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Lobsters, limestone and lakes
A small flock of pelicans stand on a pipe leading into Lake Albert. A few of the splash into the water, to glide in pairs on the glassy early morning surface, or to soar elegantly into the grey skies. It is difficult to tell where the lake ends and the sky begins, such is the…
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Horsepower and mullets
Cars. Boats. Trains. And a tram pulled by a horse. Our Murray River journey continues with a drive to Goolwa, a river port that once handled paddle steamers up the river system. Past the McLaren Vale vineyards and through bucolic hills and towns. Confused by the GPs we drive over the steep Hindmarsh Island Bridge…
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From Adelaide to Germany with Asian transits
Most flights out of Adelaide Airport seem to head right over the city. Although it’s not a big International destination, I’ve seen flights heading out to distant lands. Our own destination today was a slice of Germany, but via quite a roundabout route. I knew Ryan online via the airliners.net website and we met up…
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Adelaide Zoo and Himeji Garden
The best way to explore a city is on foot, unless you actually are the foot involved. Sometimes the legs and the rest of the body as well. However, the brain had decided that it was sick of driving and couldn’t be bothered working out bus routes, so it was up to the legs and…
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Hay to Adelaide
There is something to be said for the humble motel. No matter how you try to spruce them up, the pre-eighties trimmings will always show up somewhere. You cannot delude yourself that you are in a luxury hotel. But the ability to park your car right in front of your room and not deal with…
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Hey Hay it’s Tuesday
Happy New Year! Maybe. Anyway, it’s our first trip for 2022. A road trip to Adelaide and South Australia. Assuming that the reason I’m feeling a bit rotten right now is just because of a long day’s driving and not covid. We are at Hay, roughly the halfway point between Sydney and Adelaide. You could…
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Lake George, The National Zoo and Aquarium
As 2021 comes to a close the travel situation is as messed up as it has ever been. Just when we thought a small measure of normality was about to return and that we could travel interstate and overseas once more, along came the Omicron strain of Covid. The rapid spread of Omicron in the…
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A 20th Anniversary Honeymoon
Twenty years ago we were in Paris celebrating our honeymoon. A decade ago we were back in Europe celebrating our tenth anniversary. I was hoping that we could do the same for our twentieth. Unfortunately, the covid pandemic threw a spanner in the works. Until last week we couldn’t even travel out of greater Sydney.…
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Gigantic jets, jumping crocs
The Darwin Aviation Museum is a childhood dream come true. I used to be a huge military aircraft buff and the museum has a real BUFF on display, the Boeing B-52G bomber. This huge eight engine beast dominates the museum hanger. Beneath it are a range of other combat and civil aircraft, including American and…