Travel Blog - 22nd May 2023 Having said goodbye to the high-altitude Taormina in the hills surrounding Mt Etna, we returned to sea level, driving south to the coastal town of Syracusa. A major powerhouse for the Greeks 2,700 years ago, it is the birthplace of Archimedes. Ortigia Two bridges lead from the city to … Continue reading Syracusa

Travel Blog - 19/05/2023 After spending some time on the island of Lipari, we took the ferry back to Milazzo, where we'd parked our car and drove south to the town of Taormina on the south-east coast of Sicily. Taormina The road into Taormina wound around the coast in tight turns, rising in altitude until … Continue reading Taormina

Travel Blog - 13th May 2023 After Carmel and Ian’s harrowing bus ride to Paris, they made it on time to the airport (with only seconds to spare) and flew to Rome where we met up again for our trip to Sicily! We arrived in Palermo and took a taxi to our hotel, Palazzo Natoli. … Continue reading Sicily

Travel Blog - Special Edition This is a special edition travel blog dedicated to Ian and Carmel's recent bus trip in France. Those who have read my previous two posts will know about Ian and Carmel’s ill-fated side trip to Limoges. They left the safety of our little group and ventured off on their own. … Continue reading Paris or Bus

Travel Blog - 7th May, 2023 Having said goodbye to Ian and Carmel for the moment, we continued on with Caitlynne and Rob toward Vannes. On the way, we stopped at another magnificent, tiny village called Pont Aven. A river ran through the centre of the ancient town, meandering right around houses, which were probably … Continue reading Vannes

Travel Blog - 5th May 2023 The view from our hotel room in Ploumanac'h We arrived at our hotel in Perros Guirec and found that we had mucked up when we booked. It is a little confusing that there is a town called Perros Guirec in a region called Perros Guirec. I had booked a … Continue reading Perros Guirec to Quimper

Travel Blog - 1st May 2023 Dinan We left Rennes and made our way to St Malo on the northern coast of France. On the way, we stopped for lunch at a tiny little town called Dinan. This place was breath-taking: A village perched on a hilltop behind an ancient fortress wall, leading down to … Continue reading St Malo

Travel Blog – 22nd April 2023 Champagne! We left Paris and picked up a car to start our road trip. First stop: Rheims, in the heart of the Champagne region. Rheims Rheims is a beautiful, quaint old town with historic buildings everywhere you look. We didn’t stop long to admire the architecture, however: There was … Continue reading Rheims to Rennes

Travel Blog – 18th April 2023 It’s funny how life works. Four years ago, someone in China chowed down on a bat, and stopped us from travelling outside Australia. Following months of isolation, zoom dinner parties, desperate searches for RAT test kits and four vaccinations, we finally find ourselves travelling back to Europe! Welcome to … Continue reading Paris here we come!

Welcome to my first travel blog since 2019. A pandemic kind of got in the way, and besides a few minor trips around this beautiful, diverse land of ours, we have been, like everyone else, mostly at home. I’ve decided to move my blog to WordPress, although all of the previous blogs are still available … Continue reading Uluru Travel Blog