baby boomer travel
Exciting blogs about Australia and Australian destinations
Really you ask, “why take a one-way anything”! Well, here are my nine good reasons to take a one-way cruise. Cruise ships are a bit like whales – every six months they undertake a great migration. They finish the summer on one side of the world and head back to start summer cruises on Read More …
Moreton Island, home to Tangalooma Island Resort is definitely a “bucket list” location. Whether you’re visiting south east Queensland, or live in Brisbane, book a day, or a week, and head over on a large catamaran. The journey only takes 75 minutes and the trip across Moreton Bay is a highlight in itself.
Melbourne City in three days!? No thinking twice when asked by my daughter to join her – packed my bags, booked a flight and off we flew. Well it was a bit more involved than that, but it was three days and we had some amazing experiences in 47 hours (which included travelling from Read More …
Are you a lover of lighthouses? They’ve never been on my “must do” list but that has changed after spending time at three of these amazing structures on a recent road trip. Parking our caravan at Shelley Beach, Central Coast of New South Wales, we drove to Norah Head Lighthouse (15 minutes away) that Read More …
Light Bulb Moment….Let’s go GLAMPING! So we did, at Cobb and Co Camping Grounds just outside Gympie, Queensland. This was a virgin experience for us with the bonus being the destination was only an hour away. A quick phone call and we’d secured ourselves a moveable one-bedroom tent. Yes, that’s right – moveable, so we could Read More …
Toorbul Beach – a hidden beachside hideaway just north of Brisbane in Queensland. A perfect spot to escape from the rat race for a day (or three). You can fish, kayak, walk the beach, chase soldier crabs with the kids or just pop in to the local shop for fish and chips and a beverage! Read More …
Nope, this isn’t an advert, just the chance to share information on the fantastic Coolum Beach Holiday Park, on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. We stay at the Park in our caravan for three weeks every Christmas/New Year and it’s now like a home away from home – with more benefits. (There’s cabins to rent as well). Being Read More …
Here I was approaching the end of my 7th decade and still hadn’t been out to see Uluru (AKA Ayer’s Rock, or The Rock) in the Red Centre of OZ. This was fixed when a deal came through from Travelat60.com. Six days in the Red Centre of Australia complete with sunset and sunrise tours AND Read More …
Poem for Pelicans “Wonderful birds are pelicans Their bills will hold more than their belican. They can take in their beak Food enough for a week, But I’m damned if I see how they helican.” Ok, so I haven’t been around the world yet checking out all varieties of pelicans. But…as Baby Boomer age has arrived, I find myself Read More …
YAMBA is a must do stopover for anyone driving along the northern new south wales coastline of Australia. Apart from having a couple of the best pubs on the east coast of Australia, it’s only an hour or so drive from Coffs Harbour, Byron Bay and a bit more to Brisbane. So, if being surrounded Read More …
