baby boomer travel
Singapore by pedal power is a great way to see this amazing colourful modern city that’s packed with history, culture, and iconic buildings. You’ll find this clean and green city an ideal stopover when travelling from OZ to far flung destinations on the other side of the world. Cycling in Singapore My tip is Read More …
Scarborough Beach and its Magic Tree is waiting…. At Scarborough Beach, Moreton Bay Region– there’s a magic tree. This comes in the shape of an ancient Norfolk Pine that is well is worth a visit with your little people. Reliable chatter has it Gollum and his team of Hobbits have taken up residence behind a medieval door Read More …
Snapshot – Ho Chi Minh City (AKA Saigon), Vietnam OK, so this post is written through the eyes of a boomer on a cruise ship meaning you only get a thumbnail sketch of places visited. Having said that, it was ample time to get a taste of Ho Chi Minh City (previously Saigon), Vietnam and Read More …
Ireland – Home to Guinness, Racehorses, the Blarney Stone and Crystal! At the end of a six day whirlwind, but truly amazing Globus tour of Ireland we were lovers of everything Irish – Guiness, Stew, Coffee and jokes. When Irish eyes are smiling…..
Cycling the Ancient Appian Way in Rome Just for one day we were 19th century time-travellers exploring the beauty of ancient Appian Way on push bikes away from the city mayhem. Rome had provided us with five intense, but exciting, sight-seeing days and we were keen for a cycle ride. The Ancient Appian Way (2,300 Read More …
“Never look at your passport photo, because you’ll feel too ill to travel”. A AIRPORT CAROSEL (Top Travel Tip) Advice given by an Osteopath Surgeon – “beware of airport carousels”. In other words, don’t just wrench your suitcase off the conveyor belt and pull a tendon off the bone! The bags will come around again if Read More …
The legendary Santa Catalina Monastery in the White City of Araquipa was the next stop on our Dragoman truck trip. This meant mysterious Nazca lines and sand-boarding fun on dunes in the Valley of Las Trancas was now committed to photographs and memories. Of Interest – Araquipa (the colonial capital of Peru) sits at the foot Read More …
If ever you are lucky enough to be on a Mediterranean cruise that calls into the small medieval city of Kotor, Montenegro, a climb up to the old St John’s Fort (aka Castle of San Giovanni) is a must. For two reasons – the incredibly outstanding views and much needed exercise after being on the ship! (I call Read More …
Monte Carlo Harbour Sailing into Monte Carlo Harbour, Monaco, under early sunny skies was magical. The deep blue colour of harbour waters are pristine and you understand why this coastline is named the Coté d ’Azure. Bring it on for a day mingling with the rich and famous! (Well, maybe not mingling, just using a Read More …
Mykonos the Island of magical sunsets. Following a full but fascinating cultural trip of Greece with Globus, four whirlwind days of island hopping was calling. Our first stop on board the Celestyal Olympia was the Mykonos where we managed to get hopelessly lost in the alleys surrounding the harbour!.
