This morning after breakfast we departed for Sigiriya, with a visit en route to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, which was founded in 1975 to house abandoned and wounded elephants. More than 65 elephants now reside here including baby elephants brought from various parts of the country and those born as …
Early morning start for flight to Singapore, all went to plan. 7 hour layover at Changi airport then late night flight into Colombo arriving there just after midnight local time which was 4 ½ hrs behind Brisbane so both very tired.
Everyone who has ever been to our place could never imagine the river coming up as high as it did in these floods. 1974 flood level is the benchmarg for buildings in Brisbane – it’s now time to re-assess those building codes in this area for the new 2017 flood …
Held at Port Macquarie – PHOTOS
I remember visiting Milford Sound many!! years ago and thinking wow, this is great. Way back then it was a bus trip from Te Anau and a small boat out to view Stirling Falls from the water.But this morning I heard doors banging in the corridor, wondered what the time …
Friday was the unofficial start of this big weekend but really only for the celebrities and who’s who in town, wasn’t us! Saturday morning we drove 30 minutes north of Margaret River to our meeting point to board the Kimberley Quest for a ‘long lunch’. Turned out to be a …
Headed out of Perth Monday morning to make our way down towards Manjimup. Stooped along having coffee and lunch along the way and found ourselves at the ‘Kingsley Motel’ in Manjimup. Booked in for 2 nights as we planned to explore the next day. Dinner at the motel restaurant, not …
Kemm and I flew firstly to Sydney and stayed overnight at Rydges at the airport. Caught the T-Bus from the terminal and had a bite to eat downstairs. Took a wander over to the international just to stretch our legs. An airside room is always good t Rydges as you …
Tasmania – day 1Arrived Friday afternoon and got a cab to our accommodation in North Hobart, Rydges’. It’s a little out of town but realized a couple of the other AFFers were also staying there. We decided to head off into Hobart to ‘Dark Mofo’, an annual arts festival of …
