Down Under: Koalas, roos and whales, oh my!
"We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto..." Hang on, there IS no place like home! This time it's my turn to play travel guide for a change,...
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SPENDING KIDS INHERITANCE
Ticking off that Bucket List, one Holiday at a time!
Bucket list ticked!
Giraffe Manor, Kenya. Amazing.
Hello from the Devil's Swimming Pool
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Giraffe Manor, Kenya. Amazing.
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Mandy Watson
- May 10
- 17 min
Transpacific Cruise to Tahiti and Hawaii !
A sneaky sail away to the tropics as winter approached Australia. A new country for us, new experiences and new friends. That's what we...
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Mandy Watson
- Feb 28
- 18 min
Magnificent Maldives with a side order of Singapore!
A romantic island getaway to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary in complete decadence. If we can't spoil ourselves to mark this...
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Mandy Watson
- Dec 12, 2022
- 11 min
SOUTH PACIFIC PARADISE: Cruising with 3 generations and some friends -it's next level fun!
After over 9 months of planning, prepping and counting down, we were all super excited to be embarking on our very first multi...
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Mandy Watson
- Sep 12, 2020
- 29 min
My 'BEST OF' all time - (for now) blog! A compilation of our favourite world travels.
Well, what can one say about 2020? Bloody Covid, that's what! Stopping the world in it's tracks, and tragically for many, permanently....
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Mandy Watson
- Mar 4, 2020
- 14 min
The glorious GOLD COAST. Showcasing our beautiful backyard to the world!
Trev and I have lived on Australia's Gold Coast all our adult lives...actually, Trev has since he was 10, so even longer for him....
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Mandy Watson
- Feb 28, 2020
- 10 min
Australia Day-Sydney Harbour. Tall ships, ferry races, cannons, jets fireworks & more... SUCH FUN!
January 26, 2020. Australia Day 2020 saw us visit this magnificent Harbour City for the 3rd year in a row to celebrate this fabulous day...
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Mandy Watson
- Dec 17, 2019
- 8 min
SYDNEY TO HOBART! Maybe not the blue water classic ocean race, but a quick, fun cruise all the same.
Many years ago, maybe a few too many to mention, I was a liaison officer at the Cruising Yacht Club, in Sydney, (the CYC), for a couple...
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Mandy Watson
- Sep 24, 2019
- 33 min
AFRICA 2019 - Part 2: A swim in the Devil's Pool, The Blue Train, and a Great White Shark cage dive!
Continuing directly on from 'Africa Part 1', there's no rest for the wicked. ;) It's going to be pretty hard to top how amazing our last...
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Mandy Watson
- Sep 12, 2019
- 24 min
AFRICA! 2019 - Part 1: Kenya - The incomparable Giraffe Manor, and a Masai Mara safari. Just, wow.
What a cracker of a trip this was! How to start? My mind and heart are overflowing! This itinerary - I knew, as I was planning it with my...
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Mandy Watson
- Jul 17, 2019
- 20 min
PORTUGAL: Castles, port wine and a festival of sardines...something for both of us!
Following our fun filled and jam packed Paris and Barcelona adventures, off we headed for Portugal, literally on a wing and a prayer!...
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Mandy Watson
- Jun 30, 2019
- 11 min
BARCELONA! From Tapas to Gaudi. Sometimes no plans end up the best plans...
Following our fabulous week in Paris, we hopped on the six hour bullet train to Barcelona to begin a two week exploration of Spain and...
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Mandy Watson
- Jun 5, 2019
- 13 min
PARIS ! Another place on this Earth where I have happily left another piece of my heart.
It's taken me 52 years to get to Paris. Here's a tip: Don't be me. Don't wait that long! - It's an amazing city. Yes, they certainly...
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Mandy Watson
- Apr 15, 2019
- 7 min
A Pilgrimage to the Aussie Outback. Just a quick, personal, and heart opening journey.
A four day birthday weekend, 2,500 km road trip, to a little Queensland country town, 'Yaraka' population 12, to do some 'recon' as to...
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Mandy Watson
- Mar 31, 2019
- 15 min
Antarctica and South America: Once in a lifetime? I certainly hope not!
They say that the only things you leave behind in Antarctica are your footprints. Well, I left more there... I left a piece of my heart....
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Mandy Watson
- Nov 2, 2018
- 22 min
A Passage To India. Pyramids, Petra and The Taj. A trip of dreams.
Well, where do I start? This one was a biggy, and one we had looked forward to for quite some time. "A Passage To India", read the...
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Mandy Watson
- Jul 20, 2018
- 16 min
Scandinavia and Russia: Vikings and Tsars
Immediately following our brief, yet flat out 'Desert Dunes to Dungeons' sojourn, we continued this holiday by stepping aboard our home...
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Mandy Watson
- Jun 30, 2018
- 15 min
Abu Dhabi to London: Desert dunes to dungeons..
We have now wised up to the fact that long haul flights pretty much suck. No kidding you say? :) A bit slow on the uptake, we are...;)...
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Mandy Watson
- Feb 28, 2018
- 19 min
Singapore Slings, Boracay Beaches, and a little ceremony with a ship's captain.
Choosing a destination for our 25th Wedding Anniversary, on Valentine's Day 2018... We decided on a cruise not far from home...South East...
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Mandy Watson
- Dec 30, 2017
- 12 min
New Zealand:'Over the ditch' to the 'Land of The Long White Cloud.'
A last minute New Zealand cruise, just prior to Christmas 2017, saw us not only witness the natural beauty of this exquisite Island...
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