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- Spiders, Kiwis, Butch and Sausage August 29, 2023
- Paronella Park August 26, 2023
- Mud Crabbing, Crocodiles, Cassowaries and other FNQ stuff August 18, 2023
- Cooktown August 14, 2023
- Yoga and Meditation and Spa retreat with Bels and Amber August 12, 2023
- Mud wrestling with Fergie August 12, 2023
- Mossman, Daintree and Cape Tribulation August 12, 2023
- Port Douglas August 2, 2023
- Coolum Beach to Cairns July 29, 2023
- Fergie July 27, 2023
- Lame Horse! July 18, 2023
- Exploration Queensland July 9, 2023
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- Fuerteventura part #2 September 12, 2022
- Family Holiday #2 – Off to the Canary Islands September 12, 2022
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival and other Scottish Rubbish September 12, 2022
- Crail, Livingstone and Back to Haddington September 12, 2022
- Portsoy, Castles and Cows! August 24, 2022
- The Hunt for Nessie August 24, 2022
- Dunrobin Castle and the Moray Firth August 24, 2022
- Dunnett Head and John O’Groats August 24, 2022
- Far North Scotland – Talmine and Halladale August 23, 2022
- Highland Games in Lochinver August 23, 2022
- Malaig, The Isle of Skye and Gairloch August 18, 2022
- Lady Jacqueline of Glencoe! August 18, 2022
- Edinburgh and beyond….. August 17, 2022
- 1st Class train Kings Cross to Edinburgh – Shittish Rail style August 10, 2022
- Charing August 3, 2022
- Croydon and Bromley August 2, 2022
- A Friendship 45 years young August 2, 2022
- Back to School August 1, 2022
- Bath July 31, 2022
- Morris dancing July 22, 2022
- A quick trip down Brick Lane….. July 18, 2022
- Essex Life- July 17, 2022
- Family time, back together again! July 15, 2022
- Cheers! July 15, 2022
- And we’re off July 13, 2022
- Here we go again 😀 June 4, 2022
- 365 days later! October 29, 2018
- Sri Lanka – Sigiriya October 29, 2018
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- Sri Lanka – Family time October 15, 2018
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- Blighty October 3, 2018
- Jersey August 28, 2018
- Portugal – Amarante August 15, 2018
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- Hungary – Budapest August 14, 2018
- Serbia – Novi Sad August 13, 2018
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- Croatia – Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik July 17, 2018
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- Slovenia- Piran. June 29, 2018
- Slovenia- Bovec and The Soca Valley. June 29, 2018
- Slovenia – Radovljica June 29, 2018
- Slovenia – Bled and Bohinj June 29, 2018
- Slovenia – Ljubljana June 29, 2018
- Venezia ☺ June 25, 2018
- Verona- Romeo, Romeo June 10, 2018
- La Spezia and Cinque Terre June 2, 2018
- Pisa- the leany over thingy!!! June 2, 2018
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- Lunacy in Lyon! May 20, 2018
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- Sin City! May 19, 2018
- Mexico – La Paz May 19, 2018
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- 1500km Rio to Iguacu March 29, 2018
- Flying in the pointy end! February 23, 2018
- Carnival in Rio de Janeiro!! February 22, 2018
- Cotacachi February 22, 2018
- Ecuador Amazon February 22, 2018
- Galapagos Islands February 13, 2018
- Mancora Madness!! January 7, 2018
- Mud bath! December 22, 2017
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Spiders, Kiwis, Butch and Sausage
Aus is home for us and I fucking love the place. Some of the local flora and fauna can be a tad feisty but that only adds to the fun. Don’t like it? Please feel free to politely go away! … Continue reading
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Paronella Park
Around 1913, an ambitious Spaniard, José Paronella, sailed to Far North Queensland searching for a better life. Well over 100 years before an arrogant army of geriatric POMs decided that Earl Grey Tea, Big Ears & Co were more relevant … Continue reading
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Mud Crabbing, Crocodiles, Cassowaries and other FNQ stuff
Mud crabs are always a good idea, catching the bastards however whilst maintaining a full quota of fingers and thumbs is another matter entirely. Also given the creeks here are infested with prehistoric eating machines, the risk of losing a … Continue reading
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Cooktown
Our original plan was to get as far as Cape Tribulation before a gentle amble back South. My trusty co-pilot poo-pooed that idea and pointed us back North. A gentle 4 hours later we find ourselves in Cooktown. Seems like … Continue reading
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Yoga and Meditation and Spa retreat with Bels and Amber
Got a message from a yoga chum of ours wondering if we were anywhere near Cairns. An hour or so’s drive in the wrong direction didn’t seem too arduous, so off we headed to Palm Cove. Bels and Amber had … Continue reading
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Mud wrestling with Fergie
Never mud wrestle with a pig! You will both get covered in shit but the pig will enjoy it. This mantra generally applies when dealing with imbeciles. Sadly, I have to accept the imbecile sticker for this one. Having stayed … Continue reading
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Mossman, Daintree and Cape Tribulation
After the fun and games that was Port Douglas, time to get back on track and head North again. The horse was a touch thirsty and the smelly fluid box was beginning to emit some alarming warnings! Found a dump … Continue reading
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Port Douglas
10 days and almost 2000km since collecting Fergie, weather looking a little perkier, so time to slow down. Port Douglas looked like a possible stop for a couple of days a few walks and some misbehaviour! Once again, the trusty … Continue reading
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