Whitsundays Wonders Ioana, 25 decembrie 202520 iulie 2026 We left rainy Perth on a Qantas flight to Brisbane, where we landed just before midnight to a chilly 6 degrees. We stayed at a hotel near the airport and next morning got onto another Qantas flight to Proserpine, in a small Dash 8-400 plane. Proserpine Airport is small but… Continue Reading
Exploring Victoria Falls and Cape Town Ioana, 17 decembrie 202520 iulie 2026 Victoria Falls is the only part of Zimbabwe that we visited. From the lookout cafe we could see the bridge over Zambezi, into Zambia. We learned that the Zimbabwean president’s son was getting married 2 days after our arrival at this very venue, and even the walk in front of… Continue Reading
Namibia & Botswana April 2024 Ioana, 17 decembrie 202520 decembrie 2025 Namibia is not easy to get to, particularly from Perth. We flew Qantas Perth to Sydney then Sydney-Johannesburg, and then South African Airways to Windhoek. From the airport in Windhoek we took a taxi to Namibia 2 Go to pick up the car, then we drove to Okapuka, to join… Continue Reading
Wearable Art Fashion Parade Mandurah 2019 Ioana, 16 decembrie 20255 august 2026 We were very privileged to be able to see the wearable art fashion parade in Mandurah in June 2019. These pieces are basically made from recycled materials, but not quite turned into a textile – looking material that you might find in a store. Thesee are one-of-a-kind pieces. Continue Reading
Sydney: an Eclectic Mix of Egypt, Music & Banksy Ioana, 16 decembrie 20255 august 2026 We were in Sydney for a few days in March 2024. Much colder days than we expected, the east coast of Australia being in the midst of a “polar blast” from Antarctica. We saw an interesting exhibition at the Australian Museum about one of the Egyptian pharaohs. We went to… Continue Reading