Robinson Crusoe Island was to be met at 8.15. Of course, being ... Read more >
FIJI | Saturday, 10 Apr 2010 | Views [687]
Saturday 10 April 2010 You will not believe this - for the third day running yet another breakfast that commenced at 8.00am! This time it was about having a full day travelling to Suva for some exploration. I have now decided that Fiji is a ... Read more >
FIJI | Friday, 9 Apr 2010 | Views [991]
Friday 9 April 2010 Yet another leisurely breakfast that commenced this time at 8.00am (yes folks, Goog was up and about and once again showered before 8am!) Of course, a shopping trip beckoned - a real reason for a girl to get out of bed and ... Read more >
FIJI | Thursday, 8 Apr 2010 | Views [632] | Comments [1]
Naviti Resort - Day 2 Thursday 8 April 2010 A leisurely breakfast that commenced at 8.30am (yes folks, Goog was up and about, showered before 8am!) and was completed about an hour later was the precursor of a much slower, but fuller day than ... Read more >
FIJI | Wednesday, 7 Apr 2010 | Views [466]
Naviti Resort Wednesday 7 April 2010 You may recall from the last post that Leigh spotted an open bar, and as we had an indeterminable wait for our room to become available, it seemed logical that the bar should become our 'waiting room' ... Read more >
FIJI | Tuesday, 6 Apr 2010 | Views [420]
The last time there was an impending international flight, Grumps was more nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. On this occasion, Grumps is relaxed and Goog is awash in a sea of anxiety. I'm pleased that we are not flying ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 23 Sep 2008 | Views [452]
We eventually arrived home last night, very tired and in some senses not pleased to be home at all – we had an incredible experience. However, one cannot ever over rate the experience of sleeping in ones own bed. It was really good to see Jacey as well, ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Sunday, 21 Sep 2008 | Views [462] | Comments [2]
Arrived in Singapore on Saturday morning quite early - 6am The heat when we exited the building was well, stunning. It was 28 degrees and felt like a sauna. However, I soon discovered that I don't mind the conditions at all - I prefer it to a 40 degree ... Read more >
ITALY | Friday, 19 Sep 2008 | Views [354] | Comments [2]
The adventure in this part of our trip really commenced at Athena airport - why you may ask? Well, we had, for some very silly reason and several months ago, chosen to fly from Italy to Greece and return with Alitalia. As you may or may not be aware, ... Read more >
GREECE | Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 | Views [593] | Comments [4]
What can one say about a cruise through the Greek Isles? If one seeks a holiday where one is waited on hand and foot, is served so much food that one cannot eat it and also has a twenty Euro a day unlimited drinks card, this is the holiday for you.... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 | Views [385]
I am actually writing this on Thursday 18 September. We have had enormous problems locating appropriate internet sites to do any postings - we didn't get the time to post anything about Pompei and the day at Pisa was so long that we didn't get an opportunity ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 9 Sep 2008 | Views [589] | Comments [3]
The slow train trip to Pisa was just what we needed after the frenetic touring and travelling and inspection of ruins and old buildings. We even had the opportunity to read a book. After some 4 hours or more, we arrived at our destination. Melanie ... Read more >
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