It was about two and a half years coming, but we finally got back a little of what COVID stole from us in 2020. This post covers a day trip we took to Cambridge from London, and two nights in York after we left London, in late July 2022. Less than an hour by train directly north of London is the … Read more

It was about two and a half years coming, but we finally got back a little of what COVID stole from us in 2020. Not nearly what we originally planned over the nine weeks of May and June that year, this is the London leg of three weeks in the UK and Ireland, in late July 2022. Getting to the … Read more

Much like our surprise week in Perth, we didn’t expect to go to Bali, or Indonesia at all, on this trip. What we experienced we loved, even if it ended up too brief and far too stressful. Before I get into chronicling our short stay on this beautiful island, it may be worth a quick summary of the things that … Read more

Not originally on our itinerary, we ended up in Perth for a week when we began to change our travel plans due to COVID-19. It’s a really nice place, and was much lower key and warmer than Sydney or Melbourne. I was kind of stupid to wait this long to write up the final major stop of our trip, some … Read more

After a week in Melbourne, this four day road trip was the sixth leg of our 2020 Australia trip. Copious wildlife and epic scenery were the order of the day. Whereas getting out of Canberra for Melbourne couldn’t happen fast enough, I was almost reticent to leave the latter for this four day roadie. It was probably the leg of … Read more

A week in Melbourne was the fifth leg of our 2020 COVID19-shortened trip to Australia and Asia. I think Melbourne was actually our favourite city in Oz. To be honest, four days in Canberra was plenty for us, and we couldn’t wait to leave for Melbourne. A few years ago my son spent a few months there and had glowing … Read more

Probably the only place from our trip to Australia I wouldn’t want to visit again, Canberra does have some nice cultural stuff and good beer. This was leg four of our trip, four nights in the Australian capital. Overall Impressions Canberra was our least-favourite stop on the whole trip. We still managed to see some wildlife, enjoy some really good … Read more

Our second week in Australia was spent in Brisbane, Bundaberg and Noosa. A real study in contrasts, this leg of the trip saw a river city, sub-tropical beaches, turtles, Great Barrier Reef and snorkelling. Flying from Sydney to Brisbane was a nice short 90 minute zip up the coast from New South Wales to Queensland. Brisbane also has really nice, … Read more

A week in the Sydney area was our first stop for a month in Australia. This is the two-day road trip we took to end that week. After five nights in Sydney, we decided we’d take a car and drive up to the beautiful Blue Mountains, then take a road less-travelled and make our way up the coast a little … Read more

Pre-COVID, 2020 was to be a year of long overdue travel. A week in the Sydney area was our first stop for a planned month in Australia and nearly as long in southeast Asia. Travel For a 15 hour flight in cramped economy, things really couldn’t have gone much better. Our flying time ended up being 14:55. Connie slept better … Read more