Having read, heard and talked about wineries and pubs in the Kuitpo, Meadows and Macclesfield area my husband planned a surprise mystery tour for me on the Monday of the recent long weekend – yes he listens really well! Scott likes to trick me though so we seemed to be going in another direction, pulling …
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Getting up early on a Sunday morning is worth it when you are travelling across to Kangaroo Island (KI) in South Australia for a 30 hour mini break. With the drive from Happy Valley to Cape Jervis to board the 10.00 am Sealink ferry taking about 1 hour and 15 minutes you need to leave …
With workshops in Mackay on the Thursday prior, the 2015 Australia Day weekend was the ideal opportunity to visit one of my favourite locations, Airlie Beach. Driving up to Airlie, I had visited the August 2014 before with Scott, Mum and Dad, but only for 1 night. On that visit we stayed at a fantastic …
On the back of a conference in the Gold Coast, we had a few days as a mini break with my parents joining Scott, Jess and I. When we picked up Mum and Dad, Scott had them believing that the accommodation wasn’t that great… it was anything but that! Kirra Beach Surf Apartments staying in …
Hiring a houseboat for the weekend in winter (June-July 2014) means that you’ll get a very good price and lots of choice, and probably with good weather because you are in the Riverland. After meeting the family at the Mildura Visitor Information and Booking Centre, we headed to the Mildura Brewery which is located in …
Rocky is a large regional centre with cowboys, utes, beef, historic pubs and the Fitzroy River (crocodiles in there?) contrasted with modern developments, apartments, restaurants and shops. My recent trip to Rockhampton to work with a client meant that I was in town from Wednesday to Wednesday including the Queen’s birthday long weekend. Staying at …
With a weekend in Perth I wanted to do something different, fun and that fits with all the things I like. So I chose to explore the Margaret River region as it had been on my list of mini breaks to do for a while. Driving in peak hour traffic out of Perth I was …
Dad and I considered a number of potential adventure activities outlined in the About Time: South Australia’s History Festival program choosing to visit the National Military Vehicle Museum. Located at Edinburgh, I didn’t expect to see such a significant collection of so many vehicles and displays depicting life in war time. From tanks to people …
For a long time I’ve held a romantic view about travelling around New Zealand. When flights were advertised by Jetstar for $149.00-199.00 from Adelaide to Auckland I had to take advantage of it. Scott and I also celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary on 19 February 2014 and so I wanted to do something special. When …
Aloha! For my 40th birthday in October I wanted to go somewhere special – that place was Hawaii (particularly after watching The Descendants multiple times). I booked very cost effective flights from Melbourne to Honolulu on Jetstar and used my Virgin Velocity reward points for a return flight for Scott and I from Adelaide to …
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